Dr Ying Pan is currently working on the further development of sustainable energy production. Her work centres on the development of innovative metal/carbon hybrids, which offer great potential for the production of green fuels. At Paderborn University, Dr Ying Pan conducts research together with Junior Professor M. Nieves López Salas and cooperates closely with researchers from other universities in Germany and abroad.
After her PhD, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Australian Carbon Materials Centre (A-CMC) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Before joining Paderborn University, she worked in industry for one and a half years. Dr Ying Pan's academic career therefore encompasses not only academic and research-related activities, but also valuable experience from the dynamic and demanding industrial environment.
Throughout her scientific career, Dr Ying Pan has continuously contributed her expertise and passion to the world of materials science.
- Transition metal-based nanomaterials for electrocatalysis: on the way to avoiding precious metals
- Carbon-based materials for electrocatalysis and photocatalysis: towards more sustainable synthesis strategies
- Piezocatalysts for the production of green fuels: towards smarter green energy production techniques
- Hydrogen production
- Water splitting
- Metal oxides, N-doped carbon materials