Yolanda Wang

Yolanda Wang

Position
  • Graduate Assistant
Her research focuses on the synthesis of organometallic materials and polymer chemistry. Her works include the construction of a flow reactor system, catalytic deconstruction of polymers under elevated temperature and pressure, and sample characterization method development. In her leisure time, she loves to watch basketball games.

Contact

Email
yiyuwang@iastate.edu
Phone
515-817-3297

Contact Info

Hach
2438 Pammel Dr
Ames
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IA
50011-1079

Education

  • B.S. - National Central University, Taiwan (2013-2017)

Publications

  1. Kanbur, U.; Paterson, A. L.; Rodriguez, J.; Kocen, A. L.; Yappert, R.; Hackler, R. A.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Peters, B.; Delferro, M.; LaPointe, A. M.; Coates, G. W.; Perras, F. A.; Sadow, A. D. Zirconium-Catalyzed C–H Alumination of Polyolefins, Paraffins, and Methane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2901-2910. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11056
  2. Chen, S.; Tennakoon, A.; You, K.-E.; Paterson, A. L.; Yappert, R.; Alayoglu, S.; Fang, L.; Wu, X.; Zhao, T. Y.; Lapak, M. P.; Saravanan, M.; Hackler, R. A.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Qi, L.; Delferro, M.; Li, T.; Lee, B.; Peters, B.; Poeppelmeier, K. R.; Ammal, S. C.; Bowers, C. R.; Perras, F. A.; Heyden, A.; Sadow, A. D.; Huang, W. Ultrasmall Amorphous Zirconia Nanoparticles Catalyse Polyolefin Hydrogenolysis. Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 161-173. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-00910-x
  3. McCullough, K. E.; Peczak, I. L.; Kennedy, R. M.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Lin, J.; Wu, X.; Paterson, A. L.; Perras, F. A.; Hall, J.; Kropf, A. J.; Hackler, R. A.; Shin, Y.; Niklas, J.; Poluektov, O. G.; Wen, J.; Huang, W.; Sadow, A. D.; Poeppelmeier, K. R.; Delferro, M.; Ferrandon, M. S. Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles on Strontium Titanate Nanocuboids via Surface Organometallic Grafting for the Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Plastic Waste. J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 1216-1231. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA08133D
  4. Wang, Y.-Y.; Tennakoon, A.; Wu, X.; Sahasrabudhe, C.; Qi, L.; Peters, B. G.; Sadow, A. D.; Huang, W. Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene Under Reactive Separation. ACS Catal. 2024, 2084-2094. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c04987
  5. Kim, C. A.; Sahasrabudhe, C. A.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Yappert, R.; Heyden, A.; Huang, W.; Sadow, A. D.; Peters, B. Population Balance Equations for Reactive Separation in Polymer Upcycling. Langmuir 2024, 40, 4096-4107. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03004