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Prof. YANG Yong (楊勇教授)

BA, BEng (Peking University), MPhil (HKUST), MS, PhD (Princeton University)
FIAAM

Professor

Contact Information

Office: P6412 Yeung Building
Phone: 34429394
Fax: 34420172
Email: yonyang@cityu.edu.hk
Web: The Yang Lab@CityU

Research Interests

  • Design of advanced structural alloys
  • Aerospace materials and mechanical metamaterials
  • Additive Manufacturing

Publication Lists

Dr. Yang obtained his Bachelor degree in mechanics from Peking University in 2001, MPhil degree from HKUST in 2003, and PhD degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 2007. His primary research interest is in the development and mechanical behavior of advanced structural materials, such as metallic glasses, high entropy alloys and high temperature alloys. His recent research interest extends to materials informatics, low dimensional metals/ceramics and mechanical metamaterials.


Awards and Achievements

  • 1999 “GUANGCAI Scholarship (光彩獎學金)” Peking University (北京大學).
  • 2001 “Graduate with honor 優秀畢業生” Peking University (北京大學).
  • 2002 “Postgraduate Studentship” The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • 2003 “Postgraduate Studentship” The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • 2004 “Graduate Student Fellowship” Princeton University.
  • 2004 “Sayre Graduate Prize” Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University. for outstanding performance in both research and course work during the first year of graduate study.
  • 2007 “Wu Prize for Excellence” Princeton University. for upper-year graduate students who have performed at the highest level in course, research and teaching.
  • 2016 “The President’s Award” City University of Hong Kong. for exemplary contributions to research and professional education.
  • 2018 “Outstanding Supervisor Award” City University of Hong Kong.
  • 2022 “Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials” International Association of Advanced Materials. In recognition for his contribution to Metals and Alloys .


Previous Experience

  • Jul 2018 - Now, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong.
  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2018, Assistant & Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong.
  • Oct 2007 - May 2012, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.


