Yan Wang

Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Professor

AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE

Materials Science & Engineering

EDUCATION

BS Tianjin University, China 2001

MS Tianjin University, China 2004

PhD University of Windsor, Canada 2009

Postdoc Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2010

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Professor Wang's research is in the field of fundamental electrochemistry and electrochemistry-based technologies, including battery materials, manufacturing, safety, design and recycling, solid state batteries, and electrolysis. He co-founded Ascend Elements (previously known as Battery Resourcers Inc.) in 2015 and AM Batteries LLC in 2016 to commercialize the technologies developed in his lab. In 2023 Prof. Wang was named one of the Faces of American Innovation by the Bayh-Dole Coalition.

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Boston Globe

Tech Power Players 50: Yan Wang

Yan Wang, the William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, was named to the Boston Globe’s Tech Power Players 50 list. Wang was recognized for his pioneering work to recycle lithium-ion batteries and to build cleaner li-ion batteries with improved performance.

Recycling Today

SES AI partners with WPI to develop lithium-metal battery recycling technology

A lithium-metal battery manufacturer plans to fund a new research initiative led by Professor Yan Wang to develop a recycling technology for lithium-metal batteries. Wang is the William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

Yan Wang

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