Weiwei. Yang, Ph.D (HKUST)
Deputy director, Department of Thermofluid Science and Engineering
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 110 peer-reviewed international journal publications in energy field, and 11 authorized patents. He obtained 1 State Natural Science Award（2nd class, 2013, 5th winner）for the research project on fuel cell, and 1 State Scientific & Technological Progress Award (1st class, 2017, 14th 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
118 refereed international journal papers (SCI citations in WOS: 4000+; H-index:37)
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
