First-principles thermodynamic analysis of ion pair formation in hydrated membranes

Jaebeom Park, Monong Wang, Ryan S. Kingsbury

Journal of Membrane Science 760, 126178 (2026)

Composition and Critical Mineral Content of Major Industrial Wastewaters: Implications for Treatment and Resource Recovery

Monong Wang, Jaebeom Park, Sui Xiong Tay, Vineet Bansal, Emily J. Rabe, Ryan S. Kingsbury

Environmental Science & Technology 60 (33), 23035-23053 (2026)

Advancing lithium separation and recovery through first-principles frameworks

Hongxu Chen, Meiqi Yang, Sunxiang Zheng, Ryan S. Kingsbury, Aashish S. Khandelwal, Rodney D. Priestley, Zhiyong Jason Ren

Nature Reviews Clean Technology 2, 676-693 (2026)

Hygroscopicity-driven spontaneous sustainable direct lithium extraction

Hongxu Chen, Meiqi Yang, Sunxiang Zheng, Ryan S. Kingsbury, Aashish S. Khandelwal, Hang Wang, Zhiyong Jason Ren

Nature Communications 17 (1), 4085 (2026)

A guide to ion separations for the global energy transition

Ryan Kingsbury

Joule 9 (10), 102134 (2025)