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Dr. Yanhai Du, Professor at College of Aeronautics & Engineering, Team Leader and Principal Investigator (PI) of ����Թ�'s Fuel Cell Research program, is a material scientist and an internationally recognized scholar in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) research and development. He has more than 20 years of extensive R&D and manufacturing experiences in SOFC technology and ceramic product development, and 10 years of experience in academic settings. His research interests include fuel cells, energy conversion and storage, additive manufacturing and sustainable systems. Dr. has received over $5 million in grants for various clean energy research projects. Dr. Du has authored/coauthored over 170 technical publications, including 12 patents, in key areas of SOFC design, materials, fabrication, characterization, and operation.

Dr. Yanhai Du is administrator for the Fuel Cell Research Lab and the Metal 3D Printing Lab.

Education

• Ph.D., Material Science, University of Waikato (New Zealand), 2004
• M.Sc., Material Technology, University of Waikato (New Zealand), 1998
• B.Sc., Ceramics, Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology (China), 1983

Recent Publications

Dr. Du is featured as a  and at . Here are just a few publications from recent years:

Books

Drillet, J. F.,  Du, Yanhai, & Kolisnychenko, S. (Eds.). (2020). Fuel Cells. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/978-3-0357-3548-2.

Patents

Yanhai Du, et al., “Liquid Fuel Onboard Desulfurization System”, U.S. Application Serial No.: 63/513,196, 12 July 2023.
Yanhai Du, A.M.M. Maar, “” (5 claims), US Patent Application, US 2023/0307671 A1, September 28, 2023.
Yanhai Du, A.M.M. Maar, “” (8 claims), US Patent, US 11,682,777 B2, June 20, 2023.
Yanhai Du, “”,&�Բ�����;US Patent, US 11,296,342 B2, 5 April 2022.
Yanhai Du, Hai Feng, “Custom Fit Face Mask and Method of Making the Same”,&�Բ�����;US Patent Application, Application Number: 63015996, filed date: 27 April 2020.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

C. Gunathilake*, I. Soliman, D. Panthi, P. Tandler, O. Fatani, NN.A. Ghulamullah1, D. Marasinghe, M. Farahath, T. Madhujith, Ki. Conrad, Yanhai Du*, M. Jaroniec*, , Chemical Society Reviews, 53, 10900-10969, 2024. (IF 40-60)

D. Panthi1, Yanhai Du*, H. Feng, S. Sahu, I. Soliman, “”,&�Բ�����;Energy Technology, 2400008, 2024 (IF 3.8).

J-S. Park, Y. Sunwoo, D. Chakraborty, C. Gunathilake, Yanhai Du, E-B. Cho*, “”,&�Բ�����;New Journal of Chemistry, 2024 (IF 3.3).

I. Soliman, B. Basnet, S.K. Sahu, D. Panthi, Yanhai Du*&�Բ�����;“”,&�Բ�����;Heliyon 9, e2601, 2023. (IF 4).

S.M. Amaraweera, C.A. Gunathilake*, O.H.P. Gunawardene, R.S. Dassanayake*, E-B Cho*, Yanhai Du*&�Բ�����;“”,&�Բ�����;Nanomaterials, 13, 2050, 2023. (IF 5.719).

S. K. Sahu, D. Panthi, I. Soliman, H. Feng, Yanhai Du*, “”,&�Բ�����;Energies, 15, 3536, 2022. (IF 3.004).

N. Duan, J. Yang, M. Gao B. Zhang, J-L Luo, Yanhai Du, M. Xu, L. Jia, B. Chi, J. Li, “”,&�Բ�����;Nano Energy, 77, 2020. (IF 19.069).

B. Emley, D. Panthi, Yanhai Du, Y. Yao, “”&�Բ�����;J. Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, Doi: 10.1115/1.4046489, 17(4), 2020. (IF 2.012).

D. Panthi, N. Hedayat, T. Woodson, B.J. Emley, Yanhai Du*, “”, Doi: 10.1111/jace.16781, J. America Ceramic Society, 103(2):878-888, 2019. (IF 3.784).