Christopher Yang is a research faculty member at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. He studies energy and environmental aspects associated with new vehicle and fuel technologies in transportation, with a focus on hydrogen as well as electric vehicles. He is particularly interested in the interface between these emerging vehicle fuels and other parts of the energy sector, especially the electricity system.
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Princeton University 1998 –2003, Concentration: Membranes for polymer fuel cells. Collaboration with Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the department of Chemistry, Thesis Title: Composite Nafion/Zirconium Phosphate Membranes Fuel Cell Membranes: Operation at Elevated Temperature and Reduced Relative Humidity (Advisors: Prof. Robert Socolow, Dr. Supramaniam Srinivasan, Prof. Jay Benziger, Prof. Andrew Bocarsly)
M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Stanford University 1996 –1998, Concentration: Water Treatment Processes – Environmental Engineering and Science (Advisor. Prof. Perry McCarty)
B.S. Earth Systems. Stanford University 1992 –1996, Concentration: Biosphere – Environmental Biology, Thesis: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Scenarios: Sensitivity to Social and Technological Factors in Three Regions. (Advisor: Prof. Stephen Schneider)