Yanwei Wang is an associate professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences (SEDS), Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan city, Kazakhstan. He obtained his B.Eng. (2003) in Chemical Engineering from Zhejiang University in China, with one-year (2002.10-2003.8) of exchange study at the University of Fukui, supported by a scholarship from the Association of International Exchange, Japan (AIEJ). Then he went to Denmark and obtained his M.Sc. (2005) in Polymer Engineering and Ph.D. (2009) in Polymer Science from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), supported by scholarships from the Danish government, Chempilots A/S, and DTU. After postdoctoral research work at the Danish Polymer Center (2008.9-2010.12) of DTU-Chemical Engineering and at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (2011.1-2011.8) of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, he worked at Soochow University in Suzhou, China, as associate professor (2011.9-2016.8) in polymer science and engineering, and at the State Key Laboratory of High Performance Civil Engineering Materials, Jiangsu Sobute New Materials Co., Ltd., as senior research engineer (2016.9-2019.2). He returned to academia after 2.5 years of R&D experience in the chemical-admixture industry.
Yanwei Wang’s recent research interests include polymer theory and characterization, concrete admixtures, polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery, and computational materials science. He has been the PI of several research projects, including those funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and the State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Civil Engineering Materials. He has co-authored >40 technical papers in academic journals, and his work on the polymer physics of concrete Superplasticizers has been awarded the Basic Research Award on the Science and Technology of Building Materials from China Building Material Federation and the Chinese Ceramic Society in 2018.
Yanwei Wang is a member of the IUPAC – Subcommittee on Structure and Properties of Commercial Polymers, a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and he has been vice president of the Suzhou Alumni Association of Zhejiang University since 2017.
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Synthesis of star-comb PCE superplasticiser towards an understanding of its properties in cement pastes Shentong Li, Yong Yang, Xin Shu, Jinzhi Liu, Shuai Qi, Yanwei Wang, Qianping Ran,
2019 In : Advances in Cement Research. 31 , p 2 , p 58-68
Synthesis and properties of comb-like and linear polymers Jianfeng Ma, Yazhuo Shang, Changjun Peng, Honglai Liu, Shuzhen Zheng, Yanwei Wang, Shuai Qi, Qianping Ran,
2019 In : Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 562 , p 336-344
Binding of calcium cations with three different types of oxygen-based functional groups of superplasticizers studied by atomistic simulations Hongxia Zhao, Yong Yang, Yanwei Wang, Xin Shu, Shishan Wu, Qianping Ran, Jiaping Liu,
2018 In : Journal of Molecular Modeling. 24 , p 11
The binding of calcium ion with different groups of superplasticizers studied by three DFT methods, B3LYP, M06-2X and M06 Hongxia Zhao, Yong Yang, Xin Shu, Yanwei Wang, Shishan Wu, Qianping Ran, Jiaping Liu,
2018 In : Computational Materials Science. 152 , p 43-50
Adsorption of organic molecules on mineral surfaces studied by first-principle calculations Hongxia Zhao, Yong Yang, Xin Shu, Yanwei Wang, Qianping Ran,
2018 In : Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 256 , p 230-241
Conformational properties and the entropic barrier in the "head-on" adsorption of a single polymer chain towards a flat surface Yanwei Wang, Xin Shu, Jiaping Liu, Qianping Ran,
2018 In : Soft Matter. 14 , p 11 , p 2077-2083
