{"id":280,"date":"2024-10-28T14:51:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/yong-wang\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:52:51","slug":"team-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/yong-wang\/team-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Team News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-after--large\">Team News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">Latest News from Dr. Yong Wang\u2019s Team<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__24686\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2025<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__24686\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li>Our postdoc<strong> Wenda Hu<\/strong>, PhD student<strong> Gokce Gulfidan<\/strong>, and undergraduate student <strong>Logan Howard<\/strong> gives a lab tour for the 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary Celebration of Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/lab-tour-2025-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/lab-tour-2025-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/lab-tour-2025-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/lab-tour-2025-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/lab-tour-2025-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/lab-tour-2025.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome <strong>Dr. William J. Thomson <\/strong>(Dr. Wang &#8216;s PhD supervisor) and <strong>Dr. Sherman J.\u00a0Xu <\/strong>to visit our lab! Had very inspiring conversations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Dr-William-Thompson-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Dr-William-Thompson-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Dr-William-Thompson-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Dr-William-Thompson-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Dr-William-Thompson-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Dr-William-Thompson.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Group gathering at Rico\u2019s! Grateful to have <strong>Dr. Jungkyu Choi<\/strong> from Korea University and his PhD student to join us \u2014 such an inspiring exchange of ideas and great conversations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Group-Gathering-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Group-Gathering-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Group-Gathering-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Group-Gathering-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Group-Gathering-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Group-Gathering.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>April 2<sup>nd<\/sup>: research showcase- our postdoc, <strong>Wenda Hu<\/strong>, and graduate student, <strong>Gokce Gulfidan<\/strong>, presented their latest research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Wendu-Hu-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Wendu-Hu-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Wendu-Hu-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Wendu-Hu-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Wendu-Hu-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Wendu-Hu.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Gokce-Gulfidan-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Gokce-Gulfidan-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Gokce-Gulfidan-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Gokce-Gulfidan-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Gokce-Gulfidan-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/April-2-2025-Gokce-Gulfidan.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>March 17<sup>th<\/sup>: Big congrats to <strong>Dr. Yong Wang <\/strong>for receiving WSU\u2019s Distinguished Faculty Address Award!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 3<sup>rd<\/sup>: Congrats to our group members for their incredible achievements at the 29th North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM29)!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grad student <strong>Vannessa Caballero<\/strong> and undergrad student <strong>Clara Ehinger<\/strong> for receiving the Kokes Award!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feb 19<sup>th<\/sup>: Congratulations on <strong>Dr. Wang<\/strong>\u2019s election to the <strong>National Academy of Engineering<\/strong>! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nae.edu\/331605\/NAENewClass2025?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_term=thenaeng&amp;utm_content=8e5c2351-a8f2-4349-b172-7100f7091ca8&amp;utm_campaign=hootsuite\">NAE Website &#8211; National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Feb-19-2025-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Feb-19-2025-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Feb-19-2025-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Feb-19-2025-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Feb-19-2025-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Feb-19-2025.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Jan 9<sup>th<\/sup>: Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate <strong>Gokce Gulfidan<\/strong> on successfully passing her preliminary exam!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__84119\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2024<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__84119\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li>Sept 6<sup>th<\/sup>: Welcome to the group, <strong>Gunnar Loney<\/strong>, our new PhD student, and <strong>Kiersten Berry<\/strong>, our new undergraduate student!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aug 27<sup>th<\/sup>: Congrats to <strong>Wenda Hu<\/strong>, for clinching 3rd place at the Global NMR Online Conference!