Prof. Dr. Yang Shao-Horn

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsImage and Language Processing, Computer Graphics and Visualisation, Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous and Wearable Computing,Electrochemistry,Solid State Chemistry and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
KeywordsBatterien, Brennstoffzellen, Elektrochemie

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCambridge
InstitutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InstituteDepartment of Mechanical Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Robert SchlöglAbteilung Anorganische Chemie, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2021

Programme(s)

2020Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Shao-Horn is world-renowned for her research on alternative energy production and energy storage, specifically in the areas of lithium-ion batteries, metal-air batteries, high- and low-temperature fuel cells, and electrolysis. Her research on model surfaces and industrially-relevant high surface area materials has yielded fundamental new insights into reaction mechanisms at interfaces in different materials classes. During her research stay in Germany, she will investigate solvation environments at electrified interfaces and their influence on local properties such as the dielectric constant and the rates of charge transfer.