Department of Chemistry

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Duck Yang
Assoc. Dean Research & Id. Progs.
BE 2.512
972-883-6681

Duck Joo (D. J.) Yang, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
Research and Interdisciplinary Programs
Research Professor
Nanoscience and Technology

Personal Webpage

DJ Yang website

Education and Experience

  • B.S., Clark University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1972): Chemistry
  • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (1977): Physical Inorganic Chemistry
  • Executive MBA, University of Pennsylvania (1982)

  • Executive Vice President, Head of New Business Development, SAIT (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology: Samsung Group Central R&D Institute (2000-2003)
  • Vice President, CRO & Head of Chemical Sector, Samsung: SAIT (1997-2000)
  • Director: Product/Sales/Marketing/Supply Chains Management, DuPont Automotive Products SBU (DuPont Asia Pacific/DuPont-Korea) (1995-1997)
  • Project Manager, Semiconductor Materials Division, DuPont Electronics Materials SBU (Special Business Unit), Wilmington, DE (1993-1995)
  • Marketing Manager, Semiconductor Materials Division, DuPont Electronics Materials SBU, Wilmington, DE (1992-1993)
  • Technology Manager, Semiconductor Materials Division, DuPont Electronics Materials SBU, Wilmington, DE (1990-1992)
  • Research Chemist at DuPont Experimental Station, and was promoted in various R&D and mfg positions as Senior Research Chemist, Research Associate & Project Team Leader in several DuPont Specialty Business Units (SBUs): Polymer Intermediates Department, Explosives Division, Finishes/Fabricated Products Dept, Automotive Products SBU and Electronics Materials SBU, DuPont-USA, Wilmington, DE (1978-1990)

Affiliations

  • Nanotech Institute
  • Executive member at the Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the School of Management at UT Dallas  
  • Adjunct Professor at School of Applied Chemical Engineering/Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute at Chonnam National University, Korea

Research Description

  • New process development for composite CNT/Graphene fibers
  • Synthesis of vanadium oxide nanotubes (VNTs) and its application for energy storage
  • Composite electrode fabrication using VNTs with graphenes for supercapacitors
  • Functionalization of graphite and exfoliation
  • Synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanomaterials and its application
  • Carbon fiber preparation from melt spinable polymers
  • Eco-friendly process research of nano-materials synthesis
  • Economical process development of biofuels: Conversion of non-edible cellulosics to bio-ethanol.
  • Immobilization of nano particles or bio-catalyst on substrate
  • Hydrogen/CO2 storage material research using conductive polymer
  • PEM fuel cell polymer membrane development

