XINBO YANG
Assistant Professor
Metallurgical Engineering
Orcid identifier0000-0002-5306-7597 (opens in a new tab)
- Assistant ProfessorMetallurgical Engineering
- (801)581-5782 (Work)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Mineral Processing
Critical Materials Recovery and Recycling
Waste Management and Valorization
Advanced Separation Technologies
Process Optimization
GRANTS
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTINTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK FOR GALLIUM EXTRACTION AND REFINING TOWARD A DOMESTIC CRITICAL MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAIN6 Apr 2026 - 5 Apr 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTCHARACTERIZATION OF REACTIVE REFRACTORY METALS WITH LOW OXYGEN CONTENT25 Nov 2025 - 13 Aug 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTTESTING OF HATCH MANGANESE CHEMICAL PROCESS15 Oct 2025 - 31 Aug 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPRODUCTION OF HIGH-GRADE RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND CRITICAL MATERIALS FROM COAL MINE DRAINAGE AIDED BY 3D PRINTED ION EXCHANGE RESINDOI OFC SURFACE MINING RECL & ENFRCMT1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTRECYCLE OF GRAPHITE FROM BATTERY ANODE MATERIALS-Yang1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTDEVELOPMENT OF A CARBON-NEGATIVE PROCESS FOR COMMINUTION ENERGY REDUCTION AND ENERGY-RELEVANT MINERAL EXTRACTION THROUGH CARBON MINERALIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL CARBON FIXATION9 Mar 2023 - 8 Sep 2026
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPREVENTION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE FROM ITS SOURCE: INHIBITION OF PYRITE OXIDATION USING HUMIC RICH FOOD WASTE COMPOST1 Nov 2022 - 31 May 2024