Yingzheng Fan

Postdoctoral Associate, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut (2022)

Email: yingzheng.fan@yale.edu

Research Interests:

  • Ion-selective sensors for continuous and real-time data collection to advance intellgient water infrastructures
  • Reactive electrified membranes and flow-through electrodes for water treatment, resource recovery, and renewable energy production
  • Sustainable direct seawater carbon capture and conversion into valuable chemicals and fuels

Publications

  • Fan, Y., Wang, X., Butler, C. et al. (2024). Highly efficient metal-free nitrate reduction enabled by electrified membrane filtration. Nature Water https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00278-7 
  • Butler, C., Fan, Y., Grewal, S., & Winter, L. R. (2023). At-Field and On-Demand Nitrogenous Fertilizer Synthesis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(15), 5803-5818. (Co-first author)

  • Fan, Y., Wang, X., Funk, T., Rashid, I., Herman, B., Bompoti, N., … & Li, B. (2022). A Critical Review for Real-Time Continuous Soil Monitoring: Advantages, Challenges, and Perspectives. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(19), 13546-13564.

  • Fan, Y., Wang, X., Qian, X., Anand, D., Herman, B., Lei, Y., McCutcheon, J. R., & Li, B. (2022). Enhancing the Understating of Soil Nitrogen Fate Using 3D-Electrosrpray Sensor Roll-casted with Thin-layer Hydrogel. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(8), 4905-4914. (Cover Article).

  • Fan, Y., Qian, X., Wang, X., Funk, T., Herman, B., McCutcheon, J. R., & Li, B. (2022). Enhancing long-term accuracy and durability of wastewater monitoring using electrosprayed ultra-thin solid-state ion selective membrane sensors. Journal of Membrane Science, 643, 119997.

  • Fan, Y., Qian, F., Huang, Y., Sifat, I., Zhang, C., Depasquale, A., Wang, L., & Li, B. (2021). Miniature microbial fuel cells integrated with triggered power management systems to power wastewater sensors in an uninterrupted mode. Applied Energy, 302, 117556.

  • Fan, Y., Huang, Y., Linthicum, W., Liu, F., Beringhs, A. O. R., Dang, Y., Xu Z, Chang, SY, Ling, J, Huey, BD, Suib, SL., & Li, B. (2020). Towards Long-term Accurate and Continuous Monitoring of Nitrate in Wastewater Using PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene)-Solid-state Ion-selective electrodes (S-ISEs). ACS sensors, 5(10), 3182-3193.

  • Fan, Y., Xu, Z., Huang, Y., Wang, T., Zheng, S., DePasquale, A., Brüeckner, C., Lei, Y., & Li, B. (2020). Long-term continuous and real-time in situ monitoring of Pb (II) toxic contaminants in wastewater using solid-state ion selective membrane (S-ISM) Pb and pH auto-correction assembly. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 400, 123299.

  • Wang, X., Fan, Y., Huang, Y., Ling, J., Klimowicz, A., Pagano, G., & Li, B. (2020). Solving Sensor Reading Drifting Using Denoising Data Processing Algorithm (DDPA) for Long-Term Continuous and Accurate Monitoring of Ammonium in Wastewater. ACS ES&T Water, 1(3), 530-541.

  • Fan, Y., Dai, Z., Xu, Z., Zheng, S., Dehkordy, F. M., Bagtzoglou, A., Lei, Y., & Li, B. (2019). High resolution air flow velocity monitoring using air flow resistance-type sensor film (AFRSF). Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 297, 111562.

  • Xu, Z., Fan, Y., Wang, T., Huang, Y., Dehkordy, F. M., Dai, Z., Xia, L., Dong, Q., Bagtzoglou, A., McCutcheon, J., & Lei, Y. (2019). Towards high resolution monitoring of water flow velocity using flat flexible thin mm-sized resistance-typed sensor film (MRSF). Water research X, 4, 100028.

  • Xu, Z., Dehkordy, F. M., Li, Y., Fan, Y., Wang, T., Huang Y., Zhou W., Dong Q., Lei Y., Stuber MD., Bagtzoglou A., & Li, B.  (2019). High-fidelity profiling and modeling of heterogeneity in wastewater systems using milli-electrode array (MEA): Toward high-efficiency and energy-saving operation. Water research, 165, 114971.

  • Huang, Y., Wang, T., Xu, Z., Hughes, E., Qian, F., Lee, M., Fan, Y., Lei, Y, Brückner, C., & Li, B. (2019). Real-time in situ monitoring of nitrogen dynamics in wastewater treatment processes using wireless, solid-state, and ion-selective membrane sensors. Environmental science & technology, 53(6), 3140-3148.

  • Dai, Z., Xu, Z., Wang, T., Fan, Y., Liu, Y., Yu, R., Zhu, G., Lu, X., & Li, B. (2019). In-situ oil presence sensor using simple-structured upward open-channel microbial fuel cell (UOC-MFC). Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 1, 100014.

  • Zhou, W., Xu, Z., Ross, D., Dignan, J., Fan, Y., Huang, Y., Wang, G., Bagtzoglou, AC., Lei, Y., & Li, B. (2019). Towards water-saving irrigation methodology: Field test of soil moisture profiling using flat thin mm-sized soil moisture sensors (MSMSs). Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 298, 126857.

  • Huang, Q., Wang, P., Fan, Y., & Wang, Q. (2017). Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of N-doped BixTi1-xO2 photocatalysts under energy saving lamp illumination. Indoor and Built Environment, 26(6), 785-795.

  • Liu, Z., Teng, F., Chang, C., Teng, Y., Wang, S., Gu, W., Fan. Y., Yao, W., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Charge storage performances of micro-supercapacitor predominated by two-dimensional (2D) crystal structure. Nano Energy, 27, 58-67.

  • Liu, Z., Zhao, Z., Teng, F., Chang, C., Zhao, Y., Yang, Y., Yao, W., Zhu, Y., & Fan, Y. (2016). In situ hydrothermal fabrication of a MnO 2@ CoMoO 4@ Ni nanohybrid electrode and ultrahigh energy density of ASCs. RSC advances, 6(52), 46508-46515.