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 29<sup>th<\/sup>: Summer retreat! Our group had a good time having a BBQ and playing Frisbee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-2-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-2-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-2-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-2-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-2-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/May-29-2024-2.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>April 16<sup>th<\/sup>: Congrats to our undergraduate student, <strong>Clara Ehinger<\/strong>, for receiving a National Goldwater Scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__71261\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2023<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__71261\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li>Nov 15<sup>th<\/sup>: Congrats. <strong>Dr. Wang<\/strong> has been added to Web of Science&#8217;s 2023 list of world&#8217;s most Highly Cited Researchers. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/15\/seven-wsu-faculty-recognized-as-highly-cited-researchers\/\">Seven WSU faculty recognized as Highly Cited Researchers | WSU Insider | Washington State University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct 6<sup>th<\/sup>: congratulations on our newest publication in science regarding oscillatory behavior of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over cobalt-ceria catalysts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.adh8463\">The oscillating Fischer-Tropsch reaction | Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sept 22<sup>nd<\/sup>: Welcoming our new group members-<strong>Zhiyu Qi<\/strong> and <strong>Yi Liu<\/strong> in Rico&#8217;s and introducing ourselves to Gene and Linda Voiland this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-2-792x621.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-2-792x621.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-2-396x310.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-2-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-2-198x155.webp 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3515\/2025\/04\/Sep-22-2023-2.webp 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 2023<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Welcome to\u00a0<strong>Ning Han<\/strong>, our newest postdoc to join the group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome to our new PhD students&nbsp;<strong>Nickolas Riedel<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;Martin Affandy<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Zhiyu Qi<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Yi Li<\/strong>&nbsp;to the group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Junrui Li<\/strong>&nbsp;who accepted an Assistant Professor position at Clark Atlanta University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Anthony<\/strong>&nbsp;for receiving the Kokes Award, which will fund his travel to NAM28 in Providence, RI this year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Nicolas Rijhwani<\/strong>, who received the Best 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Year Research Award at SURCA 2023!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2023&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Welcome new PhD student,&nbsp;<strong>Gokce Gulfidan<\/strong>, to the group!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__39981\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2022<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__39981\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>November 2022<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Research highlighted in ACS Catalysis \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acscatal.2c04001\">Activation of Lattice and Adatom Oxygen by Highly Stable Ceria-Supported Cu Single Atoms\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2022<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Research highlighted in Nature&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/press-release\/2022\/10\/26\/nano-sized-islands-open-possibilities-for-application-of-single-atom-catalysts\/\">\u201cFunctional CeOx nanoglues for robust atomically dispersed catalysts\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__19886\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2021<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__19886\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Research highlighted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/press-release\/2021\/10\/18\/catalyst-advance-improves-natural-gas-cleaning-technology\/\">Catalyst advance improves natural gas cleaning technology<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new PhD student,&nbsp;<strong>Shane Kosir<\/strong>, to the group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2021&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Congratulations Houqian Li for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of his PhD. All the best at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Houqian!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Anthony Savoy<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new PhD student,&nbsp;<strong>Vannessa Caballero Perez<\/strong>, to the group!