diff --git a/_data/people.yml b/_data/people.yml
index b692571..e1f0e10 100644
--- a/_data/people.yml
+++ b/_data/people.yml
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ hongyili:
     bio: Mechanical Engineering
     email: hongyili [at] andrew [dot] cmu [dot] edu
 
-jiankunp:
-    display_name: "Jiankun (Kian) Pu"
+kianpu:
+    display_name: "J. Kian Pu"
     role: phd
-    image: img/people/jiankunp.jpg
+    image: img/people/kianpu.jpg
     bio: Mechanical Engineering
-    email: jiankunp [at] andrew [dot] cmu [dot] edu
+    email: kianpu [at] umich [dot] edu
 
 tz4:
     display_name: "Tianyi Zhang"
diff --git a/_posts/2022-02-04-spring_2022_quals.md b/_posts/2022-02-04-spring_2022_quals.md
index ca61a63..9583a42 100644
--- a/_posts/2022-02-04-spring_2022_quals.md
+++ b/_posts/2022-02-04-spring_2022_quals.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ icon: university
 shortnews: true
 ---
 
-Congratulations to {% person jiankunp %}, {% person ltsiveri %} and {% person awadell %} for passing their Qualifying Exams!
+Congratulations to {% person kianpu %}, {% person ltsiveri %} and {% person awadell %} for passing their Qualifying Exams!
diff --git a/_posts/2025-08-20-kianpu_defense.md b/_posts/2025-08-20-kianpu_defense.md
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+++ b/_posts/2025-08-20-kianpu_defense.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+layout: talk
+icon: graduation-cap
+title: "Insights driven materials design enabling high performance batteries"
+when: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST
+where: GGB 2540, Grand Conference Room 
+zoom:
+    id: 995 6901 0464
+    passcode: herald
+    link: https://umich.zoom.us/s/99569010464?pwd=HBgYsL8b6cbffWRJCxdAGcdqMtT4kk.1
+---
+Please join us for {% person kianpu 's %} Ph.D. defense on {{ page.when }} in {{ page.where }} or via [Zoom]!
+
+[Zoom]: {{ page.zoom.link }}
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