Yushan Yan
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Phone: (302) 831-2552
Email: yanys@udel.edu
Office: 257 Chemical Engineering Departmen
Journalists: Andrea Boyle Tippett (UD Media Relations) can assist with interview requests for this expert. 302-831-1421, aboyle@udel.edu
- Works to develop new materials for use in renewable energy applications and electronics.
Specializes in zeolites (porous minerals composed of aluminum, silicon and oxygen) and their use in creating new materials. Yan has used zeolites in materials for computer chips, coatings for the space station and aircraft, as well as desalination membranes (to remove salt from salt water).
Engineers catalysts and membranes for fuel cells, in hopes of creating cheaper, more durable products.
Title:
Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
In The News:
Spill on laptop? Coating offers assurance (MSNBC.com)
Keywords:
fuel cell,
renewable energy,
zeolites
