Kaiwen Zhao

01 — Introduction

Kaiwen Zhao

Student · Researcher · Builder

I am a student at the University of California, San Diego studying Environmental Chemical Studies, with interests spanning environmental science, chemistry, engineering, computing, and technology. I enjoy exploring problems from multiple perspectives — through academic study, independent research, technical projects, and creative work.

kaiwenzhao0129@gmail.comkaiwenzhao0129

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Areas of Interest

  • Environmental Science

    Environmental systems · Sustainability · Energy · Climate

  • Chemistry & Materials

    Chemistry · Materials · Chemical processes

  • Engineering

    Systems · Hardware · Design · Problem solving

  • Computing

    Software · AI · Linux · Data · Automation

  • Research

    Analysis · Experimentation · Independent study

  • Creative Work

    Photography · Visual documentation · Design

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Education

University of California, San Diego

Environmental Chemical Studies
2026 — Present

Exploring interdisciplinary pathways across environmental science, chemistry, engineering, and related fields.

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Selected Work

Research & ScienceBattery Aging Analysis
Computing & SystemsKai — Local AI Assistant
Engineering & Hardware
Custom Computing System
InfrastructurePersonal Homelab
CreativePhotography
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Research

Conference presentations on lithium-ion battery degradation and life prediction. Each opens its own page.

2025 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting & ExhibitEarly Prediction of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation Using Health Indicators and Random Forest RegressionBoston, MassachusettsExtreme Fast-Charge LVO Pouch Cells: 10C 4.8 min to 80% High-Performing Lithium Vanadium Oxide Battery Degradation Analysis and Life PredictionBoston, Massachusetts
2025 American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting (WRM)Early prediction of lithium-ion battery degradation: Using six health indicators to analyze long short-term memory and random forest in battery health prognosticsSan Jose, CA
2025 IEEE International Conference on Data MiningHybrid BiLSTM-RF Framework for Lithium-ion Battery State of Health and RUL PredictionWashington DC, USA
Research interests
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Energy systems
  • Sustainability
  • Materials
  • Environmental data
  • Emerging technologies
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Awards & Recognition

Award / RecognitionOrganization · 2026
Award / RecognitionOrganization · 2025
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Projects

Kai
Linux / Wayland
Homelab
PC Builds
Software
Hardware Experiments
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Photography

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Selected photographs from travel, events, and everyday life.

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Archive

Academic

  • Papers
  • Reports
  • Selected coursework

Recognition

  • Awards
  • Certificates

Projects

  • Technical documentation
  • Research notes
  • Build logs

Photography

  • Collections
  • Projects
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Now

Studying
Environmental Chemical Studies · UC San Diego
Exploring
Environmental science · Chemistry · Engineering · Computing
Building
Personal AI system · Homelab · Software / hardware projects
Creating
Photography · Personal digital projects
Looking toward
Research · Interdisciplinary engineering · Environmental technology
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Elsewhere

Email
kaiwenzhao0129@gmail.com
GitHub
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Discord
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