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__50510\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2020<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__50510\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Wenda Hu<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Research highlighted in AIChE CEP \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiche.org\/resources\/publications\/cep\/2020\/october\/cep-news-update\/chemical-engineers-improve-biomass-biofuel-process\">Chemical Engineers Improve Biomass-to-Biofuel Process<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;-Yong Wang has received the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2020\/08\/17\/yong-wang-receives-national-american-chemical-society-award\/\">2021 American Chemical Society\u2019s (ACS) E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Research highlighted in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2020\/08\/19\/key-cheaper-renewable-fuels-keeping-iron-rusting\/\">A key to cheaper renewable fuels: keeping iron from rusting<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Highlighted in article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2020\/08\/06\/researchers-receive-department-energy-grant-lower-auto-manufacturing-costs\/\">Researchers receive Department of Energy grant to lower auto manufacturing costs<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations Jianghao Zhang for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of his PhD. All the best at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jianghao!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__5826\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2019<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__5826\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>November 2019<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations Xavier Pereira-Hernandez for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of his PhD. All the best at PNNL, Nick!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 2019<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations Nick Jaegers for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of his PhD. All the best at Berkeley, Nick!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2019<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new PhD student, Anthony Savoy, and postdoctoral researcher, Yixiao Li, to the group!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__37662\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2018<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__37662\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>August 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new postdoctoral research assistants,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/nick-kaylor\/\">Nick Kaylor<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/dong-jiang\/\">Dong Jiang<\/a><\/strong>, to the group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new PhD students,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/wenda-hu\/\">Wenda Hu<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/rui-zhang\/\">Rui Zhang<\/a><\/strong>, to the group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/xavier-isidro-pereira-hernandez\/\">Xavier Pereira-Hernandez<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/houqian-li\/\">Houqian Li<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/austin-winkelman\/\">Austin Winkelman<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2018<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Zizwe Chase<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of her PhD. All the best at Howard, Zizwe!<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2018\/09\/zizwe-chase-celebration-2018-396x223.jpg\" alt=\"Zizwe Chase celebration, 2018\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__85052\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2017<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__85052\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 2017<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/jianghao-zhang\/\"><strong>Jianghao Zhang<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for passing his preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 2017<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/nicholas-jaegers\/\"><strong>Nick Jaegers<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/xavier-isidro-pereira-hernandez\/\"><strong>Xavier Pereira-Hernandez<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for earning the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division Travel Award!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2017<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Dongmin Yun<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/xavier-isidro-pereira-hernandez\/\"><strong>Xavier Pereira-Hernandez<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for earning the Kokes Award for NAM 25!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2017<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>James Song&nbsp;<\/strong>for passing his oral exam for his masters degree! All the best, James!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__86813\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2016<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__86813\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/berlin-sudduth\/\"><strong>Berlin Sudduth<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/nicholas-jaegers\/\"><strong>Nick Jaegers<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for passing their preliminary exams!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Baylon<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing her final oral exam in partial fulfillment of her PhD. All the best, Rebecca!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Mahfuzur Rahman<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his oral exam for his masters degree! All the best, Mahfuzur!