Yugang Sun

Yugang Sun is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Temple University's College of Science and Technology. His research focuses on nanomaterials synthesis, nanofabrication, in-situ characterization, plasmonics, nanophotonics, photocatalysis, electrochemical catalysis, and energy storage technologies. The Sun group develops novel nanomaterial systems for applications in energy conversion and storage.

His research interests encompass the synthesis of metallic high-entropy alloy nanoparticles, plasmonic nanomaterials for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, and advanced characterization techniques including in-situ synchrotron methods. The group maintains active investigations into nanoscale materials for energy applications and sensing technologies.

Dr. Sun holds a B.S. (1996) and Ph.D. (2001) from the University of Science and Technology of China. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Washington, Seattle (2001-2003) and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004-2006). His laboratory is located in the Science Education and Research Center (SERC 654).