Principal: Yang Yong'an
Positions and Experience:
2018/11 - Present: Professor, Vice Dean, Tianjin University Molecular Science and Engineering Institute
2010/06 - 2018/05: Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Mines, USA
2007/07 - 2010/06: Project Researcher, University of California, Irvine, USA
2004/08 - 2007/07: Postdoctoral Researcher, Florida State University, USA
2002/03 - 2004/08: Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany
1999/11 - 2002/02: Humboldt Scholar, Free University of Berlin, Germany
1994/09 - 1999/07: Doctorate, Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Direction:
Preparation and Performance Enhancement of Key Materials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries and Solid-State Batteries
Development of High-Efficiency Catalysts for Integrated Ammonia-Hydrogen Energy Technology
Academic Achievements:
So far, he has published over 80 academic papers, including 41 as the first/corresponding author in high-level journals such as Chem. Soc. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem., ACS Nano, etc. He has applied for 17 invention patents (7 have been authorized).
Low-Cost Preparation Project of Lithium Sulfide: This project focuses on the cutting-edge technology in the field of advanced secondary batteries - solid-state lithium batteries, aiming to address the dual challenges of the high price of sulfide electrolytes (especially the lithium phosphorus sulfur chloride system Li6PS5Cl) and their core raw material, lithium sulfide. It explores new chemical reaction pathways, develops low-cost, large-scale, and environmentally friendly production methods, and selects technological processes with good commercialization prospects for industrial transformation.
