Mo Jiang

Associate Professor,

Engineering, The Polytechnic School

[email protected]

Mail code: 2080

Campus: Poly
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Long Bio

Dr. Mo Jiang is an Associate Professor in the Polytechnic School at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. His research focuses on intensifying solid transition processes, enabling scalable and precise material production and resource recovery, and bridging applications of energy storage/conversion systems and future medicine. Dr. Jiang earned his B.S. in Biology from Tsinghua University (2006), followed by an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008). He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015), where he also conducted postdoctoral research on biopharmaceutical crystallization process design. His industry experience includes internships at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Abbott Laboratories (now AbbVie). Prior to joining ASU, Dr. Jiang served on the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2018 to 2025, where he was promoted to Associate Professor. His research group has received support from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Pharmacopeia, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and industry partners.

Dr. Jiang is dedicated to helping students achieve their career goals through personalized mentorship and training. His lab welcomes mentees from a wide range of disciplines, including chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, and more. Under his guidance, students develop expertise that consistently leads to competitive offers in industry, graduate programs, and medical schools. Motivated students and researchers are encouraged to reach out for opportunities.

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA 2015
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 2008
B.S., Biology, Tsinghua University, China 2006

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Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kJHh6xoAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Interests

Jiang group research focuses on process intensification of meso-solid transition, realizing simple but scalable precision for material production, resource recovery, and platform optimization, bridging applications of energy storage/conversion systems and future medicine.

Creating low-variability sustainable pathways for scalable, fast production of advanced materials (e.g., electronic, therapeutic)
Enabling additive-lean, continuous separation and recovery of bio/chemicals from high-variability mixture
Automizing discovery and optimization of cleaner processes/platforms (production, separation) and products by leveraging tunable variability for effective autonomous experimentation

Research Group

Our lab brings together researchers from multiple disciplines—including chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutics, and electrical engineering. Regardless of prior experience, our members rapidly develop deep expertise, earning wide recognitions such as the DoD SMART Scholarship and university-level distinguished dissertation awards, and securing competitive job offers.

We are currently hiring motivated Ph.D. students. Whether your interests lie in chemistry and material synthesis, reaction and process engineering, or electrochemical devices, and others, we welcome your application.

Publications

* denotes corresponding author(s)

33. S. Mallick, A. Patel, M. P. Paranthaman, J. H. Mugumya, S. Kim, M. L. Rasche, M. Jiang, H. Lopez, R. B. Gupta*. A perspective on various critical aspects of low-cobalt/cobalt-free Li-ion battery cathodes. Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2025, 9, 724-738.

32. J. H. Mugumya, S. Mallick, A. Patel, M. L. Rasche, A. Sakpal, E. D. Huchler, S. Kim, R. B. Gupta*, M. Jiang*. A comparative study on the production of Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3C2O4 cathode precursor material for Lithium-ion Batteries using batch and slug-flow reactors. Journal of Alloys & Compounds, 2024, 994, 174720.

31. C. Lee, M. Mou, S. Kim, M. Jiang, J. Na*. Computational fluid dynamics simulation for controllable residence time distribution in slug flow crystallizer. Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24(9), 3876–3887.

30. S. Kim, M. Jiang*. Direct precipitation pathway to pure α-MnC2O4·2H2O using slug flow towards scalable non-fouling fast synthesis of uniform microcrystals. Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24(7), 2672–2684.

29. A. Patel, S. Mallick, J. H. Mugumya, N. L. Riveira, S. Kim, M. Jiang, M. P. Paranthaman, M. L. Rasche, H. Lopez, R. B. Gupta*. Slug flow synthesis of NCMA: Effect of substitution of cobalt with aluminum on the electrochemical performance of Ni-rich cathode for lithium-ion battery. Materials Today Energy, 2024, 41, 101545.

28. Y. Qian*, J. Hulsizer, M. Mou, C. D. Vega-Zambrano, E. Smith, M. Jiang*. Automatic measurement of slug flow processes using in-line videos. IET Image Processing, 2024, 18(8), 2038-2052.

27. C. M. Kerfonta, S. Kim, Y. Chen, Q. Zhang*, M. Jiang. Sequential selection for minimizing the variance with application to crystallization. The American Statistician, 2024, 78(4), 391–400.

26. C. D. Vega-Zambrano, M. Jiang*. L-glutamic acid crystals of pure α form and uniform size distribution from continuous non-seeded reaction crystallization in slug flow. CrystEngComm, 2023, 25, 2227–2236.

25. M. Mou, A. Patel, S. Mallick, K. Jayanthi, X. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, S. Saleh, S. Kothe, E. Baral, J. H. Mugumya, M. L. Rasche, R. B. Gupta, H. Lopez, M. Jiang*. Slug-flow coprecipitation synthesis of uniformly-sized precursor microparticles towards improved reproducibility and tap density of Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 for Li-ion batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2023, 6(6), 3213–3224.

24. S. Mallick, A. Patel, X. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Mou, J. H. Mugumya, M. Jiang, M. L. Rasche, H. Lopez, R. B. Gupta*. Low-cobalt active cathode materials for high-performance lithium-ion battery: Synthesis and performance enhancement. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11(8), 3789.

23. M. Mou*, L. F. Dela Rosa, J. H. Mugumya, M. Jiang. Continuous generation of gas-water slugs with improved size uniformity at tunable scale. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2023, 46(10), 2073–2080.

22. M. Mou, A. Patel, S. Mallick, B. P. Thapaliya, M. P. Paranthaman*, J. H. Mugumya, M. L. Rasche, R. B. Gupta, S. Saleh, S. Kothe, E. Baral, G. P. Pandey, H. Lopez, M. Jiang*. Scalable advanced Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 cathode materials from a slug-flow continuous process. ACS Omega, 2022, 7(46), 42408–42417.