Effect of hydrophobic groups on the adsorption conformation of modified polycarboxylate superplasticizer investigated by molecular dynamics simulation Hongxia Zhao, Yanwei Wang, Yong Yang, Xin Shu, Han Yan, Qianping Ran,
2017 In : Applied Surface Science. 407 , p 8-15
Brush-like block copolymer synthesized via RAFT polymerization for graphene oxide aqueous suspensions Min Qiao, Shishan Wu, Yanwei Wang, Qianping Ran,
2017 In : RSC Advances. 7 , p 8 , p 4776-4782
Radius of Gyration, Mean Span, and Geometric Shrinking Factors of Bridged Polycyclic Ring Polymers Lijuan Zhu, Xiaoyan Wang, Jianfeng Li, Yanwei Wang,
2016 In : Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 25 , p 5 , p 482-496
Improvement of Site-Directed Protein-Polymer Conjugates Weikang Yang, Lijuan Zhu, Yuecheng Cui, Hongwei Wang, Yanwei Wang, Lin Yuan, Hong Chen,
2016 In : ACS applied materials & interfaces. 8 , p 25 , p 15967-15974
Equilibrium distribution of semiflexible polymer chains between a macroscopic dilute solution phase and small voids of cylindrical shape Xiaoyan Wang, Meng Tang, Yanwei Wang,
2015 In : Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 24 , p 5 , p 490-499
Conjugation of polymers to proteins through an inhibitor-derived peptide Zengchao Tang, Dan Li, Yafei Luan, Lijuan Zhu, Hui Du, Yunwen Tao, Yanwei Wang, David M. Haddleton, Hong Chen,
2015 In : Chemical Communications. 51 , p 50 , p 10099-10102
A simple, rapid one-step ELISA using antibody-antibody complex Wenwen Jiang, Xiaoli Liu, Di Wu, Hongwei Wang, Yanwei Wang, Hong Chen, Lin Yuan,
2015 In : Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 62 , p 1 , p 126-131
Blood compatible materials Xiaoli Liu, Lin Yuan, Dan Li, Zengchao Tang, Yanwei Wang, Gaojian Chen, Hong Chen, John L. Brash,
2014 In : Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2 , p 35 , p 5718-5738
Interplay between chain stiffness and excluded volume of semiflexible polymers confined in nanochannels Abhiram Muralidhar, Douglas R. Tree, Yanwei Wang, Kevin D. Dorfman,
2014 In : Journal of Chemical Physics. 140 , p 8
Maintaining the pluripotency of mouse embryonic stem cells on gold nanoparticle layers with nanoscale but not microscale surface roughness Zhonglin Lyu, Hongwei Wang, Yanyun Wang, Kaiguo Ding, Huan Liu, Lin Yuan, Xiujuan Shi, Mengmeng Wang, Yanwei Wang, Hong Chen,
2014 In : Nanoscale. 6 , p 12 , p 6959-6969
125I-radiolabeling, surface plasmon resonance, and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation Yafei Luan, Dan Li, Yanwei Wang, Xiaoli Liu, John L. Brash, Hong Chen,
2014 In : Langmuir. 30 , p 4 , p 1029-1035
Combining surface topography with polymer chemistry Dan Li, Qing Zheng, Yanwei Wang, Hong Chen,
2014 In : Polymer Chemistry. 5 , p 1 , p 14-24
Modeling the relaxation time of DNA confined in a nanochannel Douglas R. Tree, Yanwei Wang, Kevin D. Dorfman,
2013 In : Biomicrofluidics. 7 , p 5
Extension of DNA in a nanochannel as a rod-to-coil transition Douglas R. Tree, Yanwei Wang, Kevin D. Dorfman,
2013 In : Physical Review Letters. 110 , p 20
Aptamer-modified micro/nanostructured surfaces Yanyun Wang, Feng Zhou, Xiaoli Liu, Lin Yuan, Dan Li, Yanwei Wang, Hong Chen,
2013 In : ACS applied materials & interfaces. 5 , p 9 , p 3816-3823
Thermally responsive silicon nanowire arrays for native/denatured-protein separation Hongwei Wang, Yanwei Wang, Lin Yuan, Lei Wang, Weikang Yang, Zhaoqiang Wu, Dan Li, Hong Chen,
2013 In : Nanotechnology. 24 , p 10
Catalase-like and peroxidase-like catalytic activities of silicon nanowire arrays Hongwei Wang, Wenwen Jiang, Yanwei Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Jianlin Yao, Lin Yuan, Zhaoqiang Wu, Dan Li, Bo Song, Hong Chen,
2013 In : Langmuir. 29 , p 1 , p 3-7
Cell adhesion on a POEGMA-modified topographical surface Xiujuan Shi, Yanyun Wang, Dan Li, Lin Yuan, Feng Zhou, Yanwei Wang, Bo Song, Zhaoqiang Wu, Hong Chen, John L. Brash,
2012 In : Langmuir. 28 , p 49 , p 17011-17018
