Bio
Dr. Jun Yang has been a Distinguished R&D Staff at ORNL since July 2022, working on clean energy technologies. He has more than 30 years of experiences in energy conversion and storage development and applications. He obtained a BE (1987) and a Ph.D (1992) in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB). He also holds an MBA (2005) from the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He did post-doctoral research in materials physics at Peking University and McGill University.
Professional Experience
Jun Yang joined ORNL as a Distinguished R&D Staff in the Energy Science & Technology Directorate in July 2022. He is currently working on sulfur batteries, hydrogen production through water electrolysis at low and high temperatures, and the development of low and high temperature fuel cells for electricity generation and chemical synthesis.
Before joining ORNL, Jun Yang worked at Ford Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, MI for more than 17 years on hydrogen storage materials and systems development, proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) catalysts, assembly and testing, Li-ion batteries, and soft and hard magnetic materials and electric motors for vehicle applications. Prior to Ford, he worked on conventional metal hydrides (MH), Ni-MH rechargeable batteries, and MH hydrogen storage systems for hydrogen powered ICE and Li-MH battery hybrid vehicle applications at Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) Inc. in Troy, MI. He also has extensive experience in the design, processing, and characterization of various hard (AlNiCo, MnAl(C), MnBi, NdFeB, rare earth transition metal nitrides) and soft (amorphous ribbon and nano-fiber) magnetic materials, as well as hydrogen storage materials and systems.
Awards
Outstanding Research Output in Science and Technology Award, UT-Battle 2023
Technical Innovation Awards, Ford Motor Company 2010-2021
Education
MBA, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2005
Ph.D., University of Science and Technology Beijing (Materials Science and Engineering), 1992
Title: Rare-Earth Transition Metal Nitride Hard Magnets
B.E., University of Science and Technology Beijing (Materials Science and Engineering), 1987
Trademarks and Patents
40 issued patents and patent applications
Publications
Evaluation of IrO2 catalysts doped with Ti and Nb at industrially relevant electrolyzer conditions:…
Is Pt dissolution a concern from the counter electrode in electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction?
Other Publications
70 peer-reviewed journal publications.