William Smith Foundations Dean’s Professor
Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Co-founder: Ascend Elements Inc.
Co-founder: AM Batteries Inc.
E-mail: yanwang@wpi.edu
Phone: 508-831-5453
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009-2010
- Ph. D., University of Windsor, Canada, 2009
- Master, Tianjin University, China, 2004
- Bachelor, Tianjin University, China, 2001
Research interests
- Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, Solid-state batteries, Electrolysis
- Electrochemistry
- Recycling of batteries, solar panels, fuel cells,s and electrolyzers, and Industry Sustainability
Recognitions and Awards
- Tech Power Players 50 2024
- Faces of American Innovation from Bayh-Dole Coalition 2023
- Manufacturing Champion from Worcester Business Journal 2023
- Better World Project Award 2022
- Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
- Senior Member of National Academy of Inventor 2022
- Board of Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Scholarship 2019