Advanced Ceramics, Optical Materials, Nanostructured Materials for Energy, Biosolid Materials, Functional Films and Coatings

WORKING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2009-2011, Assistant research professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, USA

2006-2008, Research associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials & Material Systems, Duke University, USA

2001-2005, Visiting scholar and Research assistant, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, England

1999-2001, Research assistant, National Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China

1994-1998, Materials engineer, Division of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, Research Institute of Ma’anshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd (Magang Technological Center), China

1993-1994 Research assistant, Materials Research Institute (Cultivation Base of National Key Laboratory of Refractories & Ceramics), Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China

MAIN AWARDS

* AFOSR-YIP Award, US Air Force, 2010

* K.C. Wong Education Foundation Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010

* International Travel Grant Award, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK 2004

* Overseas Research Scholarship from Universities UK (British government) 2001-2004

* Imperial College Fellowship, 2001-2004

* Presidential Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2001

* Yan Dongsheng Prize, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, 2001

* Outstanding Research, Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, China, 1995

* University Scholarship, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 1991-1994

TEACHING

CEMS 317 Sintering of ceramics

SELECTIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Zexuan Dong, Yiquan Wu, Qin Wang, Chao Xie, Yanfang Ren, Robert L Clark "Reinforcement of electrospun membranes using nanoscale Al2O3 whiskers for improved tissue scaffolds", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 100 A(4) (2012), 903-910.

2. Supacharee Roddecha, Zexuan Dong, Yiquan Wu, Mitchell Anthamatten "Mechanical properties and ionic conductivity of electrospun quaternary ammonium ionomers", Journal of Membrane Science 389 (2012) 478- 485.

3. Nathan J. Jenness, Yiquan Wu, Robert L. Clark, "Fabrication of three-dimensional electrospun microstructures using phase modulated femtosecond laser pulses", Materials Letters, 66(2012)360-363.

4. Zexuan Dong, Scott J. Kennedy, Yiquan Wu "Electrospinning Materials for Energy-related Applications and Devices", Journal of Power Sources, 196 (2011) 4886-490.

5. Zexuan, Dong, Yiquan Wu, Robert, Clark, "Thermodynamic Modeling and Investigation of the Formation of Electrospun Collagen Fibers", Langmuir, 27 (2011) 12417-12422.

6. Yiquan Wu, Zexuan Dong, Nathan J. Jenness, Robert L. Clark. "In-situ formation of Cu metal crystals within nanostructured ZnO electrospun fibers", Materials Letters 65 (2011) 2683-2685.

7. Yiquan Wu, A.Y. Vorobyev, Robert L Clark, Chunlei Guo, "Femtosecond Laser Machining of Electrospun Membranes", Applied Surface Science, 257(2011) 2432-2435.

8. Yiquan Wu, I-Chien Liao, Scott Kennedy, Jun Wang, Jinzhi Du, Kam Leong, Robert Clark, "Electrosprayed core-shell microspheres for protein delivery", Chemical Communication, 46 (2010) 4743-4745.

9. Yiquan Wu, Zexuan Dong, Scott Wilson, Robert L. Clark, "Template-assisted Assembly of Electrospun Fibers", Polymer, 51 (2010) 3244-3248.

10. Jing Du, Yiquan Wu, K. L. Choy, P. Shipway, "Structure, Properties and Gas Sensing Behavior of Cr2-xTixO3 Films Prepared by Electrostatic Spray Assisted Vapor Deposition", Thin Solid Films, 519 (4) 2010, 1293-1299.

11. Yiquan Wu, Andrew MacKay, Jonathan McDaniel, Ashutosh Chilkoti and Robert L. Clark, "Fabrication of Elastin-Like Polypeptide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery by Electrospraying", Biomacromolecules, 10(2009) 19-24.

