Principal Investigator

Biography

Dr. Yang Xiao (last name: Xiao) was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, P. R. China. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Southeast University (Nanjing, China) in 2006. During his doctoral studies, he conducted research at Southeast University under the supervision of Dr. Guomin Xiao (2010–2012) and later at Purdue University under the supervision of Prof. Arvind Varma (2012–2015). He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Southeast University in 2015.

Following his Ph.D., Dr. Xiao joined Prof. Varma’s research group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2015–2018) and subsequently served as a Research Scientist (2018–2019). In late 2019, he was promoted to Senior Research Engineer, serving as an independent Principal Investigator (PI) at Purdue University. In March 2022, Dr. Xiao joined Louisiana Tech University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering.

Education and Training

• 2015-2018: Post Doctoral Research Associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.;

• 2010-2015: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, co-advised by Prof. Arvind Varma and Prof. Guomin Xiao;

• 2006-2010: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.

Professional Appointments

• 2022.3 - present : Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

• 2019.11 - 2022.2: Senior Research Engineer (PI), Purdue University

• 2018.6 - 2019.10: Research Scientist, Purdue University

Selected Awards

• Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Award, U.S. National Science Foundation, 2024

• Collaborative Partnership Awards, Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA), 2023 and 2024

• Research Enhancement Awards, Louisiana Space Grant Consortium, 2023 and 2024

• Yound Investigator Travel Award, 27th International Symposium for Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2023

Academic Family Tree

• See Dr. Yang Xiao at The Academic Genealogy of Engineering

• See the Academic Family Tree of Dr. Arvind Varma (Dr. Xiao's PhD advisorat Purdue University) below.

Journal Editorships and Advisory Boards

• Guest Editor and Topical Advisory Panel Member for the journal of Catalysts

• Editorial Board Member for the journal of Sustainability

Professional Memberships

• Senior Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

• Member of American Chemical Society (ACS)

• Member of North American Catalysis Society

Conference Sessions Chaired

• Catalysis on Low Dimensional Materials, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 27 - 31, 2024.

• Catalysis on Low Dimensional Materials, AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 5 - 10, 2023.

• Session III, Southeastern Catalysis Society 2023 Annual Symposium, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 27 - 28, 2023.

• Fundamentals of Catalysis and Surface Science II: Zeolites and Acid Catalysis, AIChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 13 - 18, 2022.

• Biomass Upgrading I: Reaction Fundamentals, AIChE Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 5 - 11, 2021.

• Fundamentals and Strategies for Catalytic Biomass Conversion, AIChE Annual Meeting, Virtual, November 16 - 20, 2020.

Manuscript Reviewer

ACS Omega, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, AIChE Journal, Applied Energy, Applied Catalysis A: General, Applied Surface Science, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, Biomass and Bioenergy, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Catalysis Communications, Catalysis Letters, Catalysts, Chem, Chem Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, ChemistrySelect, ChemSusChem, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, Energy Exploration & Exploitation, Energy & Fuels, Fuel Processing, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Molecular Simulation, Molecular Physics, Molecular Catalysis, Molecules, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Reviews in Chemical Engineering, Sustainability, and Sustainable Energy & Fuels .