Assistant Professor - Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Wenyuan Li joined the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at WVU as an assistant professor in 2021. His research focuses on the development and application of high-temperature electrochemical devices for energy conversion and storage. His areas of interests include solid oxide fuel/electrolysis cells, membrane reactors, high-temperature gas sensors, thermochemical heat storage and thermochemical hydrogen production. His research aims to explore materials to accelerate electrochemical reactions, structures to increase the robustness/reliability of the devices, and new concepts to enable the production of hydrogen/ammonia etc. with low carbon footprint.
Education
Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 2015
M.S. Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2010
B.S. Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2008