Yating Yuan
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Molten Salt Chemistry
Bio
Dr. Yating Yuan is a Postdoctoral Associate in Chemical Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Before he joined ORNL, he worked at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, as a Post-Doc, focusing on Molten Salt Electrochemistry and Electrodeposition of Rare Earth Elements. Yating completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at Wuhan University in 2012. His Ph.D. thesis is about Nano-Structuring Metals via Molten Salts Electrochemistry. Now, he is working on the Measurement of Chlorine Activity in Molten Salts and Development of New Reference Electrode in Molten Salts.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research interests include molten salts electrochemistry, nano materials, rare earth metal electrodeposition.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
From June 2019 - Currently: Post-doc in University of Tennessee, focus on molten salts electrochemistry and electrodeposition of rare earth metals in ionic liquids
From September 2012 - June 2019: PhD candidate in Wuhan University, focus on electrochemical reduction of solid oxides and sulfides nanostructuring silicon in molten chlorides
From June 2008 - September 2012: Undergraduate student in Wuhan Textile University