Yang Shao-Horn

Gail E. Kendall Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Electrochemical Energy Laboratory, 31-056

Room 3-334
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-2259
Fax: 617-258-7018
Email: shaohorn@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eel

Curriculum Vitae

Administrative Contact:
Marjorie A. Joss
Room 3-144
Phone: 617-452-2781
Email: maj@mit.edu

Research Interests

Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies

Photoelectrocatalysis of O₂ and CO₂

Nanostructured Materials for Lithium Storage

Teaching Interests

Electrochemical Systems: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications 2.625/10.625

Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion 2.60/2.62j, 10.392j, 22.40j
Mechanics and Materials II 2.002

Thermal Fluids Engineering 2.005

Education
1992, B.S., Beijing University of Technology
1998, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University

Positions Held

Staff Materials Engineer, Eveready Battery Company, Westlake, Ohio (1998-2000)

Select Peer Reviewed Publications

Lu, Y.-C., E.J. Crumlin, G.M. Veith, J.R. Harding, E. Mutoro, L. Baggetto, N.J. Dudney, Z. Liu and Y. Shao-Horn In Situ Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies of Lithium-Oxygen Redox Reactions, Scientific Reports 2 article #715 October 2012
Lopez, N. , D.J. Graham, R. McGuire, Jr., G.E. Alliger, Y. Shao-Horn, C.C. Cummins and D.G. Nocera, Reversible Reduction of Oxygen to Peroxide Facilitated by Molecular Recognition, Science 335 (6067) 450 - 453 January 2012
Suntivich, J., K. J. May, J. B. Goodenough, H. A. Gasteiger and Y. Shao-Horn, A perovskite oxide optimized for oxygen evolution catalysis from molecular orbital principles Science 334(6061) 1383-1385 (December 2011)
Suntivich, J., H.A. Gasteiger, N. Yabuuchi, H. Nakanishi, J. B. Goodenough, Y. Shao-Horn, Design principles for oxygen-reduction activity on perovskite oxide catalysts for fuel cells and metal–air batteries, Nature Chemistry, 3 (7), 546–550 July 2011
Lee, S.W., N. Yabuuchi, G.M. Gallant, S. Chen, B.S. Kim, P.T. Hammond and Y. Shao-Horn, High-power lithium batteries from functionalized carbon nanotube electrodes, Nature Nanotechnology, 5 (7), 531–537 (July 2010)

A complete list of peer reviewed publications can be found at http://web.mit.edu/eel/publications.html

Honors and Awards

2011, Gail E. Kendall Chair of Mechanical Engineering

2008, Tajima Prize of the International Society of Electrochemistry

2008, Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award of The Electrochemical Society

2007, 3M Innovation Fund Award

2007, Invited Professorship at the Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel, Université de Nantes
2006, Air Products Faculty Excellence Award
2006, DuPont Young Faculty Award
2004, Invited Professorship at the University of Bordeaux I, France
2003, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
2002, Atlantic Richfield Career Development Professorship (2002-2005)
2000, NSF International Research Fellow (2000-2002)
1999, Norman Hackerman Young Author Award of The Electrochemical Society
1997, Battery Division Student Research Award of The Electrochemical Society

Select Professional Activities and Service

Battery Division of the Electrochemical Society
MIT Energy Research Council (2005-2006)

Energy and Environmental Science, Advisory Board (2011-)

Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Advisory Board (2011-)