News

October 3, 2025
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! 
September 29, 2025
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...
July 17, 2025
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...
July 12, 2025
Our recent work is published as the cover article of Environmental Science & Technology! The link to the paper can be found here.
July 12, 2025
The Yao Lab presented exciting research at the 2025 International Society of Industrial Ecology Conference in Singapore, including 3 posters and 4 oral presentations!
October 24, 2024
YSE News about the latest research on biodegradable microplastics was featured on the front page of Yale Today! Click here for the news link!  The research article can be...
October 17, 2024
YSE News interviewed Dr. Yuan Yao about her recent NSF grant aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of computing. This exciting development was featured on the front page of...