Dr. Yang Wang’s . His research focuses on aerosol instrumentation and measurement, aerosol-cloud interaction, and functional nanoparticle synthesis. He worked on a fast-integrated mobility spectrometer (FIMS) that measures aerosol size distributions every 1 s, and high-resolution differential mobility analyzers (HR-DMAs) that measure particles with sizes down to 1 nm. He also evaluated and developed portable particle sensors for air quality monitoring.
Given the COVID-19 situation and the urgent need for medical masks, his research lab tests a wide range of household materials and common commercial fabrics that can be used to manufacture masks. The results are updated here: https://www.tinyurl.com/ve28f3l, and some press from this work can be found here:
- Missouri S&T environmental engineers study fabrics, materials for face covers
- Which Materials Make the Best Face Masks?
He is the recipient of the Gesellschaft for Aerosolforschung (GAeF) PhD Award during the 2019 European Aerosol Conference.