12. Yiquan Wu and Robert L. Clark, "Electrohydrodynamic Processing of Micro- and Nanometer Biomaterials", Handbook of Fabrication and Processing of Biomaterials, CRC Press / Taylor and Francis Group, pp 275-334, 2008.

13. Yiquan Wu and Robert L. Clark, "Electrohydrodynamic Atomization: a Versatile Process for Preparing Materials for Biomedical Applications", Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition. 19 (2008) 573-601.

14. Yiquan Wu, Matthew S. Johannes and Robert L. Clark, "AFM-based Voltage Assisted Nanoelectrospinning", Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 699-702.

15. Yiquan Wu, Lisa A. Carnell and Robert L. Clark, "Control of Electrospun Mat Width Through the Use of Parallel Auxiliary Electrodes", Polymer, 48 (2007) 5653-5661.

16. Yiquan Wu and Robert L. Clark, "Controllable Porous Polymer Particles Generated by Electrospraying", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 310 (2007) 529-535.

17. Yiquan Wu, Jing Du, Kwang-Leong Choy and Larry L. Hench, "Laser Densification of Alumina Powder Beds Generated using Aerosol Assisted Spray Deposition", Journal of the European Ceramics Society, 27(2007)4727-4735.

18. Yiquan Wu and Kwang-Leong Choy, "Solid Freeform Fabrication of Alumina using Laser-Assisted ESAVD", Applied Surface Science, 252 (2006) 4809-4813.

19. Yiquan Wu, Jing Du and Kwang-Leong Choy, "Novel Deposition of Columnar Y3Al5O12 Coatings by Electrostatic Spray Assisted Vapor Deposition", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89[1] 385-387 (2006).

20. Jing Du, Yiquan Wu and Kwang-Leong Choy, "Controlled Synthesis of Gas Sensing Cr2-xTixO3 Films by Electrostatic Spray Assisted Vapour Deposition and their Structural Characterization", Thin Solid Films, 497[1-2] 42-47 (2006).

21. Yiquan Wu, Kwang-Leong Choy and Larry L. Hench, "Laser Densification of TiO2 Films Prepared by Aerosol Assisted Vapour Deposition", Applied Surface Science, 247(2005) 378-383.

22. Yiquan Wu, Larry L. Hench, Jing Du, Kwang-Leong Choy and Jingkun Guo "Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Fibers by Electrospinning Technique", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 87[10] 1988-1991 (2004).

23. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Giuseppe Pezzotti and Jingkun Guo, "Effect of Glass Additions on Strength and Toughness of Polycrystalline Alumina", Journal of the European Ceramics Society, 22 (2002) 159-164.

24. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Giuseppe Pezzotti and Jingkun Guo, "Influence of AlF3 and ZnF2 on the Phase Transformation of Gamma to Alpha Alumina", Materials Letters, 52 (2002) 366-369.

25. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaoxian Huang and Jingkun Guo, "Microstructure Development and Mechanical Properties of Self-Reinforced Alumina with CAS Addition", Journal of the European Ceramics Society, 21 (2001) 581-587.

26. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaoxian Huang and Jingkun Gun, "Preparation of Platelike Nano Alumina Particles", Ceramics International, 27 (2001) 265-268.

27. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang and JingKun Guo, "Thermodynamic Analysis and Phase Equilibrium for Ti-N-C-O Systems", Chinese Ceramic Society Bulletin, 19[6] (2000) 46-49.

28. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang, Yawei Li and Jingkun Guo, "New Materials in the Si-Al-O-N Systems for Refractory Industries", Chinese Journal of Refractories, 35[1] (2001) 40-42.

29. Yiquan Wu and Yufeng Zhang, "Preparation of MgAl2O4 Ultrafine Powder", Chinese Journal of Materials Review, 14[4] (2000) 41-43.

30. Yiquan Wu, Yufeng Zhang and Jingkun Guo, "In-situ Growth Whiskers Reinforced Ceramic Composites", Chinese Journal of Materials Review 14 [12] (2000) 20-25.