Education

2008.08-2011.10 Norwegian University of Science and Technology(ntnu),  PhD in Chemical Engineering

2006.08-2008.06 NTNU, Master in Biotechnology

2001.08-2005.06 China Pharmaceutical University, Bachelor in Pharmacy

Work Experience

2022.06-now          Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Associate Professor

2016.11-2022.05  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor

2013.10-2016.10 SINTEF Research Scientist

2011.11-2013.09 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Postdoc

1.Natural gas Conversion

2.Biomass Conversion

3.Catalytic CO2 conversation to fuels and chemicals

1.Joakim Tafjord; Erling Rytter; Anders Holmen; Rune Myrstad; Ingeborg-Helene Svenum; Bjorn E. Christensen; Jia Yang*; Transition-Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts Anchored on Carbon Supports via Short-Chain Alginate Linkers, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, 4(4): 3900-3910 

2.Xiaoli Yang; Ruifeng Wang; Jia Yang*; Weixin Qian; Yaru Zhang; Xuning Li; Yanqiang Huang*,;Tao Zhang; De Chen*;Exploring the Reaction Paths in the Consecutive Fe-Based FT Catalyst-Zeolite Process for Syngas Conversion, ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10(6): 3797-3806 

3.Xiaoli Yang; Jia Yang*; Yalan Wang; Tao Zhao; Haoxi Ben*; Xuning Li; Anders Holmen; Yanqiang Huang; De Chen; Promotional effects of sodium and sulfur on light olefins synthesis from syngas over iron-manganese catalyst, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022.春季, 300(300):120716

4.Muhammad Zubair; Estelle Marie M.Vanhaecke; Ingeborg-Helene Svenum; Magnus Rønning; Jia Yang*; Core-shell particles of C-doped CdS and graphene: A noble metal-free approach for efficient photocatalytic H2 generation, Green Energy & Environment, 2020, 5(4): 461-472 

5.Jia Yang*; Cristian Ledesma Rodriguez; Yanying Qi; Hongfei Ma; Anders Holmen; De Chen; The effect of co-feeding ethene on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to olefins over Co-based catalysts, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2020, 598(0): 117564

6.Ida Hjorth; Yalan Wang; Yahao Li; Marthe Emelie Melandsø Buan; Magnus Nord; Magnus Rønning; Jia Yang*; De Chen*; Electrochemical syngas production from CO 2 and water with CNT supported ZnO catalysts, Catalysis Today,2020

7.Jia Yang; Yanying Qi; Jun Zhu; Yi-An Zhu; De Chen; Anders Holmen ; Reaction mechanism ofCO activation and methane formation on Co Fischer–Tropsch catalyst: A combined DFT, transient, and steady-state kinetic modeling, Journal of Catalysis, 2013, 308: 37-49

8.Cristian Ledesma; Jia Yang; Edd A. Blekkan; Anders Holmen; De Chen ; Carbon Number Dependence of Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics in CO Hydrogenation on a Co-Based Catalyst, ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6(10): 6674-6686

1. Novel Fe based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for olefin production. 07/2017-07/2022. NTNU. Principle investigator.
2. Data4ERC project. 05/2021-03/2022. The research Council of Norway. Principle investigator.
3. Kinetics and mechanism studies for industrial catalytic reactions. 07/2018-11/2011.  The research Council of Norway. Co-PI.
4. Silver catalyzed industrial methanol partial oxidation to formaldehyde. 08/2016-04/2021. The research Council of Norway. Co-PI.
5. TiO2 based photocatalytic water splitting to form H2. 08/2017-03/2021. NTNU. PI.
6. Cost-effective drill bit materials based on SiC. 08/2018-02/2021. The Research Council of Norway. PI.
7. Selective hydrogenation reaction based on Cu catalysts. 07/2017-02/2021. The Research Council of Norway. Co-PI.
8. Nanostructured electrode and membrane materials for direct alkaline fuel cell. 02/2017-07/2019. EU. PI.

1.2021 Awards for international talent from Shanghai

2.2020 Grant from the Research Council of Norway

3.2018 Discover Awards from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology