Our new study examining the role of biodegradable plastics in shaping the future environmental impacts of the global plastics system has been published. Using a global...
Congratulations to Youyi Xu, a third-year PhD student in Yao Lab, for successfully passing her qualifying exam!
We are excited to welcome three new members to the Yao Lab: Dr. Zhenyang Chen, PhD student Xiang Zhao, and Master’s student Clara Zwolanek!
Dr. Yuan Yao recently spoke in a webinar hosted by the National Academies about Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) of Emerging Greenhouse Gas...
YES News featured an interdisciplinary study led by Profs. Yuan Yao and Robert Mendelsohn, which investigates the global forest and carbon consequences of mass timber. The...
Our recent work is published as the cover article of Environmental Science & Technology! The link to the paper can be found here.
The Yao Lab presented exciting research at the 2025 International Society of Industrial Ecology Conference in Singapore, including 3 posters and 4 oral presentations!