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Yang Yang is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida with joint appointments in Chemistry, the NanoScience Technology Center, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on surface and interface engineering of functional materials for renewable energy applications, including advanced batteries, fuel cells, solar energy harvesting, and decarbonization technologies. He leads the Yang Research Group, which develops innovative solutions for energy conversion and storage through nanomaterial design and electrochemistry.
Dr. Yang's research interests span energy materials, electrocatalysis, nanomanufacturing, and sustainable technologies. His work emphasizes fundamental investigations of electrochemical processes and practical applications in devices like zinc-air batteries and hydrogen production systems. Key areas include interfacial phenomena in energy materials, programmable nanofabrication techniques, and electrochemical CO2 conversion strategies.
His publications demonstrate consistent focus on energy material innovation, with recent work advancing CO2 utilization, high-entropy alloy catalysts, seawater-based batteries, and perovskite photoelectrodes. Research trends show increasing emphasis on sustainable chemistry and industrial-scale applications of nanomaterials.
Awards and Honors:
- Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (2023)
- Pioneering Investigators Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (2023)
- Alexander von Humboldt Return Fellowship (2022)
- College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award (2022)
- Vebleo Fellow (2021)
- UCF Research Incentive Award (2020)
- Scialog Fellow for Advanced Energy Storage (2018)
- Emerging Young Investigator Award (2018)
Dr. Yang directs the Advanced Materials & Renewable Energy lab with extensive NSF, DoD, and industry funding. The group maintains collaborations with national labs and international institutions, focusing on translating fundamental discoveries into scalable energy technologies.
