Curriculum Vitae. Yu (Will) Wang

Curriculum Vitae Yu (Will) Wang Assistant Research Professor yu.wang3@wsu.edu School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, WA, USA EDUCATION B.S. Sichuan University, China, Polymer Science and Engineering 09/04-07/08 M.S. Sichuan University, China, Polymer Processing Engineering 09-08/2011 Ph.D. Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Materials Science and Engineering 08/12 07/15 APPOINTMENTS 08/2012-07/2015, Research Assistant Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA 08/2015-08/2017, Assistant Research Professor Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA AWARDS 1. Annual awards of excellent students (top 10 %), 2006-2007, Sichuan University 2. Annual awards of excellent students (top 10 %), 2007-2008, Sichuan University 3. Annual awards of excellent graduate student (top 10 %), 2009-2010, Sichuan University 4. Annual awards of excellent graduate student (top 10 %), 2010-2011, Sichuan University 5. Excellent Research Assistant in WSU, (top 1%), 2014, Washington State University; 6. 2 nd place in Poster Presentation, SAMPE, Seattle, Feb. 2015; 7. 2 nd place in Oral Presentation in Materials Science and Engineering Program Research Expo., Pullman, WSU, March 2015. 1

ACHIEVEMENTS The main achievements include more than 33 peer-reviewed journal papers (4 of them in the top journals of energy or nanotechnology field), 4 patents with 1 of them published and 3 in pending. The study on gummy materials for advanced batteries have attracted global attention and been reported/highlighted by various famous media in materials science, including ScienceDaily, Materials Today, NanoWerk and so on. Specific publications are shown below. Achievements: Peer-reviewed Journal Papers A. Energy Materials 1. Y. Wang, W.-H. Zhong, T. Schiff, A. Eyler and B. Li, A Particle-Controlled, High-Performance, Gum-Like Electrolyte for Safe and Flexible Energy Storage Devices, Adv. Energy Mater., 2015, 5. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201400463 2. Y. Wang and W.-H. Zhong, Development of Electrolytes towards Achieving Safe and High-Performance Energy-Storage Devices: A Review, Chemelectrochem, 2014, 2, 22. (Invited review) 3. Y. Wang, B. Li, J. Y. Ji and W. H. Zhong, Controlled Li+ conduction pathway to achieve enhanced ionic conductivity in polymer electrolytes, J. Power Sources, 2014, 247, 452. 4. Y. Wang, B. Li, J. Y. Ji, A. Eyler and W. H. Zhong, A Gum-Like Electrolyte: Safety of a Solid, Performance of a Liquid, Adv. Energy Mater., 2013, 3, 1557. B. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 1. Y. Wang*, L. Chen, L. Scudiero, W.-H. Zhong*, The Beauty of Frost: Nano-Sulfur Assembly via Low Pressure Vapour Deposition, Chem. Commun. 2015, DOI:10.1039/c5cc06524k (*Corresponding author) 2. Y. Wang, W. H. K. Zhong, J. Y. Ji and A. Eyler, Blossoming of Nanosheet Structures via a Disturbed Self-Assembly, Nano Lett., 2014, 14, 3474. 2

3. Y. Wang, X.-J. Wu, W. Yang, Y.-M. Zhai, B.-H. Xie and M.-B. Yang, Aggregate of nanoparticles: rheological and mechanical properties, Nanoscale Res. Lett., 2011, 6, 114. C. Polymer Science and Polymeric Nanocomposites 1. B. Geng, Y. Wang, B. Li and W.-H. Zhong, Segregated polymeric nanocomposites with tunable three-dimensional network of nanoparticles by controlling the dispersion and distribution, Rsc Adv., 2014, 4, 51872. 2. T. Liu, Y. Wang, A. Eyler and W. H. Zhong, Synergistic effects of hybrid graphitic nanofillers on simultaneously enhanced wear and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites, Eur. Polym. J., 2014, 55, 210. 3. X. F. Wei, R. Y. Bao, L. Gu, Y. Wang, K. Ke, W. Yang, B. H. Xie, M. B. Yang, T. Zhou and A. M. Zhang, Synergistic effect of stereocomplex crystals and shear flow on the crystallization rate of poly(l-lactic acid): A rheological study, Rsc Adv., 2014, 4, 2733. 4. H. D. Liu, Y. Wang, M. B. Yang and Q. He, Evaluation of Hydrophobic Polyurethane Foam as Sorbent Material for Oil Spill Recovery, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part a-pure and Applied Chemistry, 2014, 51, 88. 5. A. S. Yang, Y. Wang, Z. Y. Liu, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, A rheological study on the chain interdiffusion of miscible polymer melts, Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2013, 361. 6. L. Wang, J. H. Wang, B. Yang, Y. Wang, Q. P. Zhang, M. B. Yang and J. M. Feng, A novel hierarchical crystalline structure of injection-molded bars of linear polymer: co-existence of bending and normal shish-kebab structure, Colloid. Polym. Sci., 2013, 291, 1503. 7. Y. M. Zhai, Y. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, A thermal method for quantitatively determinating the content of short chain branching in ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2012, 110, 1389. 8. X. J. Wu, Y. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie, M. B. Yang and W. Dan, A rheological study on temperature dependent microstructural changes of fumed silica gels in dodecane, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 10457. 3

