Yan Wang
Email
yanwang@wpi.edu
Office
Washburn Shops 311b
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5453
Lab Links
Electrochemical Energy Laboratory
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

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.

Yan Wang
Email
yanwang@wpi.edu
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

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.

Office
Washburn Shops 311b
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5453
Lab Links
Electrochemical Energy Laboratory
Research Interests
Lithium Ion Battery
Flow Battery
Supercapacitor
Battery Recycle
Battery Safety
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Recycling International
Innovate battery recycling by collaboration

Recycling International reported on research published in Nature Reviews Clean Technology by researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The paper explores the need for more efficient recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries, the opportunities presented by a closed-loop recycling strategy, and the challenges to implementing new processes. Authors on the research paper include Yan Wang, the William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and PhD student Zifei Meng.

Additional Publications: The Engineer
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.

 

 

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