Selected Publications

  1. Anjalee D. Liyanage, John P. Ferraris, Inga H. Musselman, Duck-Joo Yang, Theodore E. Andersson, David Y. Son, Kenneth J. Balkus Jr “Nafion-sulfonated dendrimer composite membranes for fuel cell applications”  Journal of Membrane Science  392-293, 2012, 175-180.
  2. Abdelaziz Rahy, Chen Chou, Jie Zheng, SY Park, Moon J. Kim and Duck J. Yang “Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles” Carbon, Vol. 50, issue 3, March, 2012, P1298-1302
  3. Jeliza S. Bonso, Abdelaziz Rahy, Sanjaya D. Perera, Nijem Nour, Oliver Seitz, Yves J. Chabal, Kenneth J. Balkus, Jr., John P. Ferraris and Duck J. Yang “Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets-V2O5 nanotube composite electrodes for supercapacitor application” Journal of Power Sources,  203 (2012) 227-232.
  4. Wan-Jung Chao, Abdelaziz Rahy, Jeongeun Seo, Haiwon Lee and Duck J. Yang “Ethanol Sensor Development using Three-dimensional Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Network on Silicon Pillars” 978, 1, 4577, 2141, IEEE NMDC , Pages 176-183, 2011
  5. Abdelaziz Rahy, Changheon Kim, Sungwoo Ryu, Jaewon Hwang, Soon Hyung Hong and Duck J. Yang, “Novel and Versatile Process for the Preparation of Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Carbon Nanotube Fibers/Yarns” 978, 1, 4577, 2141, IEEE NMDC, Pages 214-218, 2011
  6. Daniel Tran, Duck J Yang and Kenneth J Balkus, Jr. “Fabrication of Cellulase Protein Fibers through Concentric Electrospinning” J. Mol. Catalysis. B, Enzymatic, Volume 72, Issues 1-2, Pages 1-5, 2011
  7. Kwang Ho Lee, In Seong Choi, Young-Gyu Kim, Duck-Joo Yang and Hyeun-Jong Bae “Enhanced production of bioethanol and ultrastructural characteristics of reused Saccharomyces cerevisiae immobilized calcium alginate beads” Bioresource Technology, Volume 102,   Issue 17, Pages 8191-8198, 2011
  8. Abdelaziz Rahy; Touria Rguig; Sung June Cho; Christopher E Bunker and Duck Joo Yang, “Polar Solvent Soluble and Hydrogen Absorbing Polyaniline Nanofibers” Synthetic Metals, Vol., 161, Issues 3-4, Pages 280-284, 2011
  9. Seung Gon Wi, Byung Yeoup Chung, Hyun Joo Kim, Duck Joo Yang, Hyeun-Jong Bae “Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Rapeseed Straw by Popping Pretreatment for Bioethanol Production” Bioresource Technology, 102(10) PP. 5788-5793, 2011
  10. Abdelaziz Rahy, Joseph Bae, Aimei Wu, Sanjeev K. Manohar and Duck J. Yang,   “Nano-emulsion use for the synthesis of polyaniline nano-grains or nano-fibers” Polymers for Advanced Technologies Polymers for Advanced Technologies 22 (5), pp. 664-668, 2011
  11. N. Hamdi, V. Tolsa, H Monbouquette, Abdelaziz Rahy and Duck J. Yang, ”An Electrochemical Dopamine Sensor Based on a Flexible Conductive Film of SWNTs on PET”, Proceedings of ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology, Feb. 7-10, 2010, Houston, Texas
  12. Abdelaziz Rahy, Pooja Bajaj, Inga Musselman, Soon Hyung Hong, Ya-Ping Sun and Duck J. Yang, “Coating of Carbon Nanotubes on Flexible Substrate and Its Adhesion Study” Applied Surface Science, 255, 7084-7089, 2009
  13. Seung Gon Wi, Hyun Joo Kim, Shobana A.  Mahadevan, Duck-Joo Yang and Hyeun-Jong Bae, “The potential value of the seaweed Ceylon moss (Gelidium amansii) as an alternative bioenergy resource.” Bioresource Technology, Volume 100, Issue 24, December 2009, Pages 6658-6660
  14. Abdelaziz Rahy and D. J. Yang, “Highly Conductive Polyaniline Nanofibers” Material Letters, 62 (2008) 4311-4314
  15. Grace Jones D. Kalaw, Zhiwei Yang, Inga H. Musselman, Duck-Joo Yang, Kenneth J. Balkus Jr., and John P. Ferraris, “Novel Polysilsesquioxane Hybrid Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Applications”, Separation Science and Technology, 43, 3981-4008, 2008.
  16. Lee. K. H., Sra, A., Jang, H.S., Lee. B.J., Overzet, L. J., Yang, D. J.,  Lee, G. S., “Growth and characterization of CNT forests using bimetallic nanoparticles as catalyst”, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008 1, pp. 167-170
  17. Kyung Hwan Lee, Hoon-Sik Jang, Gum Yong Eom, Byeong-Jun Lee, Dorothea Burk, Lawrence Overzet, Duck J. Yang and Gil S. Lee, “The enhanced growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet” Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 3849–3851
  18. Abdelaziz Rahy, Mohamed Sakrout, Sanjeev Manohar, Sung June Cho, John Ferraris, D. J. Yang, “Polyaniline Nanofibers Synthesis by Co-use of Ammonium Peroxydisulfate and Sodium Hypochlorite”, Chemistry of Materials, 2008; 20(15); 4808-4814
  19. Yang, Zhiwei; Coutinho, Decio H.; Yang, Duck-Joo; Balkus, Kenneth J.; Ferraris, John P. “Proton-conducting membranes based on HTFSI-doped PEI/SiO2 nanocomposites.” Journal of Membrane Science (2008), 313(1-2), 91-96.

Publications

1) Seung Gon Wi, Hyun Joo Kim, Shobana Arumugam Mahadevan, Duck-Joo Yang, Hyeun-Jong Bae The potential value of the seaweed Ceylon moss (Gelidium amansii) as an alternative bioenergy resource In Press, Bioresource Technology, Available online 3 August 2009

2) Abdelaziz Rahy, Pooja Bajaj, Inga Musselman, Soon Hyung Hong, Ya-Ping Sun and Duck J. Yang, “Coating of Carbon Nanotubes on Flexible Substrate and Its Adhesion Study”, Applied Surface Science, 255, 7084-7089, 2009

3) Abdelaziz Rahy and D. J. Yang, “Highly Conductive Polyaniline Nanofibers” Material Letters, 62 (2008) 4311-4314

4) Grace Jones D. Kalaw, Zhiwei Yang, Inga H. Musselman, Duck-Joo Yang, Kenneth J. Balkus Jr., and John P. Ferraris, “Novel Polysilsesquioxane Hybrid Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Applications”, Separation Science and Technology, 43, 3981-4008, 2008.