9. X. J. Wu, Y. Wang, M. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Structure of fumed silica gels in dodecane: enhanced network by oscillatory shear, Colloid. Polym. Sci., 2012, 290, 151. 10. X.-Q. Liu, Y. Wang, W. Yang, Z.-Y. Liu, Y. Luo, B.-H. Xie and M.-B. Yang, Control of morphology and properties by the selective distribution of nano-silica particles with different surface characteristics in PA6/ABS blends, J. Mater. Sci., 2012, 47, 4620. 11. K. Ke, Y. Wang, K. Zhang, Y. Luo, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Melt viscoelasticity, electrical conductivity, and crystallization of PVDF/MWCNT composites: Effect of the dispersion of MWCNTs, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2012, 125, E49. 12. K. Ke, Y. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Crystallization and reinforcement of poly (vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites: Role of high molecular weight resin and carbon nanotubes, Polymer Testing, 2012, 31, 117. 13. K. Ke, Y. Wang, Y. Luo, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Evolution of agglomerate structure of carbon nanotubes in multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polymer composite melt: A rheo-electrical study, Composites Part B-Engineering, 2012, 43, 3281. 14. K. Ke, Y. Wang, X. Q. Liu, J. Cao, Y. Luo, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, A comparison of melt and solution mixing on the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a poly(vinylidene fluoride) matrix, Composites Part B-Engineering, 2012, 43, 1425. 15. S. L. Huang, Z. Y. Liu, C. L. Yin, Y. Wang, Y. J. Gao, C. Chen and M. B. Yang, Dynamic Electrical and Rheological Percolation in Isotactic Poly(propylene)/Carbon Black Composites, Macromol. Mater. Eng., 2012, 297, 51. 16. S. L. Huang, Z. Y. Liu, C. L. Yin, Y. J. Gao, Y. Wang and M. B. Yang, Gelation of attractive particles in polymer melt, Polymer, 2012, 53, 4293. 17. J. Cao, Y. Wang, K. Ke, Y. Luo, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Crystallization, rheological behavior and mechanical properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites containing graphitic fillers: a comparative study, Polym. Int., 2012, 61, 1031. 4

18. Y. An, L. Gu, Y. Wang, Y.-M. Li, W. Yang, B.-H. Xie and M.-B. Yang, Morphologies of injection molded isotactic polypropylene/ultra high molecular weight polyethylene blends, Materials and Design, 2012, 35, 633. 19. Y. Wang, Y. M. Zhai, K. Ke, W. Yang and M. B. Yang, Characteristic Shear Rate for Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior in a Polydisperse Polymer Solution, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics, 2011, 50, 123. 20. R. Wen, K. Ke, Y. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Interfacial Interaction of Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites: A Rheological Study, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2011, 121, 3041. 21. Y. M. Li, Y. Wang, L. Bai, H. L. Z. Zhou, W. Yang and M. B. Yang, Dynamic Rheological Behavior of HDPE/UHMWPE Blends, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics, 2011, 50, 1249. 22. C.-L. Li, H. Jiang, Y. Wang and Y.-C. Wang, Hyperbranched poly(methyl methacrylate)s prepared by miniemulsion polymerization and their (non)-newtonian flow behaviors, Polymer, 2011, 52, 376. 23. K. Ke, R. Wen, Y. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Crystallization behavior of poly (vinylidene fluoride)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites, J. Mater. Sci., 2011, 46, 1542. 24. S. L. Huang, Z. Y. Liu, C. L. Yin, Y. Wang, Y. J. Gao and M. B. Yang, A dynamic study on nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of isotactic polypropylene/carbon black composite melts, Colloid. Polym. Sci., 2011, 289, 1927. 25. S. L. Huang, Z. Y. Liu, C. L. Yin, Y. Wang, Y. J. Gao, C. Chen and M. B. Yang, Enhancement effect of filler network on isotactic polypropylene/carbon black composite melts, Colloid. Polym. Sci., 2011, 289, 1673. 26. S. L. Huang, Z. Y. Liu, C. L. Yin, Y. J. Gao, Y. Wang and M. B. Yang, INFLUENCE OF PHASE TRANSITION ON THE FILLER NETWORK IN ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE/CARBON BLACK COMPOSITES, Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2011, 1068. 27. Y. M. Zhai, Y. Wang, W. Yang, B. H. Xie and M. B. Yang, Dynamic Rheological Behavior of Copolymerized Linear Low-Density Polyethylenes: Effect of Molecular Weight and Its Distribution, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics, 2009, 48, 844. 5

Achievements: Patents 1. US Patent US2014012727: Y. Wang, W. H. Zhong, and B. Li, Gum-like Electrolytes with Thermal-protection Capability, May 24, 2014. 2. Pending patent US-880619: Y. Wang, W. H. Zhong, and B. Li, Functionalized Porous Polymer Nanocomposites via Introducing Functional Components into Emulsion Systems, Sep., 2014. 3. Pending patent, Application No. 62073871: Y. Wang, W. H. Zhong, and B. Li, Adhesive Conductive Binders for Battery Electrodes, Nov., 2014. 4. Pending patent, Application No. 920455: Y. Wang, W. H. Zhong, and B. Li, Disturbed Self-assembly: Growing Block Copolymer Nanosheet (BCNS) Densely and Naturally, Nov., 2013. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 1. American Chemical Society (ACS), student member, 2013- present 2. The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), student member, 2014 - present 6