Peng Yang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 743, Room 3L160
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-2664
pyang2@bnl.gov

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications

Expertise

Single crystal: X-ray Reflectivity; X-ray Crystal Truncation Rods; Resonant Anamalous X-ray Reflectivity

Powder samples: X-ray Powder Diffraction; X-ray Atomic Pair Distribution Function Analysis; X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XANES and EXAFS)

Education

Ph.D. in Soil & Environmental Geochemistry, University of Wyoming, 2019.

M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering & Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 2012.

B.Ag. in Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, 2009.

Professional Appointments

2/2025 - present: Research Staff, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory

1/2024 - 2/2025: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

9/2022 - 1/2024: Senior Research Associate, Argonne National Laboratory

9/2019 - 8/2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory

Selected Publications

• Yang P, Bracco JN, Camacho Meneses G, et al (2025) Carbonation of MgO Single Crystals: Implications for Direct Air Capture of CO2. Environmental Science & Technology 59:3484–3494. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09713
• Yang P, Wen K, Beyer KA, et al (2025) Mn(II)-induced phase transformation of Mn(IV) oxide in seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2025.01.014
• Yang P, Yuan K, Khanal R, et al (2024) Variation in Cation Adsorption Mechanism Controlled by Chemical and Structural Heterogeneities at the Quartz (101)–Water Interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128:17372–17386. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c03910
• Li X, Yang P, Zhao W, et al (2023) Adsorption Mechanisms of Glyphosate on Ferrihydrite: Effects of Al Substitution and Aggregation State. Environmental Science & Technology 57:14384–14395. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c04727
• Wen K, Yang P, Zhu M (2023) Mineral surface-catalyzed oxidation of Mn(II) by bromate: Implications for the occurrence of Mn oxides on Mars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 360:151–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.08.028
• Yang P, Lee SS, Fenter P, et al (2023) Sorption of Arsenate, Selenate, and Molybdate on the Barite (001) Surface. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 7:1545–1556. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00096
• Yang P, Rampal N, Weber J, et al (2022) Synergistic Enhancement of Lead and Selenate Uptake at the Barite (001)–Water Interface. Environmental Science & Technology 56:16801–16810. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04413
• Ren C, Yang P, Sun J, et al (2021) A Bioinspired Molybdenum Catalyst for Aqueous Perchlorate Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143:7891–7896. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c00595
• Wan B, Yang P, Jung H, et al (2021) Iron oxides catalyze the hydrolysis of polyphosphate and precipitation of calcium phosphate minerals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 305:49–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.031
• Wang Q, Jung H, Wan B, et al (2021) Transformation Kinetics of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Iron-Rich Sewage Sludges during Hydrothermal Treatment and Recovery of Nutrients from Process Water. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9:10630–10641. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03452
• Yang P, Wen K, Beyer KA, et al (2021) Inhibition of Oxyanions on Redox-driven Transformation of Layered Manganese Oxides. Environmental Science & Technology 55:3419–3429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c06310
• Ma D, Wu J, Yang P, Zhu M (2020) Coupled Manganese Redox Cycling and Organic Carbon Degradation on Mineral Surfaces. Environmental Science & Technology 54:8801–8810. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02065
• Wang X, Wang Q, Yang P, et al (2020) Oxidation of Mn(III) Species by Pb(IV) Oxide as a Surrogate Oxidant in Aquatic Systems. Environmental Science & Technology 54:14124–14133. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05459
• Ren C, Yang P, Gao J, et al (2020) Catalytic Reduction of Aqueous Chlorate With MoOx Immobilized on Pd/C. ACS Catalysis 10:8201–8211. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c02242
• Wang X, Phillips BL, Boily J-F, et al (2019) Phosphate Sorption Speciation and Precipitation Mechanisms on Amorphous Aluminum Hydroxide. Soil Systems 3:20. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems3010020
• Lan S, Wang X, Yang P, et al (2019) The catalytic effect of AQDS as an electron shuttle on Mn(II) oxidation to birnessite on ferrihydrite at circumneutral pH. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 247:175–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2018.12.018
• Wang Q, Yang P, Zhu M (2019) Effects of metal cations on coupled birnessite structural transformation and natural organic matter adsorption and oxidation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 250:292–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.01.035
• Yang P, Post JE, Wang Q, et al (2019) Metal Adsorption Controls Stability of Layered Manganese Oxides. Environmental Science & Technology 53:7453–7462. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01242
• Wang Q, Yang P, Zhu M (2018) Structural Transformation of Birnessite by Fulvic Acid under Anoxic Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology 52:1844–1853. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b04379
• Yang P, Lee S, Post JE, et al (2018) Trivalent manganese on vacancies triggers rapid transformation of layered to tunneled manganese oxides (TMOs): Implications for occurrence of TMOs in low-temperature environment. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 240:173–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2018.08.014
• Wang X, Hu Y, Tang Y, et al (2017) Phosphate and phytate adsorption and precipitation on ferrihydrite surfaces. Environmental Science: Nano 4:2193–2204. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7en00705a