Hello, my name is Gang Wan (he/him); I am a Physical Science Research Scientist working with Prof. Arun Majumdar at Stanford University.

Prior to my current role, I completed my postdoctoral trainings with Arun Majumdar at Stanford University and with Piero Pianetta at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory / Stanford University. I obtained my PhD in Materials Physics and Chemistry mentored by Dillon D. Fong at Argonne National Laboratory's Materials Science Division in Illinois.

My research endeavors focus on understanding and controlling interfacial processes and transport phenomena in electrochemical systems.

Toward this goal, I combine the physical chemistry of materials, reaction engineering (spanning electrochemical, photochemical, and thermochemical processes), as well as x-ray characterization.

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I have published in some of the most prestigious journals, including Science Magazine, Nature Catalysis, Science Advances, and Nature Communications, as well as professional journals (e.g., Advanced Materials, Physical Review Letters, and Chemistry of Materials). I am fortunate to have had my studies extensively highlighted by other institutions and media.

Specifically, my three key contributions in interdisciplinary research include:

1. Discovering how oxide hydrogenation occurs in batteries, correcting thirty years of conventional models of cathode self-discharge (Science, 2024);

2. Revealing how crystalline-to-amorphous transition occurs in perovskite oxides  electrocatalysts, revising the traditional principles of materials design for electrosynthesis (Science Advances, 2021);

3. Demonstrating unique opportunities for directing ion migrations on supported materials, transforming active sites to improve methane removal (Nature Catalysis, 2023);​