Dr. Yiben Wang

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

he/him/his

Villanova University

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Bio

My primary area of teaching are general chemistry, biochemistry, and recently green chemistry courses. I am currently working on embedding greener practices into the chemistry curriculum.

About

GCTLC Roles

Learning Object Peer Reviewers

Beyond Benign Roles

GCC Champion

Languages

English

Ongoing Projects

i. create new labs and modify existing labs to make them greener

ii. incorporate greener labs into the curriculum

iii. establish a stand-alone Introduction to Green Chemistry course

iv. design research projects around green chemistry

v. spread green chemistry awareness through outreach with high school partners

Learning Objects Authored

Published


Title	Authors and Co-authors	Published on
Greener Isolation of Eugenol from Cloves Using Steam Distillation and Ethyl Acetate	Yiben Wang, Vaughn Kline, Catherine Santai	Mar 26, 2025
Dissolved Substances in Tap Water and Seawater	Yiben Wang	Jun 18, 2024
Separating Salts from Seawater	Yiben Wang	Jun 18, 2024
The Reaction of Carbon Dioxide with Water	Yiben Wang	Jun 18, 2024
The Massive Problem of Microplastics	Yiben Wang	Jun 18, 2024

Learning Objects Submitted

Published


Title	Authors and Co-authors	Submitted on
Greener Isolation of Eugenol from Cloves Using Steam Distillation and Ethyl Acetate	Yiben Wang, Vaughn Kline, Catherine Santai	Oct 01, 2024
Dissolved Substances in Tap Water and Seawater	Yiben Wang	Jun 13, 2024
Separating Salts from Seawater	Yiben Wang	Jun 13, 2024
The Reaction of Carbon Dioxide with Water	Yiben Wang	Jun 13, 2024
The Massive Problem of Microplastics	Yiben Wang	Jun 13, 2024

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My Groups

Group Name	Description	Type
Assessments in Green Chemistry Education	This group is dedicated to learning and sharing resources about how to effectively assess green	Open / Public
Toxicology for Chemists Group	This group is dedicated to supporting GCTLC users interested in learning about toxicology, assessing	Open / Public
Greener Introductory/General Chemistry	This is a group dedicated to GCTLC users interested in greening the introductory/general chemistry	Open / Public
Green Organic Chemistry	This is a group dedicated to GCTLC users interested in green organic chemistry (including lectures	Open / Public

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Recent Activity

Yiben Wang just published the new learning object The Massive Problem of Microplastics
Yiben Wang created Dissolved Substances in Tap Water and Seawater
Yiben Wang created Separating Salts from Seawater
Yiben Wang created The Reaction of Carbon Dioxide with Water
Yiben Wang created The Massive Problem of Microplastics
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