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Dr Jake (Minjun) Yang

Lecturer in Physical Chemistry

Dr Jake (Minjun) Yang

School/Department: Chemistry, School of

Telephone: (252) 2140

Email: jake.yang@leicester.ac.uk

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Jake (formal name Minjun; 民俊) received his MChem and DPhil from the University of Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Richard G. Compton. In 2020, after his DPhil viva, he received an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Award to develop electrochemical sensors to monitor ‘blue carbon’ sequestered by the Ocean.
By coupling electrochemistry synergistically with spectral observations, Jake discovers the interplay between electrochemistry and marine phytoplankton thus allowing the identity and the extent of calcification of the latter to be discovered. His proof-of-concept work promoted an interdisciplinary departmental collaboration between Earth Science and Chemistry, a three-year programme funded by the Oxford Martin School, with the ambition to develop novel electrochemical-based sensors to transform how we acquire data about our ocean.

In 2023, Jake joined the School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester as a Physical Chemistry lecturer. His research combines various operando electrochemistry and fluoro/spectroscopic imaging techniques to better understand the cascades of chemical reactions occurring near and far from electrode interfaces at the onset of an applied electrode potential. Jake is interested in tackling global challenges using electrochemistry where the latter offers ample opportunities for sensor innovation for real-time environmental monitoring purposes.

Outside of research, Jake enjoys mountaineering and rock climbing. Come say hi if you spot him in Social Climbing!

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