Yang Yang (scientist)
Professor Yang Yang
(Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Chair in Engineering at UCLA) | |
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| Honours | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2019) |
Yang Yang (born 1958) is the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Chair in Engineering professor currently at UCLA. Yang was born in Taiwan, and completed his Bachelor of Science degree at the National Cheng Kung University in 1985. After serving his mandatory military service, he moved to the United States to pursue his graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. During his graduate studies, he had to switch majors three times: from Physics (1985-1988), to Electrical Engineering (1988-1989), and to Chemistry (1989-1992), before eventually receiving his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1992.
Yang has made seminal contributions in several fields, and is most well-known for his work on organic photovoltaic materials/devices and transparent solar cells.[1] He further ventured into perovskite photovoltaics in 2013, and is responsible for many landmark achievements in the field. As of December 2020, his accumulated citation count exceeds 110,000, and his h-index is 156. His work has been reported by NPR, Bloomberg, Time Magazine, USA Today, and the LA Times.[2][3]
Education
He earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan in 1982. And received MS and PhD in Physics and Applied Physics from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 1988 and 1992, respectively.
Career
After completing his PhD degree, Yang joined UNIAX Corporation in Santa Barbara (now DuPont Display Materials). In 1997, he subsequently joined UCLA as an assistant professor, being promoted to an associate professor in 1998, and to a tenured professor in 2002. He was endowed with the Tannas Jr. Chair professorship in 2010. In 2019, he took a leave of absence to join Westlake University, Hangzhou, China as the founding Dean of the School of Engineering. However, in October 2020, he resigned from Westlake University, and returned to UCLA.
Awards and recognitions
In 2019, Yang was honored and became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4]
In 2019, Yang was named Sustainable Energy Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.[5]
External links
References
- ^ "New electrode design may lead to more powerful batteries: New lithium metal anode could improve the longevity and energy density of future batteries". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ Peckham, Matt (July 24, 2012). "Windows that Generate Electricity from Invisible Light? Is This the Future or What?". Tech Time. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Yang Yang Laboratory". Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Six professors named 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science". UCLA. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Sustainable Energy Award". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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