Publications Show All Publications


Journal

  • Wu, Huang. , Wang, Yu. , Dordevic, Luka. , Kundu, Pramita. , Bhunia, Surojit. , Chen, Aspen X.-Y. , Feng, Liang. , Shen, Dengke. , Liu, Wenqi. , Zhang, Long. , Song, Bo. , Wu, Guangcheng. , Liu, Bai-Tong. , Yang, Moon Young. , Yang, Yong. , Stern, Charlotte L. , Stupp, Samuel I. , Goddard III, William A. , Hu, Wenping. & Stoddart, J. Fraser. (2025). Dynamic supramolecular snub cubes. Nature. 637. 347 - 353. doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08266-3
  • Duan, Y.J. , Nabahat, M. , Tong, Y. , Ortiz-Membrado, L. , Jimenez-Pique, E. , Wang, Y.J. , Yang, Y. , Wada, T. , Kato, H. , Pelletier, J.M. , Qiao, J.C. & Pineda, E. (2024). Connection between mechanical relaxation and equilibration kinetics in a high-entropy metallic glass. Physical Review Letters. 132. 056101 .
  • Zhang, Z.B. , Zhang, S. , Wang, Q. , Lu, A. , Chen, Z.Q. , Yang, Z.Y. , Luan, J.H. , Su, R. , Guan, P.F. & Yang, Y. (2024). Intrinsic tensile ductility in strain hardening multi-principal element metallic glass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 121/18. e2400200121 .
  • Wang, H. , Yang, P.Y. , Zhao, W.J. , Hou, J.H. , Ma, S.H. , He, Q.F. , Wu, C.L. , Chen, H.A. , Wang, Q. , Chen, Q. , Guo, B.S. , Qiao, J.C. , Lu, W.J. , Zhao, S.J. , Xu, X.D. , Liu, Y. , Liu, C.T. , Pao, C.W. & Yang, Y. (2024). Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy. Nature Communications. 15. 6782 .
  • Li, F.C. & Yang, Y. (2024). Nano-oxide networks in metallic glass nanotubes lead to superelastic properties. Nature Materials. 23. 45 - 46.
  • Zhu, W.Q. , Gao, X. , Yao, Y.Y. , Hu, S.J. , Li, Z.X. , Teng, Y. , Wang, H. , Gong, H. , Chen, Z.Q. & Yang, Y. (2024). Nanostructured high entropy alloys as structural and functional materials. ACS Nano. 18/20. 12672 - 12706.
  • Li, F.C. , Zhang, Z.B. , Liu, H. , Zhu, W.Q. , Wang, T.Y. , Park, M. , Zhang, J.Y. , Bonninghoff, N. , Feng, X.B. , Zhang, H.T. , Luan, J.H. , Wang, J.G. , Liu, X.D. , Chang, T.H. , Chu, J.P. , Liu, Y. , Liu, Y.H. , Guan, P.F. & Yang, Y. (2024). Oxidation induced superelasticity in metallic-glass nanotubes. Nature Materials. 23. 52 - 57.
  • Yang, Ziyin. , Zhang, Shan. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Liu, Huanrong. , Teng, Yun. , Wang, Hang. , Gong, Hao. , Shang, Yinghui. , Guo, Baisong. , Fan, Yue. , Ke, Haibo. , Wang, Weihua. , Guan, Pengfei. & Yang, Yong. (2024). Oxide-metal hybrid glass nanomembranes with exceptional thermal stability. Nano Letters. 24/45. 14475 - 14483.
  • Yao, Yiyu. , Zhu, Wenqing. , Teng, Yun. , Li, Chuancheng. & Yang, Yong. (2024). Polymer based fabrication of 2D metallic and ceramic nanomaterials. Accounts of Materials Research. 5/8. 944 - 957.
  • Gao, X. , Dai, S.C. , Teng, Y. , Wang, Q. , Zhang, Z.B. , Yang, Z.Y. , Park, M.H. , Wang, H. , Jia, Z. , Wang, Y.J. & Yang, Y. (2024). Ultra-efficient and cost-effective platinum nanomembrane electrocatalyst for sustainable hydrogen production. Nano-Micro Letters. 16. 108 .
  • Teng, Yun. , Zhu, Wenqing. , Wang, Qing. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Wang, Hang. , Guo, Baisong. , Yang, Ziyin. , Gong, Hao. , He, Chuan. , Qu, Boxi. , Feng, Shien-Ping. & Yang, Yong. (2024). Ultra-tough copper-copper bonding by nano-oxide-dispersed copper nanomembranes. Advanced Science. accepted. .
  • Xia, X. , Zhou, Z.Q. , Shang, Y.H. , Yang, Y. & Zhi, Y.L. (2023). Metallic glass based triboelectric nanogenerator. Nature Communications. 14. 1023 .
  • Wang, Hang. , He, Quanfeng. , Gao, Xiang. , Shang, Yinghui. , Zhu, Wenqing. , Zhao, Weijiang. , Chen, Zhaoqi. , Gong, Hao. & Yang, Yong. (2023). Multifunctional high entropy alloy enabled by severe lattice distortion. Advanced Materials. 2305453. 1 - 20.
  • Park, M. , Yu, Q. , Wang, Q. , Chen, C. , Zhang, Z.B. , Yang, Z.Y. , Chen, H. , Zeng, Q.S. , Zi, Y. , Fan, J. & Yang, Y. (2023). Ultra-strong yet ductile 2D titanium nanomaterial for on-skin conformable triboelectric sensing. Nano Letters. 23/12. 5802 - 5810.