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/lei-du\/\"><strong>Lei Du<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/\"><strong>Yong Wang<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s paper \u201cAdvanced catalyst supports for PEM fuel cell cathodes\u201d was published in&nbsp;<em>Nano Energy<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Yongchun Hong<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of his PhD. All the best at Berkeley,&nbsp;<strong>Yongchun<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Baylon<\/strong>\u2019s paper \u2013 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2016\/cc\/c5cc10528e#!divAbstract\">Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid-base pairs<\/a>,\u201d has been accepted to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/journals\/journalissues\/cc#!recentarticles&amp;adv\">Chemical Communications<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__33265\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2015<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__33265\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Colin Smith<\/strong>\u2019s patent (<a href=\"http:\/\/patft.uspto.gov\/netacgi\/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;p=1&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&amp;r=5&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;co1=AND&amp;d=PTXT&amp;s1=%22washington+state+university%22.ASNM.&amp;OS=AN\/%22washington+state+university%22&amp;RS=AN\/%22washington+state+university%22\">Renewable olefins from a mixture of acetic acid and propionic acid<\/a>) in conjunction with our collaborators at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adm.com\/en-US\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Archer Daniels Midland Company<\/a>&nbsp;was granted by the US Patent Office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;paper \u2013 \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/jacs.5b07401\">Key Roles of Lewis Acid-Base Pairs on Zn<sub>x<\/sub>Zr<sub>y<\/sub>O<sub>z<\/sub>&nbsp;in Direct Ethanol\/Acetone to Isobutene Conversion<\/a>\u201d has been published in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/journal\/jacsat\">Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Davidson<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/\"><strong>Yong Wang<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s paper \u201cThe effect of ZnO addition on H<sub>2<\/sub>O activation over Co\/ZrO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;catalyst\u201d was published in&nbsp;<em>Catalysis Today<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Ning Yu<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>He Zhang<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Davidson<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/\"><strong>Yong Wang<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s paper \u201cThe effect of ZnO facets on ethanol steam reforming on Co\/ZnO\u201d was published in&nbsp;<em>Catalysis Communications<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Md. Mahfuzur Rahman<\/strong>\u2019s paper, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11244-015-0503-9\">Effect of Water on Ethanol Conversion over ZnO<\/a>\u201d has been published in&nbsp;<em>Topics in Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Changjun Liu<\/strong>&nbsp;on getting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/patents.justia.com\/patent\/9156746\">their patent<\/a>&nbsp;issued from the U.S. Patent Office!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Changjun Liu<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/\"><strong>Yong Wang<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s paper \u201cAqueous Phase Hydrodeoxygenation of Polyols over Pd\/WO<sub>3<\/sub>-ZrO<sub>2<\/sub>: Role of Pd-WO<sub>3<\/sub>&nbsp;Interaction and Hydrodeoxygenation Pathway\u201d was published in&nbsp;<em>Catalysis Today<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Ning Yu<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing his oral exam for his masters degree! All the best,&nbsp;<strong>Ning<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Davidson<\/strong>, the Wang group\u2019s first PhD student, for passing his final oral exam in partial fulfillment of his PhD! All the best,&nbsp;<strong>Stephen<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Helen Zhang<\/strong>\u2019s paper \u201cDistinct Water Activation on Polar\/non-polar Facets of ZnO Nanoparticles\u201d has been accepted to&nbsp;<em>Journal of Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome to visiting student&nbsp;<strong>Filippo Bossola<\/strong>&nbsp;from Univerista degli Studi dell\u2019insubria\/ISTM-CNR in Italy! He will be joining us for six months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li<\/strong>&nbsp;for passing her final oral exam in partial fulfillment of her PhD! We wish you the best&nbsp;<strong>Yan<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li<\/strong>\u2019s paper, \u201cEffect of Oxygen Defects on the Catalytic Performance of VO<sub>x<\/sub>&nbsp;CeO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Methanol,\u201d has been accepted to&nbsp;<em>ACS Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Baylon<\/strong>\u2019s paper, \u201cConversion of Ethanol to 1,3-Butadiene over Na doped Zn<sub>x<\/sub>Zr<sub>y<\/sub>O<sub>z<\/sub>&nbsp;Mixed Metal Oxides,\u201d has been accepted to&nbsp;<em>Catalysis Today<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s paper, \u201cThe effect of cobalt particle size on acetone steam reforming.\u201d has been accepted to&nbsp;<em>ChemCatChem<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Jamie Holladay<\/strong>&nbsp;for successfully passing his final oral defense exam. All the best,&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Holladay<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome visiting scholars,&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Jingjing Li<\/strong>&nbsp;from Southwest Petroleum University,&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Dongmei Tong<\/strong>&nbsp;from Sichuan University,&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Weiyan Wang<\/strong>&nbsp;from Xiangtan University in China. They will be at WSU for 1 year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome visiting scholar,&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Moon il Kim<\/strong>&nbsp;from Pusan National University from South Korea, who will be with us for 6 months working on pyrolysis oil steam reforming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca A.L. Baylon<\/strong>&nbsp;for receiving the Kokes Award. They will receive a travel award for attending the North American Catalysis Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA in June this year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Jamie Holladay<\/strong>\u2019s paper, \u201cA Review of Recent Advances in Numerical Simulations of Microscale Fuel Processor for Hydrogen Production,\u201d was accepted to the<em>&nbsp;Journal of Power Sources<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Zhehao Wei<\/strong>&nbsp;for successfully passing his final oral defense exam. All the best,&nbsp;Zhehao!