Dr. Yang received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1998 and another Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles in 2003. After a one-year Research Assistantship at MIT, Dr. Yang joined the University of Maryland in 2003. Dr. Yang currently has published three book chapters, authored thirty seven peer-reviewed journal papers, and held three patents. Dr. Yang was granted the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award in 2004. Dr. Yang is a member of ASME, MRS, APS, ITS and AIAA.