Yan Dai

Yan Dai is a Research Fellow at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). His research focuses on hydrogen storage materials, asymmetric catalysis, and pharmacological applications of natural compounds.

• Collaborated on hydrogen carriers like methanol and ammonia
• Developed novel catalysts for dehydrogenation cycles
• Explored medicinal chemistry of plants like Andrographis paniculata

His work addresses challenges in clean energy storage and pharmaceutical development. Recent publications emphasize chemical bond optimization, catalyst design, and structure-activity relationships in natural products.

He is part of UTS's Centre for Green Technology and has contributed to projects funded by HB11 ENERGY HOLDINGS PTY LTD for laser fusion applications.