How climate shocks and environmental change propagate through agricultural and energy markets, and how producers and firms adjust.

• Chen, Y., L.C. Zhao, C.J. Fei, B.A. McCarl, X. Wang, M.Q. Liu, D.D. Breshears, X. Feng, E. Baldwin, H. Cheng, J.J. Derbridge, J.D. Golding, A.M. Lien, L. López-Hoffman, D.M. McLaughlin, A.L.S. Swann, and J.R. Soto. “Agricultural Economic Responses to Ecoclimate Teleconnections Induced by Forest Loss.” Nature Communications, under final editorial review.
• Chen, Y., X. Deng, C. Fei, B.A. McCarl, and Y. Xu. 2025. “Forecast-Based Disruptions in the Energy Sector: Economic Impacts of Anticipatory Hurricane Responses in U.S. Gulf Coast Refineries.” Environmental Research Letters, 20, 114025. DOI

Market feasibility and adoption of hydrogen and low-carbon fuel pathways.

• Lin, N., Y. Chen, and M.P. Madariaga. 2024. “Route-to-market strategy for low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas in the Permian Basin.” Fuel, 355, 129420. DOI
• Chen, K., P. Zhang, Y. Chen, C. Fei, J. Yu, J. Zhou, Y. Liang, W. Li, S. Xiang, S.Y. Dai, and J.S. Yuan. 2025. “Electro-biodiesel empowered by co-design of microorganism and electrocatalysis.” Joule, 9(1), 101769. DOI

Techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, and social benefits of emerging bio-based and CO₂-derived products.

• Wei, W., Q. Hu, Y. Chen, Y. Kwon, S. Xi, M. Liu, K. Chen, W. Li, C. Fei, S.Y. Dai, Q. Chang, and J.S. Yuan. “Sustainable and Efficient Protein Production by Electro-biomanufacturing Enabled by Co-design of Catalysts and Bioprocesses.” One Earth, accepted.
• Dhatt, P., W. Li, Y. Chen, X. Meng, M. Liu, C. Fei, S.Y. Dai, and J.S. Yuan. “Bioinspired and Biodegradable Fluorine-Free Superhydrophobic Coatings.” Matter, accepted.
• Li, W., C. Hu, T. Zhu, Y. Chen, R. Zhang, P. Jiang, P.S. Dhatt, J. Li, S. Xiang, M. Liu, C.J. Fei, J. Liu, S.Y. Dai, and J.S. Yuan. 2026. “Transforming Renewable Carbon Fiber Performance, Economics, and Sustainability via Oriented Crystallization Design.” Matter, 103001. DOI
• Racine, C.J., A. Badreldin, J. Pellessier, Y. Chen, S. Chen, S. Wang, J. Feng, C. Fei, Y.H. Hu, and Y. Li. “Large-Scale Synthesis (75 g/batch) of Single-Atom Catalysts for Selective Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to CO and Commercialization Potential Analysis.” ACS Omega. Link
• Bin, L., Q. Li, C. Hu, Y. Chen, Y. Zeng, S. Pearson, M. Liu, C. Fei, J.S. Yuan, and S.Y. Dai. 2025. “Remediation and upcycling of microplastics by algae with wastewater nutrient removal and bioproduction potential.” Nature Communications, 16, 11570. DOI
• Chen, Y., K. Chen, C. Fei, S.Y. Dai, and J.S. Yuan. 2025. “Life Cycle Assessment and Social Benefits of Producing Bioplastics via Integrating Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion and Microbial Fermentation.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 13, 21367-21379. Link
• Zhao, R., W. Li, J. Gonzalez-Aguirre, Y. Chen, J.S. Yuan, H. Pakrasi, C. Fei, S. Park, G. Roell, and Y. Tang. 2025. “Development of Multimodal AI for Photobiorefineries via Knowledge Syntheses, Transfer Learning, and Techno-Economic Analysis.” Bioresource Technology, 133646. DOI