Yang Yu
Assistant Professor of Biology Instruction
Dr. Yang Yu has broad research and teaching experience in microbiology, biotechnology, genetic engineering, biofuels and environmental engineering. His post-doctoral study was in biorefinery, Ph.D. in microbiology, and master鈥檚 degrees in both biotechnology and environmental engineering. He majored in environmental sciences as an undergraduate. His work and research in both university and industrial settings contributed greatly to his wide range of knowledge and skills in microbiology and biotechnology.
After many years of practical experience in research and application, Dr. Yu turned his interest to teaching. He taught many different courses, such as Microbiology, Genetics, Pathogenic Bacteriology and Environmental Biotechnology, at Mt. St. Vincent University and Lakehead University in Canada before joining the Department of Biology at 换妻社区 in 2023. At Hope, Dr. Yu currently teaches General Microbiology and Biology of Microorganisms.
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
- Biotechnology
- Bioprocess development
- Waste recycling and wastewater treatment
- Biofuels
Education
- Ph.D., microbiology, Heriot-Watt University (Scotland)
- M.Phil., biotechnology, Murdoch University (Australia)
- M.Eng., environmental engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
- B.S., environmental sciences, Shanxi University (China)
Selected Recent Publications
- 鈥淩adial Growth of Polymeric Fe/S Rods for Improving Removal of Cu/Zn from Real Electroplating Wastewater鈥� (with D. X. Liang et al.), Materials Today Communications, 2023
- 鈥淐onversion of Fe-bearing Minerals in Sludge to Nanorod Erdite for Real Electroplating Wastewater Treatment: Comparative Study between Ferrihydrite, Hematite, Magnetite, and Troilite鈥� (with Y. Huo et al.), Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021
- 鈥淩ecycling of Groundwater Treatment Sludge to Prepare Nano-rod Erdite Particles for Tetracycline Adsorption鈥� (with Z. Qu et al.), Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020
- 鈥淓ffects of Washing, Autoclaving, and Surfactants on the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Negatively Valued Paper Mill Sludge for Sugar production鈥� (with S. Y. Zhu et al.), Energy Fuels, 2019
- 鈥淚nfluence of Proteins on Transport of Ferrihydrite Particles Formed during Recharge of Groundwater Containing Fe with Reclaimed Water鈥� (with S. Y. Zhu et al.), Water, 2018.
- 鈥淒etoxification of Hemicellulose-rich Hydrolysates by Polymeric Resins for Improved Ethanol Fermentability鈥� (with L. P. Christopher), Fuel, 2017
Outside the College
In his spare time, Dr. Yu enjoys traveling, hiking, biking and running. He likes to meet different people and understand different cultures all over the world.