He has been awarded 2 competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) fellowships (APD and ARF) and granted over $5 mfrom various research funds, including 9 ARC projects.Dr. Yan has generated 200 publications with over100 ininternational journals, and maintained broad collaboration with leading international universities and research organizations. Recently, he was awarded the inaugural Queensland International Fellowship. He is the member of steering committee of ATN-ISTA nanotechnology network and Australia Fracture Group.