Direct ion-coupled redox pathways toward more effective energy and molecular transformations.
Investigate how defects and molecular, chemical, and structural heterogeneity evolve along these pathways and interfacial processes.
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In particular, my research applies multimodal correlative X-ray characterization to probe interfacial reactions and coupled ionic transport.
Some of my representative research projects/accomplishments are described in more detail below, with connections to ongoing and future work.
Electrolyte systems and their interplay with energy materials:
Gang Wan et al., Science (2024); Gang Wan et al., ACS Energy Letters (2025); ACS Energy Letters (2021); Chemistry of Materials (2023)
Catalytic materials & systems:
Free-radical cooperativity and reaction engineering in light-driven processes: Gang Wan et al., Joule (2026);
The transport of ions in electrochemical processes: Gang Wan et al., Science Advances (2021); Accounts of Chemical Research (2021);
Reaction engineering, defects, and dynamics in thermochemical processes: Nature Catalysis (2023); ACS Catalysis (2022);
Solid state chemistry of single-site catalysis: Advanced Materials (2020); Chemistry of Materials (2018)
Mapping interfaces under far-from-equilibrium conditions using multimodal X-ray characterization:
Gang Wan et al., Science Advances (2021); Advanced Materials (2023); Nature Catalysis (2023)
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