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new PhD students,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/nicholas-jaegers\/\"><strong>Nicholas Jaegers<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/berlin-sudduth\/\"><strong>Berlin Sudduth<\/strong><\/a>, to the group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new Masters student,&nbsp;<strong>James Song<\/strong>, to the group!\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Office of Science Website<\/strong>: \u201cNew Catalyst Could Improve Biofuels Production\u201d \u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/science.energy.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">science.energy.gov<\/a>&nbsp;under University Research News)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seattle PI<\/strong>: \u201cNew Catalyst Could Mean Cheaper Biofuels Production\u201d \u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/default\/article\/New-Catalyst-Could-Mean-Cheaper-Biofuels-5837511.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/default\/article\/New-Catalyst-Could-Mean-Cheaper-Biofuels-5837511.php<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reddit<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/science\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/science\/new\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PNNL Currents<\/strong>&nbsp;scientific newsletter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PNNL website<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/iic.pnnl.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/iic.pnnl.gov\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WSU News<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2014\/10\/15\/new-catalyst-could-improve-biofuels-production\/#.VH-gVjHF-T8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2014\/10\/15\/new-catalyst-could-improve-biofuels-production\/#.VH-gVjHF-T8<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__2689\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2014<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__2689\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>November 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Changjun Liu<\/strong>\u2019s review article, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlehtml\/2014\/cs\/c3cs60414d\">Catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass<\/a>\u201d was published in&nbsp;<em>ChemSoc Rev<\/em>&nbsp;and was selected as the inside cover of November\u2019s issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li<\/strong>&nbsp;for receiving a 2014 AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering (CRE) Travel Award! She will be attending the AIChE conference from Nov. 16\u201321st.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Yongchun Hong<\/strong>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>ACS Catalysis<\/em>&nbsp;paper was selected for the cover of October\u2019s issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/\"><strong>Dr. Yong Wang<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;on co-editing a special issue of&nbsp;<em>Catalysis Today<\/em>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/iic.pnnl.gov\/highlights\/highlight.asp?id=3788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/iic.pnnl.gov\/highlights\/highlight.asp?id=3788<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome new PhD students,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/xavier-isidro-pereira-hernandez\/\"><strong>Xavier Isidro Pereira-Hernandez<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Ye Tian<\/strong>, to join our group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/cs500578g\">Synergistic Catalysis between Pd and Fe in Gas Phase Hydrodeoxygenation of m-Cresol<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Yongchun Hong<\/strong>&nbsp;et al. was published in&nbsp;<em>ACS Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0926337314003828#\">New insights into reaction mechanisms of ethanol steam reforming on Co-ZrO<sub>2<\/sub><\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Dr. Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;et al. was published in&nbsp;<em>Applied Catalysis B: Environmental<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Long<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/zizwe-chase\/\"><strong>Zizwe Chase<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for successfully passing their prelim examinations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/cs500590t\">Influence of ZnO Facets on Pd\/ZnO Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Helen Zhang<\/strong>&nbsp;et al. was published in&nbsp;<em>ACS Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0021951714001006\">Effects of CeO2 support facets on VOx\/CeO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;catalysts in oxidative dehydrogenation of methanol<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li<\/strong>&nbsp;et al. was published in&nbsp;<em>Journal of Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A review paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2014\/dt\/c4dt00521j#!divAbstract\">Supported metal catalysts for alcohol\/sugar alcohol steam reforming<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Davidson<\/strong>&nbsp;et al. was published in&nbsp;<em>Dalton Transactions<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome the new PhD graduate student,&nbsp;<strong>Md. Mahfuzur Rahman<\/strong>, to join our group!