Specialization: Process
energy and sustainability assessment
of emerging technologies in chemical
industry; prospective life cycle
assessment; renewable energy system
modeling and techno-economic analysis
M.S.
in Chemical & Biological
Engineering Northwestern
University
Specialization:
biofuels supply chain design; chemical
process optimization
ISEN Fellowship Award
2013-2014, Institute for
Sustainability and Energy at
Northwestern University
Dean's Excellence
Graduate, Northeastern University,
China
Academic Excellence
Scholarship, 2007-2011, Northeastern
University, China
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Reviewer of
Energy & Environmental Science
Journal
Session Chair of LCA XIII, LCA XIV
conferences and AIChE Midwest 2014
conference
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed
journals
Yao, Y., Graziano, D.,
Riddle, M., Cresko, J., and Masanet, E. (2014). "Greener
Pathways to Energy-Intensive
Commodity Chemicals: Opportunities
and Challenges."Current Opinion in Chemical
Engineering, 6:90-98.
Yao,
Y., Chang, Y.,
and Masanet,
E.
(2014).
“A Hybrid
Life-Cycle
Inventory for
Multi-Silicon
PV Module
Manufacturing
in China.”Environmental ResearchLetters. 9:114001.
Masanet, E., Chang, Y.,
Yao, Y., Briam, R., and Huang, R.
(2014). “Reflections on a Massive
Open Online LCA Course.”International Journal of Life
Cycle Assessment. 19(12): 1901-1907.
Gebreslassie, B.H., Yao, Y., You, F.,
(2012). "Design Under Uncertainty of
Hydrocarbon Biorefinery Supply Chains:
Multiobjective Stochastic Programming
Models, Decomposition Algorithm, and a
Comparison Between CVaR and Downside
Risk", AICHE Journal,
58: 2155-2179, 2012
Selected
conference presentations
Yao, Y.,
Graziano, D., Riddle, M., and Masanet, E. (2014).
"A life-cycle, Techno-economic
Modeling Framework for Net Impact
Assessment of Emerging Technologies in
the U.S. Chemical Industry". Oral
presentation in 2014 LCA XIV
Conference
Yao, Y.,
Graziano, D., Riddle, M., and Masanet, E. (2014).
"A Macro-level Impact Assessment Tool
for Emerging Technologies in Chemical
Industry". Oral presentation in 2014
AIChE Annual Meeting Yao, Y.,
Graziano, D., Riddle, M., and Masanet, E. (2014).
"Investigating the Impact of Shale Gas
Utilization in Bulk Chemical
Production". Oral presentation in 6th
Annual AIChE Midwest Regional
Conference
Yao, Y., Chang,
Y.,
and Masanet, E. (2013).
"Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment Model of
Silicon Photovoltaics". Oral
presentation in 2013 AIChE Annual
Meeting
Yao, Y., Thwaites,
F.,
and Masanet, E. (2013).
"Hybrid Techno-economic Modeling Tool
for Greener Chemicals Supply Chains".
Oral presentation in 2013 AIChE Annual
Meeting
Yao, Y., Chang,
Y.,
and Masanet, E. (2013)."Life
Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Energy Consumption of Silicon
Photovoltaics based on Hybrid
Assessment Model". Oral presentation
in 2013 LCA XIII Conference. Yao, Y.,
You, F. (2012). " Optimal Design
of County-level Hydrocarbon
Biorefinery Supply Chains Under
Uncertainty: A Case Study for
the State of Illinois Using
Spatially-Explicit Model". Oral
presentation in 2012 AIChE
Annual Meeting
Yao,
Y., You, F. (2012).
"Multiobjective
Stochastic Programming
Models and Algorithms
for Robust Design and
Optimization of
Biofuels Supply
Chains". Oral
presentation in 2012
AIChE Annual Meeting
Yao, Y & You,
F.(2012) "Life Cycle Assessment of
Thin-Film CdTe Photovoltaics". Oral
presentation in 2012 AIChE Annual
Meeting.
Dissertations
Yao,
Y. (2011).
"Destructive Abatement
of Perfluorocarbons
via Aluminum". Senior
thesis project,
Northeastern
University, China
