(1) Synthesis and preparation for hydroxide exchange membranes
(2) Research and development for low temperature direct ammonia fuel cells
(3) Electrochemical CO2 capture from air
2022/01-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor
2016/11-2021/11: University of Delaware, USA, Research Associate
2013/11-2016/10: University of Delaware, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow
2008/09-2013/07: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph.D, Chemical Engineering
2004/09-2008/07: Northeastern University, B.S., Applied Chemistry
1. Excellent Young Science Fund by LiaoNing Province of China, 2023
2. LiaoNing Revitalization Young Talent, 2023
3. Young Scholar of Zhang Dayu by Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2022
4. National Overseas Talents Program-Young Scholar, China, 2022
[1] Teng Wang, Yun Zhao*, Brian P. Setzler, Reza Abbasi, Shimshon Gottesfeld, Yushan Yan, A High Performance 75 W Direct Ammonia Fuel Cells Stack, Cell Reports Physical Science, 3, 100829, April 20, 2022.
[2] Lin Shi#, Yun Zhao#, Stephanie Matz, Shimshon Gottesfeld, Brian P. Setzler*, Yushan Yan*, A Shorted Membrane Electrochemical Cell Powered by Hydrogen to Remove CO2 from the Air Feed of Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Nature Energy, 2022, 7, 238-247.
[3] Meiling Wu#, Xin Zhang#, Yun Zhao#, Chunpeng Yang, Shuangshuang Jing, Qisheng Wu, Jeffrey T. Miller, Nicole LiBretto, Tianpin Wu, Sahana Das Bhattacharyya, Mounesha Garaga, Yue Qi, Steven G. Greenbaum, Robert M. Briber, Yushan Yan, Liangbing Hu*, A High-performance Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Enabled by Cu2+-crosslinked Chitosan, Nature Nanotechnology, 2022, 17, 629-636.
[4] Yun Zhao#, Teng Wang#, Brian P. Setzler*, Reza Abbasi, Junhua Wang, Yushan Yan, A High-Performance Gas-Fed Direct Ammonia Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, ACS Energy Letters, 2021, 6, 1996-2002.
[5] Yun Zhao#, Brian P. Setzler#, Junhua Wang#, Jared Nash, Teng Wang, Yushan Yan*, An Efficient Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell for Affordable Carbon-Neutral Transportation. Joule, 2019, 3(10), 2472-2484.
[6] Junhua Wang#, Yun Zhao#, Brian P. Setzler, Santiago Rojas-Carbonell, Lan Wang, Keda Hu, Chaya Ben Yehuda, Alina Amel, Miles Page, Lin Shi, Bingjun Xu*, Yushan Yan*, Poly (aryl piperidinium) Membranes and Ionomers for Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Nature Energy, 2019, 4, 392-398.
[7] Yun Zhao, Shuang Gu, Ke Gong, Jie Zheng, Junhua Wang, Yushan Yan*, Low-Voltage Gaseous HCl Electrolysis with Iron Redox-Mediated Cathode for Chlorine Regeneration, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56,10735-10739.