Weiwei. Yang, Ph.D (HKUST)

Dr. Wei-Wei Yang got his PhD in 2009 at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong, China). He is currently a Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University and serves as the dupty director of Department of Thermo-fluid Science & Engineering. His research is focused on renewable energy utilization, fuel cells and energy storage. Especially, he has acquired significant research experience in modeling and simulation of PEFC, DMFC and RFBs. He has co-authored 1 book and 2 book chapters, over 100 peer-reviewed international journal publications in energy field, and 11 authorized patents. He obtained 1 State Natural Science Award（2^nd class, 2013, 5^th winner）for the research project on fuel cell, and 1 State Scientific & Technological Progress Award (1^st class, 2017, 14^th winner) for the research on numerical heat/mass transfer. He was also selected as “New Century Excellent Talents in University”(MOE) and Shaanxi Provincial New-Star Plan of Science and Technology. He currently severed as the Asscociated Editor/Editorial Board Member in international journal"Heat Transfer Research", Youth Editorial Board Member in international journal"Carbon Neutrality", and Topic Editor in international journal "Energies".  

Correspondence Address

School of Energy and Power Engineering                        Tel: (86)-29-82664348  

Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, MOE                Fax: (86)-29-82665445  

Xi'an Jiaotong University                                        E-mail: yangww@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Xianning West Road 28#, Xi’an Shaanxi 710049 P.R.China

Research interests

Fuel Cells/Flow battery/Energy Storage/Renewable Energy

Multi-phase Flow and Transport/Porous Medium/Heat Transfer Enhancement

Experience

2018-present:  Professor，School of Energy and Power Engineering,  Xi’an Jiaotong Univerisity

2011-2017:  Associate Professor, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong Univerisity

2009-2010: Visiting scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2005-2009: Teaching assistant (Course: Air conditioning systems), Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Educations

2005.9-2009.8: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2002.9-2005.8: M. Phil., Thermophysics Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

1998.9-2002.8: B. Eng., Heating,Ventilation & Air-Conditioning Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University  

Academic Activities

Associate(lead) editor/Editorial board member,Heat Transfer Research (SCI)

Youth Editorial Board Member, Carbon Neutrality (New lunched journal)

Topic editor,Energies (SCI)

Publications

1 co-authored book and 2 contributed book chapters

105 refereed international journal papers (SCI citations in WOS: >3400， H-index:34) 

17 refereed journal papers in Chinese (EI:15)

11 authorized patents

Honors and awards

State Natural Science Awards （2nd class, 2013, fifth winner）

State Scientific & Technological Progress Award (Innovation team award, 2017, 14th winner)

New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education of China

Award for Shaanxi Provincial New-Star Plan of Science and Technology