Wenyang Gao

Wenyang Gao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ohio University's College of Arts and Sciences, with affiliation to the Nanoscale Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI). He previously served as Assistant Professor at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2020-2023) and completed postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University (2017-2020).

Education includes:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of South Florida (2016)
• B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University (2011)

Research focuses on synthetic innovation for advanced materials addressing energy and sustainability challenges. The Gao group develops porous materials including metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks to investigate fundamental questions across inorganic, organic and materials chemistry domains.

Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on sustainable material design with applications in catalysis and environmental remediation. Recent works emphasize mechanochemical synthesis approaches and CO2 utilization strategies.