Dr. Yun Hang Hu’s group has immediate openings for qualified graduate students interested in completing PhD program. Emphasis of those positions will be in one of the following areas: graphene and other nano-structured materials for solar cells, metal-organic frameworks and Li-N based materials for hydrogen energy, nano-structured materials, CO2 conversion into novel solid materials, and catalysis for clean fuel production. Motivated students, who are interested in working on those areas, are encouraged to apply.
See Prof. Yun Hang Hu Research Group.
Research programs in Professor Hu’s laboratory use chemical and physical approaches towards the synthesis and the characterization of advanced materials for energy applications, including:
- Graphene for solar energy
- Synthesis of novel solid materials and liquid fuels from CO2
- Hydrogen storage materials
- Low-pressure Induced Amorphization (LPIA) of solid materials
- Structures and properties of nano-structured materials
- Heterogeneous catalysis
Lab equipment for research in advanced materials and catalysis in energy include:
- In-Situ High Temperature – High Pressure FTIR with Diffuse Reflectance Accessory
- On-line GC-MS for TPD and TPR
- On-line GC for Catalytic Reactions
- On-line GC for Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation
- Adsorption Instrument for BET and Pore Size Distribution
- UV-Vis Spectrophotometer with Diffuse Reflection Accessory
- Elemental Analysis Instrument
- FTNIR for both Solid and Liquid
- Electrochemical Workstation
- Solar Simulator and Solar Cell Performance Test Unit