Dan is currently a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Dan received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (2016), following a Master’s degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from China University of Petroleum. Since completing her PhD, she has held postdoctoral positions at the National University of Singapore, Swinburne University of Technology, and RMIT University, where she expanded her expertise in advanced materials and clean energy systems.

Dr. Dan Yang is a materials scientist and chemical engineer whose research focuses on liquid-metal-based electrocatalysis, sustainable energy technologies, and carbon-neutral processes. With more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and over 6,000 citations (H-index ~36), Dan is recognized internationally for her contributions to advanced electrocatalysis and sustainable materials engineering. These insights underpin the design of durable, recyclable, and high-performance catalysts for energy conversion reactions such as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR). She is also actively engaged in developing scalable electrolyzer systems, working closely with industrial partners to deliver carbon-negative technologies with commercial potential.

She serves as a reviewer for major journals including Energy Storage Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Nano, and Frontiers in Chemistry.

At UWA, Dan continues to build collaborations across academia and industry, with the goal of developing scalable, sustainable, and economically viable clean energy technologies. Her long-term vision is to establish a research team that not only advances fundamental science but also delivers tangible solutions to support global decarbonization and the circular economy.