  • He, Q.F. , Wang, J.G. , Chen, H.A. , Ding, Z.Y. , Zhou, Z.Q. , Xiong, L.H. , Luan, J.H. , Pelletier, J.M. , Qiao, J.C. , Wang, Q. , Fan, L.L. , Ren, Y. , Zeng, Q.S. , Liu, C.T. , Pao, C.W. , Srolovitz, D.J. & Yang, Y. (2022). A highly distorted ultraelastic chemically complex elinvar alloy. Nature. 602. 251 - 257.
  • Li, J. , Chen, Y. , He, Q.F. , Xu, X.D. , Wang, H. , Jiang, C. , Liu, B. , Fang, Q. , Liu, Y. , Yang, Y. , Liaw, P.K. & Liu, C.T. (2022). Heterogeneous lattice strain strengthening in severely distorted crystalline solids. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS). 119/25. e2200607119 .
  • Duan, Y.J. , Zhang, L.T. , Qiao, J.C. , Wang, Y.J. , Yang, Y. , Wada, T. , Kato, H. , Pelletier, J.M. , Pindeda, E. & Crespo, D. (2022). Intrinsic correlation between the fraction of liquid-like zones and the beta relaxation in high-entropy metallic glasses. Physical Review Letters. 129(17). 175501 .
  • Zhang, J.Y. , Yu, Q. , Wang, Q. , Li, J. , Zhang, Z.B. , Wang, T.Y. , Shuang, S. , Fang, Q.H. , Zeng, Q.S. & Yang, Y. (2022). Strong yet ductile high entropy alloy derived nanostructured cermet. Nano Letters. 22(18). 7370 - 7377.
  • Yu, Q. , Zhang, J.Y. , Li, J. , Wang, T.Y. , Park, M. , He, Q.F. , Zhang, Z.B. , Liang, T. , Ding, X. , Li, Y.Y. , Wang, Q. , Zeng, Q.S. & Yang, Y. (2022). Strong, ductile and tough nanocrystal-assembled freestanding gold nanosheets. Nano Letters. 2/2. 822 - 829.
  • Wang, T.Y. , Zhang, Z.B. , Park, M.H. , Yu, Q. & Yang, Y. (2021). Etching free ultrafast fabrication of self-rolled metallic nanosheets with controllable twisting. Nano Letters. 21/17. 7159 - 7165.
  • Wang, T.Y. , He, Q.F. , Zhang, J.Y. , Ding, Z.Y. , Li, F.C. & Yang, Y. (2020). The controlled large-area synthesis of two dimensional metals. Materials Today. 36. 30 - 39.
  • Ma, J. , Yang, C. , Liu, X.D. , Shang, B.S. , He, Q.F. , Li, F.C. , Wang, T.Y. , Wei, D. , Liang, X. , Wu, X.Y. , Wang, Y.J. , Gong, F. , Guan, P.F. , Wang, W.H. & Yang, Y. (2019). Fast surface dynamics enabled cold joining of metallic glasses. Science Advances. 5 (11). eaax7256 .
  • Qiao, J.Q. , Wang, Q. , Pelletier, J.M. , Kato, H. , Casalini, R. , Crespo, D. , Pineda, E. , Yao, Y. & Yang, Y. (2019). Structural heterogeneities and mechanical behavior of amorphous alloys. Progress in Materials Science. 104. 250 - 329.
  • Hu, Y.C. , Li, Y.W. , Yang, Y. , Guan, P.F. , Bai, H.Y. & Wang, W.H. (2018). Configuration correlation governs slow dynamics of supercooled metallic liquids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 115(25). 6375 - 6380.
  • Liu, W.H. , Sun, B.A. , Gleiter, H. , Lan, S. , Tong, Y. , Wang, X.L. , Hahn, H. , Yang, Y. , Kai, J.J. & Liu, C.T. (2018). Nanoscale structural evolution and anomalous mechanical response of nanoglasses by cryogenic thermal cycling. Nano Lett. 18(7). 4188 - 4194.
  • Wang, Q. , Liu, J.J. , Ye, Y.F. , Liu, T.T. , Wang, S. , Liu, C.T. , Lu, J. & Yang, Y. (2017). Universal secondary relaxation and unusual brittle to ductile transition in metallic glasses. Materials Today. 20(6). 293 - 300.
  • Wang, Q. , Zhang, S.T. , Yang, Y. , Liu, C.T. , Dong, Y.D. & Lu, J. (2015). Unusual fast secondary relaxation in metallic glass. Nature Communications. 6. 7876 .
  • Yu, Y. , Zeng, J.F. , Chen, C. , Xie, Z. , Guo, R. , Liu, Z. , Zhou, X. , Yang, Y. & Zheng, Z. (2014). Three-dimensional compressible and stretchable conductive composites. Adv. Mater. 26(5). 810 - 815.
  • Guo, R. , Yu, Y. , Zhou, X. , Yang, Y. , Gao, Y. , Zhou, F. & Zheng, Z. (2013). Matrix-assisted catalytic printing for the fabrication of multi-scale, flexible, foldable, and stretchable metal conductors. Advanced Materials. 25. 3343 - 3350.
  • Wang, Q. , Liu, C.T. , Yang, Y. , Dong, Y.D. & Lu, J. (2011). Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution and Stability of Supercooled Liquid of a Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass,. Phys. Rev. Lett. 106. 215505 .
  • Ye, J.C. , Lu, J. , Liu, C.T. , Wang, Q. & Yang, Y. (2010). Atomistic Free-Volume Zones and Inelastic Deformation of Metallic Glasses. Nature Materials. 9. 619 - 623.


Last update date : 12 Jan 2025