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Yuanzhi Tang

College of Sciences School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences



Yuanzhi Tang is a leading expert in energy systems, critical minerals, and energy material supply chains.

Yuanzhi Tang is a leading expert in energy systems, critical minerals, and energy material supply chains, with research and leadership focused on advancing secure, circular, and sustainable energy technologies and infrastructure. Her research centers on molecular-scale reactions at mineral-water interfaces and their applications in energy, environmental, and resource systems. Building on this foundational work, Tang develops solutions in energy and battery materials, resource recovery, waste-to-resource technologies, carbon and elemental cycling, and sustainable industrial systems. 

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Yuanzhi Tang Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Yuanzhi Tang, executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) and Georgia Power Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been named an American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow.

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Yuanzhi Tang Named Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute

Georgia Tech has appointed Yuanzhi Tang as executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Feb. 1.

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Tiny Diatoms, Big Climate Impact: How Microscopic Skeletons Rapidly Shape Ocean Chemistry

These tiny seafloor transformations are reshaping our understanding of how ocean sediments regulate carbon and climate.

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How the US Can Mine Its Own Critical Minerals — Without Digging New Holes

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.

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New Battery Cathode Material Could Revolutionize EV Market and Energy Storage

A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a low-cost iron chloride cathode for lithium-ion batteries, which could significantly reduce costs and improve performance for electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage systems.

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Three Faculty Named Blanchard Early Career Professors

The College of Sciences has named three new Blanchard Early Career Professors: Martin Mourigal, School of Physics; Dobromir “Doby” Rahnev, School of Psychology; and Yuanzhi Tang, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

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