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__85067\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">2013<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__85067\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>November 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Karthi Ramasamy<\/strong>&nbsp;for successfully definding his PhD\u2019s thesis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome the new PhD graduate,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/yong-wang\/research-team\/daniel-santosa\/\"><strong>Daniel (Miki) Santosa<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to our group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2013\/gc\/c3gc41369a#!divAbstract\">Conversion of biomass-derived small oxygenates over HZSM-5 and its deactivation mechanism<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Karthi Ramasamy<\/strong>, et al, was published in&nbsp;<em>Green Chemistry<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/pdfplus\/10.1021\/jp404772p\">State of Supported Pd during Catalysis in Water<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Zizwe Chase&nbsp;<\/strong>, et al, was published in&nbsp;<em>J. Phy. Chem. C.<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Zhehao Wei<\/strong>&nbsp;won the CRE Travel Award for travel to the AIChE Annual Meeting in San Francisco, November 3rd through 8th, 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Long<\/strong>&nbsp;tied for second place for the ChEGSA Lightning Presentation Competition of WSU on Friday, August 16th 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Yongchun Hong<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Karthi Ramasamy<\/strong>&nbsp;for successfully passing their prelim examinations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled &nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0021951713001930\">Carbon Supported Bimetallic Pd-Fe Catalysts for Vapor-phase Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Dr. Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>, et al, was published in&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Journal of Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0926860X13004092\">A Study of Zn<em>x<\/em>Zr<em>y<\/em>O<em>z<\/em>&nbsp;Mixed Oxides for Direct Conversion of Ethanol to Isobutene<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Changjun Liu, et al<\/strong>, was published in&nbsp;<em>Applied Catalysis A<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11244-013-0114-2\">Vapor phase ketonization of acetic acid on ceria based metal oxides<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Changjun Liu, et al<\/strong>, was published in&nbsp;<em>Topics in Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11244-013-0103-5\">Ethanol steam reforming on Co\/CeO<sub>2<\/sub>: the effect of ZnO promoter<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Davidson, et al<\/strong>, was published in&nbsp;<em>Topics in Catalysis<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cctc.201300041\">Minimizing the formation of coke and methane on Co nanoparticles in steam reforming of biomass-derived oxygenates<\/a>\u201d written by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\"><strong>Dr. Junming Sun<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;et al is featured as the cover of the 2013 June issue of&nbsp;<em>ChemCatChem.&nbsp;<\/em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/cctc.201390024\/abstract\">Cover Picture: Minimizing the Formation of Coke and Methane on Co Nanoparticles in Steam Reforming of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Welcome the new PhD graduate student,&nbsp;<strong>Ning Yu<\/strong>, to join our group!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/2013\/05\/21\/distinguished-professor-becomes-aiche-fellow\/\">Dr. Yong Wang<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/news\/news_2013-05_wang_AiChE_Fellow.html\">&nbsp;was elected as Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers<\/a>&nbsp;(AIChE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/junming-sun\/\">Dr. Junming Sun<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for winning the \u201c2013 New Faculty Seed Grant\u201d Award.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/informer.ogrd.wsu.edu\/RecentFacultyAwards.aspx\">http:\/\/informer.ogrd.wsu.edu\/RecentFacultyAwards.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Colin Smith<\/strong>&nbsp;for successfully defending his Master\u2019s thesis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Yongchun Hong<\/strong>&nbsp;won Kokes Awards for 23rd North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nam23.org\/2013_nam_website_006.htm\">http:\/\/www.nam23.org\/2013_nam_website_006.htm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/news\/news_2013-03_wang_royal_chem_fellow.html\">Dr. Yong Wang<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/2013\/03\/14\/dr-yong-wang-named-royal-society-of-chemistry-fellow\/\">&nbsp;was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry<\/a>&nbsp;(RSC).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A research paper entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/jp310512m\">The effect of sodium on the catalytic properties of VOx\/CeO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of methanol<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<strong>Yan Li, et al<\/strong>, was published in&nbsp;<em>J.Phy.Chem.C<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/voiland.wsu.edu\/2013\/02\/14\/zizwe-chase-wins-william-r-wiley-award-at-recent-graduate-exposition\/\"><strong>Zizwe Chase<\/strong>&nbsp;won the William R. Wiley Research Award<\/a>&nbsp;at the William R. 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