Zhenguo "Gary" Yang
Zhenguo "Gary" Yang
Through his research for the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Yang conducts fundamental and applied research into materials for energy storage and conversion applications. He currently serves as a technical lead in the DOE-FE funded Solid State Electrochemical Conversion program, in particular in the area of solid oxide fuel cell interconnections and interfaces. Further, he is the principal investigator on a DOE-EE/RE funded project on developing and understanding light metal based hydrides for hydrogen storage applications.
For the Transformational Materials Initiative at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Dr. Yang is leading the Laboratory Directed Research and Development project entitled "Development and Understanding of Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Energy Storage." On this project, Dr. Yang and his team will investigate and develop nanostructured or nanoarchitectured electrode and electrolyte materials and synthesize the novel structures. Further, his work will develop a fundamental understanding of the roles of nanostructured electrochemically active materials in energy storage devices.
Dr. Yang has more than 15 years of experience in materials science and engineering. His work focuses on electrochemical energy storage and conversion, hydrogen storage, and nanomaterials via mechanochemical approaches.
He is an author of more than 100 archival research papers, an editor or author of 14 book chapters, conference proceedings or special issues of journals, and an inventor of five US patents.
Research Interests:
- Advanced materials and functional interfaces in electrochemical conversion systems, in particular high- and low-temperature fuel cells.
- Novel materials and structures for hydrogen storage applications: design and development of nano-materials, kinetics, and thermodynamics.
- Electrochemical active materials for energy storage, including primary and secondary batteries.
- Ionic conductors and membrane separation of gases (O2, H2, CO2, etc.), devices and materials.
- Oxidation-resistant alloys and coatings for high-temperature and corrosive environment applications.
Education:
- Post-doctoral research, Carnegie Mellon University
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
Awards and Recognitions:
- ASM International Fellow, 2009
- Gordon Conference Chair in High Temperature Corrosion: SOFC Interconnects, 2007
- U.S. Department of Energy's Grand Challenge for Basic and Applied Research in Hydrogen Storage Award, 2004
Professional Affiliations:
- Chair of Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Energy Harvesting, Conversion & Storage Committee
- Vice chair of TMS/ASM Corrosion & Environmental Effects Committee
- Member of ASM International Energy & Utility Industrial Committee and ASM International Publication Committee
- Society member of TMS, ASM International, The Electrochemical Society, American Ceramic Society, and Materials Research Society