5) Kyung Hwan Lee, Hoon-Sik Jang, Gum Yong Eom, Byeong-Jun Lee, Dorothea Burk, Lawrence Overzet, Duck J. Yang and Gil S. Lee, “The enhanced growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet” Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 3849–3851

6) Abdelaziz Rahy, Mohamed Sakrout, Sanjeev Manohar, Sung June Cho, John Ferraris, D. J. Yang, “Polyaniline Nanofibers Synthesis by Co-use of Ammonium Peroxydisulfate and Sodium Hypochlorite”, Chemistry of Materials, 2008; 20(15); 4808-4814

7) Yang, Zhiwei; Coutinho, Decio H.; Yang, Duck-Joo; Balkus, Kenneth J.; Ferraris, John P. “Proton-conducting membranes based on HTFSI-doped PEI/SiO2 nanocomposites.” Journal of Membrane Science (2008), 313(1-2), 91-96.

8) Kim DW, Lee JS, Lee GS, Aliev A, Overzet L, Yang, DJ., “Carbon Nanotubes based Methanol Sensor for Fuel Cells Application”, Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Vol. 6, 1-6, 2006

9) D. Coutinho, J.P. Ferraris, D.J. Yang, K.J. Balkus Jr “Transformation of Mesoporous Benzene Silica to Nanoporous Carbon”, Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, 91, 276-285, 2006

10) Xinyu, Z., Lee, J.S., Lee, G.S., Yang, Duck. J., Manohar, S. K., “Synthesis of PEDOT Nanotubes” Macromolecules, 39(2), 470-472, 2006

11) Bae, Jong Wook; Lee, Jae Sung; Lee, Kyung Hee; Lee, Byeongno; Yang, Duck Joo “A novel method of CCl4 Disposal by Disproportionation with CH4 over Pt on Various Supports”, Chemistry Letters, 2001, N3 (MAR 5), P264-265

12) Lin, T. J.; Antonelli, J. A.; Yang, D. J.; Yasuda, H. K.; Wang, F. T., “Plasma treatment of automotive steel for corrosion protection - a dry energetic process for coatings”, Progress in Organic Coatings, 31, 351-361 (1997)

13) Yasuda, H.; Chun, B. H.; Cho, D. L.; Lin, T. J.; Yang, D. J.; Antonelli, J. A. Morphology of phosphate layer investigated by vacuum depositing a parylene C film. Corrosion (Houston) (1996), 52(8), 584-591

14) Yasuda, H.; Chun, B. H.; Cho, D. L.; Lin, T. J.; Yang, D. J.; Antonelli, J. A. Interface-engineered Parylene C coating for corrosion protection of cold-rolled steel. Corrosion (Houston) (1996), 52(3), 169-176

15) Wang, Tinghao F.; Lin, T. J.; Yang, D. J.; Antonelli, J. A.; Yasuda, H. K. “Corrosion protection of cold-rolled steel by low temperature plasma interface engineering I. Enhancement of E-coat adhesion”, Progress in Organic Coatings, 28, 291-297 (1996)

16) Burkett, S.L.; Charlson, E.M.; Charlson, E.J.; Yasuda, H.K.; Duck-Joo Yang, The effect of cleaning procedures on surface charging of various substrates Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on, 1995, V8, N1 (FEB), P10-16

17) F. S. Ohuchi T. J. Lin, J. A. Antonelli and D. J. Yang, “Preparation and in-situ characterization of polycarbosilane thin films by d.c. plasma-enhanced deposition”, Thin Solid Films, 245, 10-16 (1994)

18) Lin, T. J.; Chun, B. H.; Yasuda, H. K.; Yang, D. J.; Antonelli, J. A., "Plasma polymerized organosilanes as interfacial modifiers in polymer-metal systems", Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology (1991), 5(10), 893-904

19) Yang, Duck J.; Jolly, William L., Decarbonylation of 2-germaacetic acid in aqueous solutions. Inorganic Chemistry (1978), 17(3), 621-624

20) Yang, Duck J.; Jolly, William L., A kinetic study of the hydrolysis of 2-germaacetate in neutral and alkaline solutions. Inorganic Chemistry (1977), 16(11), 2834-2837

21) Yang, Duck J.; Jolly, William L.; O'Keefe, Anthony. Conversion of hydrous germanium (II) oxide to germynyl sesquioxide, (HGe)2O3, Inorganic Chemistry (1977), 16(11), 2980-2982

  • Updated: May 9, 2012