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File:Wang.jpg Dr. Bin Wang
Assistant Professor, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma Group website
OKPVRI Member Email: wang_cbme@ou.edu

Dr. Bin Wang is the head of an inter-disciplinary research team that is focused on computational simulations of chemical and materials science with an emphasis on functional materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications. Their recent projects include lithium-ion batteries, biomass conversion, optoelectronics, phase-change materials, molecular reactions, sensors and 2D materials.

Recent Publications

  • “Confining sulfur species in cathodes of lithium–sulfur batteries: insight into nonpolar and polar matrix surfaces,“ S.-Q. Li, T. Mou, G.-F. Ren, J. Warzywoda, B. Wang, Z.-Y. Fan, ACS Energy Lett. 1, 481-489 (2016)
  • “Direct quantitative identification of the surface trans-effect,“ P. S. Deimel, R. M. Bababrk, B. Wang, P. J. Blowey, L. A. Rochford, P. K. Thakur, T.-L. Lee, M.-L. Bocquet, J. V. Barth, D. P. Woodruff, D. A. Duncan, F. Allegretti, Chem. Sci. 7, 5637-5656 (2016)
  • “Zeolite-catalyzed C-C bond forming reactions for biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals,” D. E. Resasco, B. Wang, S. Crossley, Catal. Sci. Technol. 6, 2543 (2016)
  • “Suppression of phonon-mediated hot carrier relaxation in type-II InAs/AlAsxSb1-x quantum wells: a practical route to hot carrier solar cells,” H. Esmaielpour, V. Whiteside, J. Tang, S. Vijeyaragunathan, T. Mishima, S. Cairns, M. B. Santos, B. Wang, and I. Sellers, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 24, 591-599 (2016)
  • “Reaction of phthalocyanines with graphene on Ir(111),” S. J. Altenburg, M. Lattelais, B. Wang, M.-L. Bocquet, R. Berndt, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137 (29), 9452–9458 (2015)

Recent Presentations

  • “Solvent effect in catalytic upgrading of biomass-derived furanics,” 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016
  • “Charge screening effect in zeolite-catalyzed c-c coupling reactions,” 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016
  • “First-principles reaction engineering at the solid-liquid interface,” 251st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, March 13-17, San Diego, CA, 201.
  • “Probing electrons in energy materials using atomic-scale theory and experiments,” Electrical Engineering & Nano Tech Center, Texas Tech University, Feb 19, 2016
  • “Computational simulations of nanomaterials in electronics, batteries and molecular sensors,” School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Feb. 10, 2015

Student Information

Current Graduate Students: 3 Michael Zeets, Tong Mou and Reda Bababrik

Current Undergraduate Students: 3 Darius Aruho, Rachel Wright and Umi Nguyen