Yongqiang Wang

Dr. Yongqiang Wang is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Forse Group at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, working on materials, processes, and prototypes for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2. His current research focuses on developing electrically conductive DAC sorbents from low-cost porous carbon, aiming to reduce the overall capture cost. These sorbents capture CO2 from ambient air and release concentrated CO2 when heated through an electrically‑driven Joule‑heating process. The proposed DAC system is expected to be powered using renewable electricity, with reduced operating costs and a lower carbon footprint. Scale‑up and commercialisation activities are currently being conducted and supported by the MATcelerate ZERO project to accelerate progress towards net‑zero emissions.

Before moving to Cambridge, he obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Melbourne, where he developed a patented vapor-promoted desorption (VPD) process for solar-powered DAC.