Yang Yang Receives Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor at Clarkson University
Clarkson University has announced that Yang Yang has been granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
Yang received his Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 2014 and completed postdoctoral training at the California Institute of Technology from 2014 to 2018. He joined Clarkson University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an assistant professor in 2019. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of advanced electrocatalysts and piezoelectric materials, exploring their environmental applications in areas such as disinfection, emerging contaminant control—including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)—and harmful algal bloom mitigation.
Yang has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles as first author or corresponding author in flagship journals, including Environmental Science & Technology family journals, ACS Catalysis, and Nature Water. He also holds three patents related to emerging contaminant analysis, wastewater treatment, and flue gas purification. Beyond academia, he is the co-founder of ResET Water, a startup company dedicated to commercializing electrochemical water treatment technology.
A recognized leader in his field, Yang serves as an associate editor for Emerging Contaminants and is an Early Career Editorial Board member for ACS ES&T Engineering. His research group at Clarkson has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DoE), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Environmental Research and Education Foundation. In 2023, he was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award. He is also the recipient of the Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science (CAPEES) Early Career Award in 2024. Additionally, the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists recognized him in its “40 Under 40” program.
