Dr. Yan Wang is the co-founder and President of AM Batteries and is the co-inventor of dry electrode technology. Wang is also the co-founder and chief scientist of Ascend Elements, Inc., the leading company in Li-ion battery recycling. As William Smith Foundation Dean’s Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Wang has been investigating dry electrode manufacturing since 2013. Wang is a well-known expert in the battery field. Wang received his Ph.D. in Materials Science at the University of Windsor, Canada.