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Please join Dr. Garcia-Prez in congratulating Lav and Shyam for receiving CAHNRS college awards this year.  Shyam Sablani is the recipient of the 2024 CAHNRS Faculty Excellence in Research Award Lav Khot is the recipient of the 2024 CAHNRS Early Career Excellence,  he is also part of the team that received the 2024 Interdisciplinary Team Award […]

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Washington State University Professor Bin Yang’s work creating plant-based fuels that are easier on the environment and the pocketbook has earned him international recognition from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Yang is now one of the newest Fellows of the institute, a professional […]

August 2022 | STLE Lignin-derived jet fuel displays a superior heat of combustion, higher seal swell properties and a much lower aromatic content compared to Jet-A. Bin Yang, professor in the Biological Systems Engineering Department at Washington State University (WSU) in Richland, WA, says, “Besides using jet fuel, other propulsion options such as batteries and […]

April 27, 2021  | WSU Insider Pullman, WA An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds found in conventional fuels, according to new research. “When we tested our lignin jet fuel, we saw some interesting results,” said Bin Yang, professor with WSU’s Department of Biological […]