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Prof. Yang Shao-Horn
JR East Professor of Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Primary DLC
Department of Mechanical Engineering
MIT Room:
3-334
(617) 253-2259
shaohorn@mit.edu
http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/shaohorn@mit.edu
Assistant
Sarah Gibson McKeever
(617) 253-7449
sarahmck@mit.edu
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Areas of Interest and Expertise
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Catalysis/Electrocatalysis/Photoelectrocatalysis
Nanoscience
Research Summary
Yang Shao-Horn studies materials for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy storage and conversion, which is centered on examining the influence of surface chemistry and electronic structures of thin films and nanomaterials on lithium storage and catalytic activity of small molecules of energy consequence, and applying fundamental understanding in reaction mechanisms to design new materials for lithium storage and electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction, water splitting, methanol oxidation and CO2 reduction.
Recent Work
Projects
July 8, 2019
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Direct Conversion of Methane to Methanol by MOF‐Based Electrocatalysts
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
January 22, 2019
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Modeling Discharge Pathways in Li-O2 Batteries to Optimize Capacity
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
January 22, 2019
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Multi-Cell Thermogalvanic Systems for Harvesting Energy from Cyclic Temperature Changes
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
July 21, 2016
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Power Distribution and Energy Storage Focus Area: Lithium Air Batteries
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nanostructured Electrodes for Li-Oxygen Batteries
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Surface Strontium Enrichment on Highly Active Perovskites for Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nanomaterials for Clean Energy
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials: Stoichiometric and Non-Stoichiometric Nanostructures in Hot Pressed Bi2Te2.7Se0.3
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
A Perovskite Oxide Optimized for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis from Molecular Orbital Principles
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Low-Temperature Electrocatalysis
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Influence of Surface Chemistry of Metal Nanoparticles on Catalytic Activities: Stability of Metal Nanoparticles in PEMFCs
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Photoelectrocatalysis
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Design Principles for Oxygen-Reduction Activity on Perovskite Oxide Catalysts For Fuel Cells and Metal-Air Batteries
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
High-Temperature Electrocatalysis
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Catalytic Activity Trends of Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Nonaqueous Li-Air Batteries
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Catalytic Activity Enhancement for Oxygen Reduction on Epitaxial Perovskite Thin Films for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells and Additional Improvement by Surface Modifications
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nanostructured Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries and Electrochemical Capacitors (ECs)
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
September 17, 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Reversible Compositional Control of Oxide Surfaces by Electrochemical Potentials
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
January 12, 2007
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Electrochemical Energy Laboratory (EEL)
Principal Investigator
Yang Shao-Horn
Video
2.24.21-Decarbonizing-Buildings
February 24, 2021
Conference Video
Duration: 120:13
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Robert Stoner
Deputy Director for Science and Technology, MIT Energy Initiative
Founding Director, MIT Tata Center
Christoph Reinhart
Professor, School of Architecture + Planning
Director, Building Technology Program
Caitlin Mueller
Associate Professor, Structural Design
Director, Digital Structures Research Group
Joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Leslie Norford
Professor, Building Technology
Associate Head, Department of Architecture
Yang Shao-Horn
Keck Professor of Energy, Mechanical Engineering
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