Yan Wang

I am William Smith Foundation Dean's Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Since joining WPI, I have been very active in research. Currently, my lab focuses on the study of new electrodes and materials for energy storage, including lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors, flow batteries, battery manufacturing, battery safety and recycle, and fundamental electrochemistry. This research can lead to energy storage with high energy density, high power density, long life, low cost, and high safety. In addition to fundamental research, I have commercialized the technologies developed in my lab.

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The Worcester Guardian

WPI professor named national inventors fellow

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.

Additional Publications: Worcester Business Journal

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Team recovers 99.79% pure lithium from spent EV batteries in major breakthrough

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.

Yan Wang

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WPI’s Yan Wang Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

WPI Researchers Pioneer Advances to Make Next-Generation Lithium Batteries Safer, More Sustainable, and Ready for Widespread Use

WPI Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

WPI Research Expenditures Jumped to Record High in 2024

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Developing Additive Manufactured Battery Electrodes

High Performance Electrode Manufacturing Method