Mobility of a semiflexible chain confined in a nanochannel Douglas R. Tree, Yanwei Wang, Kevin D. Dorfman,
2012 In : Physical Review Letters. 108 , p 22
Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-modified poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomers as anti-biofouling materials Zhaoqiang Wu, Weifang Tong, Wenwen Jiang, Xiaoli Liu, Yanwei Wang, Hong Chen,
2012 In : Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 96 , p 37-43
Resolution limit for DNA barcodes in the Odijk regime Yanwei Wang, Wes F. Reinhart, Douglas R. Tree, Kevin D. Dorfman,
2012 In : Biomicrofluidics. 6 , p 1
Simulation of DNA extension in nanochannels Yanwei Wang, Douglas R. Tree, Kevin D. Dorfman,
2011 In : Macromolecules. 44 , p 16 , p 6594-6604
Mean span dimensions of ideal polymer chains containing branches and rings Yanwei Wang, Iwao Teraoka, Flemming Y. Hansen, Günther H. Peters, Ole Hassager,
2011 In : Macromolecules. 44 , p 2 , p 403-412
Physisorption of SDS in a hydrocarbon nanoporous polymer Li Li, Yanwei Wang, Martin E. Vigild, Sokol Ndoni,
2010 In : Langmuir. 26 , p 16 , p 13457-13465
A theoretical study of the separation principle in size exclusion chromatography Yanwei Wang, Iwao Teraoka, Flemming Y. Hansen, Günther H. Peters, Ole Hassager,
2010 In : Macromolecules. 43 , p 3 , p 1651-1659
Proof of the identity between the depletion layer thickness and half the average span for an arbitrary polymer chain Yanwei Wang, Flemming Y. Hansen, Günther H. Peters, Ole Hassager,
2008 In : Journal of Chemical Physics. 129 , p 7
Equilibrium partitioning of macromolecules in confining geometries Yanwei Wang, Günther H. Peters, Flemming Y. Hansen, Ole Hassager,
2008 In : Journal of Chemical Physics. 128 , p 12
A general approach to determining the evolution of molecular weight distribution curves of linear polymers undergoing chain scission , , , , , Yanwei Wang,
2013 In : Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition). 31 , p 7 , p 1056-1060
蠕虫状链模型下梳状共聚物分子的均方回转半径的理论分析及其在聚羧酸系减水剂分子中的应用 Yanwei Wang, , , , ,
2017 In : Acta Polymerica Sinica. , p 11 , p 1816-1831
聚羧酸系高性能减水剂分子在稀溶液中尺寸及其在体积排除色谱表征中表观分子量的模型研究 Yanwei Wang, , , , ,
2017 In : Acta Polymerica Sinica. , p 6 , p 1008-1018
Control the Wettability of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-1-adamantan-1-ylmethyl acrylate) Modified Surfaces , , Yanwei Wang, , , , ,
2013 In : Langmuir. 29 , p 46 , p 14188–14195
Multi-Step Host–Guest Energy Transfer Between Inorganic Chalcogenide-Based Semiconductor Zeolite Material and Organic Dye Molecules Dandan Hu, Jian Lin, Qian Zhang, Jianan Lu, Xiaoyan Wang, Yanwei Wang, Fei Bu, Lifeng Ding, Le Wang, Tao Wu,
2015 In : Chemistry of Materials. 27 , p 11 , p 4099–4104
Rheological Properties of Cement Pastes with Polycarboxylate Superplasticizers of Varied Backbone Stiffness , Yanwei Wang, , , , , , ,
2019 In : Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 31 , p 6
Modeling of a charged dielectric interface Jiaxing Yuan, Yanwei Wang,
2019 In : Colloids and Interface Science Communications. 30
基于随机次序吸附模型的聚羧酸吸附动力学分析 Yanwei Wang, Hongxia Zhao, Xin Shu, Yong Yang, Qianping Ran,
2019 In : . , p 37-43
Conformational properties of polycarboxylate superplasticizers in solution and at liquid/solid interfaces explored by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations Hongxia Zhao, Yanwei Wang, Yong Yang, Xin Shu, Jiaping Liu, Qianping Ran,
2018 In : . , p 319-331
Rheological properties of cement pastes incorporating polycarboxylate superplasticizers containing different hydrophobic groups Xin Shu, Yanwei Wang, Yong Yang, Xiumei Wang, Qian Zhang, Hongxia Zhao, Jiaping Liu, Qianping Ran,
2018 In : . , p 333-347
Polymer physics and PCE superplasticizers revisited Yanwei Wang, Xin Shu, Yong Yang, Qianping Ran, Jiaping Liu,
2018 In : . , p 305-318
固液界面聚羧酸系超塑化剂吸附理论研究进展 Yanwei Wang, Xin Shu, Qianping Ran, Jiaping Liu,
2018 In : . , p 20-32
