(1) 2008-1 to 2009-1, UC Davis, Material Science Engineering, Ph.D.(Joint)
(2) 2004-9 to 2010-7, ECNU, Condensed Matter Physics, Ph.D.
(3) 2000-9 to 2004-7, ECNU, Physics, Bachelor
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Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. from the East China Normal University in 2010. He subsequently joined Prof. Xingao Gong’s research group at Fudan University, as a research assistant. From 2011 to 2013, he worked with Prof. Brian Laird at the University of Kansas as a postdoc. From 2013 to 2014, he worked with Prof. Mark Asta as a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the School of Physics and Material Science at East China Normal University as a Zijiang youth scholar faculty. Since March 2016, he has been serving as director of the institute of condensed matter physics at the School of Physics and Electronic Science. Dr. Yang’s research focuses on employing state-of-the-art theoretical and simulation techniques to develop the modern theory for the liquid phase interface thermodynamics and kinetics. Dr. Yang was awarded the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Shanghai City, and the 2018 recipient of the East China Normal University Natural Science Youth Award.
