Yan Wang, the William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors—the highest professional distinction awarded exclusively to academic inventors.

Several media outlets reported on advances in battery technology from two recently published studies led by Yan Wang, William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The studies focused on improving the performance and stability of all-solid-state lithium batteries and advancing the safety and efficiency of methods to recycle lithium-metal batteries.