About

Yingjie Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Science and Technology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Physics from Nankai University. His research group studies complex interfaces and molecular systems with the aim of understanding fundamental atomic and molecular scale processes at solid-liquid interfaces, such as dynamic solvation, electrochemical energy conversion, and catalysis. His work also focuses on deciphering the structure, distribution, and function of small molecules in liquid electrolytes and biological systems, with the goal of developing solutions in renewable energy and healthcare. His research is highly interdisciplinary, spanning physical, materials, analytical chemistry, condensed matter physics, chemical engineering, and mechanical and electrical engineering.

Research topics

• Chemistry
• Environmental science
• Pulp and paper industry
• Waste management
• Environmental chemistry

Frequent coauthors

• Zhidan Liu

  122 shared

• Buchun Si

  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

  102 shared

• Baoming Li

  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

  59 shared

• Na Duan

  China Agricultural University

  58 shared

• Wan‐Ting Chen

  University of Massachusetts Lowell

  45 shared

• Jamison Watson

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  45 shared

• Haifeng Lu

  44 shared

• Jianwen Lu

  39 shared

Awards & honors

• Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship from the American…
• Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society (…
• Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Stude…
• Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship at UIUC (2015-2018)
• ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2019)

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