Yilin Zhang, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering
Phone:
517-336-4618
Email:
zhan2565@msu.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Beihang University, 2016
Biography
Dr. Yilin Zhang is an 1855 Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University. His research vision is to leverage polymer and biopolymer nanotechnology to tackle pressing challenges in sustainable agriculture by enhancing critical plant functions, including disease and climate resilience, carbon capture, biomanufacturing, and stress sensing. Dr. Zhang’s team integrates polymer chemistry, nanofabrication, advanced spectroscopy and spectrometry, multi-omics, and machine learning to elucidate nanomaterial–plant interactions. Their long-term goal is to enable the high-throughput, rational design of nano-enabled agrochemicals that drive precision agriculture and promote sustainability in global food systems.
Research Interests
- Nanotechnology
- Biotechnology
- Polymer chemistry
- Biopolymers
- Multi-Omics
- Sustainable agriculture
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