21. J. H. Mugumya, M. L. Rasche, R. Rafferty, A. Patel, S. Mallick, M. Mou, J. Bobb, R. B. Gupta*, M. Jiang*. Synthesis & theoretical modeling of suitable co-precipitation conditions for producing NMC111 cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. Energy & Fuels, 2022, 36(19), 12261–12270. (Invited)

20. K. Velankar, M. Mou, P. Hartmeier, B. Clegg, E. Gawalt, M. Jiang, W. Meng*. Recrystallization of Adenosine for Localized Drug Delivery. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2022, 19(9), 3394–3404.

19. N. J. Mozdzierz, M.-S. Hong, Y. Lee, M. H. P. Benisch, M. Jiang, A. S. Myerson, and R. D. Braatz*. Tunable protein crystal size distribution via continuous slug-flow crystallization with spatially varying temperature. CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 6495–6505.

18. N. J. Mozdzierz, Y. Lee, M.-S. Hong, M. H. P. Benisch, M. L. Rasche, U. E. Tropp, M. Jiang, A. S. Myerson, and R. D. Braatz*. Mathematical modeling and experimental validation of continuous slug-flow tubular crystallization with ultrasonication-induced nucleation and spatially varying temperature. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2021, 169, 275–287. (Invited)

17. M. Mou, M. Jiang*. Fast continuous non-seeded cooling crystallization of glycine in slug flow: Pure α-form crystals with narrow size distribution. Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 2020, 15(2), 281–294. (Invited)

16. M. Mou, H. Li, B.-S. Yang, M. Jiang*. Continuous generation of millimeter-sized glycine crystals in non-seeded millifluidic slug flow. Crystals, 2019, 9(8), 412. (Invited)

15. M. Jiang*, R. D. Braatz. Designs of continuous-flow pharmaceutical crystallizers: Developments and practice. CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 3534–3551. (2019 Highlight article collection)

14. M. S. Hong, K. Severson, M. Jiang, A. E. Lu, J. C. Love, R. D. Braatz*. Challenges and opportunities in biopharmaceutical manufacturing control. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2018, 110, 106–114.

13. M. Jiang, R. D. Braatz*. Low-cost noninvasive real-time imaging for tubular continuous-flow crystallization. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2018, 41(1), 143–148.

12. M. Jiang, K. Severson, J. Love, H. Madden, L. Zang*, R. D. Braatz*. Opportunities and challenges of real-time release testing in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 2017, 114(11), 2445–2456.

11. J. Cheng, C. Yang*, M. Jiang, Q. Li, Z.-S. Mao. Simulation of antisolvent crystallization in impinging jets with coupled multiphase flow-micromixing-PBE. Chemical Engineering Science, 2017, 171, 500–512.

10. M. Jiang, C. Gu, R. D. Braatz*. Analysis of focused indirect ultrasound via high-speed spatially localized pressure sensing and its consequences on nucleation. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 2017, 117, 186–194.

9. M. L. Rasche, M. Jiang, R. D. Braatz*. Mathematical modeling and optimal design of multi-stage slug-flow crystallization. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2016, 95, 240–248.

8. S. Wang, M. Jiang, S. Ibrahim, J. Wu, X. Feng, X. Duan*, C. Yang, N. Ohmura. Optimized stirred reactors for enhanced particle dispersion. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2016, 39(4), 680–688.

7. M. Jiang, Y.-E. Li, H.-H. Tung, R. D. Braatz*. Effect of jet velocity on crystal size distribution from antisolvent and cooling crystallizations in a dual impinging jet mixer. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 2015, 97, 242–247.

6. M. Jiang, C. Gu, R. D. Braatz*. Understanding temperature-induced primary nucleation in dual impinging jet mixers. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 2015, 97, 187–194.

5. M. Jiang, C. Papageorgiou, J. Waetzig, A. Hardy, M. Langston, R. D. Braatz*. Indirect ultrasonication in continuous slug-flow crystallization. Crystal Growth & Design, 2015, 15(5), 2486–2492.

4. M. Jiang, X. Zhu, M. C. Molaro, M. L. Rasche, H. Zhang, K. Chadwick, D. M. Raimondo, K. K. Kim, L. Zhou, M. Wong, Z. Zhu, D. O’Grady, D. Hebrault, J. Tedesco, R. D. Braatz*. Modification of crystal shape through deep temperature cycling. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014, 53(13), 5325–5336.

3. M. Jiang, Z. Zhu, E. Jimenez, C. Papageorgiou, J. Waetzig, A. Hardy, M. Langston, R. D. Braatz*. Continuous-flow tubular crystallization in slugs spontaneously induced by hydrodynamics. Crystal Growth & Design, 2014, 14(2), 851–860.

2. M. Jiang, M. Wong, Z. Zhu, J. Zhang, L. Zhou, K. Wang, A. N. Ford, T. Si, L. Hasenberg, Y.-E. Li, R. D. Braatz*. Towards achieving a flattop crystal size distribution by continuous seeding and controlled growth. Chemical Engineering Science, 2012, 77, 2–9.

1. Z. Li*, B.-S. Yang*, M. Jiang, M. Eriksson, E. Spinelli, N. Yee, C. Senanayake. A practical solid form screen approach to identify a pharmaceutical glutaric acid cocrystal for development. Organic Process Research & Development, 2009, 13, 1307–1314.

Courses

2026 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
EGR 431	Power Management
EGR 598	Special Topics

Expertise Areas

Chemical Engineering

Clean Energy

Energy Efficiency Technologies

Modeling

Pharmaceuticals

Systems Engineering