Professor Youhong Tang
Professor Youhong Tang is a materials engineer with a focus on structure-process-property relationships of materials. Materials of interest include polymers, composite materials, and biomaterials.
Youhong is a material science and engineering researcher with research interests mainly focused on the structure-process-property relations of:
(a) polymeric materials and nanocomposites, especially on rubber and epoxy based multifunctional and value-added nanocomposites;
(b) fibre reinforced composites and structures, particularly for marine applications and;
(c) bioresources, biomaterials and biosensors, especially incorporating novel aggregation-induced emission materials.
Professor Youhong Tang obtained his PhD degree in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2007. He moved to Flinders University with an ARC-DECRA in 2012 from Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, the University of Sydney.
Key Responsibilities
· Deputy Director of Joint International Laboratory for Health Technologies
· Deputy Director of ACSRF-Joint Research Centre on Personal Health Technologies
· Research Leader, Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology
· Research Leader of Centre for Maritime Engineering, Control and Imaging
· Research Leader, Medical Device Research Institute
Qualifications
· Bachelor of Engineering: Wuhan University of Technology, China (2000)
· Master of Engineering: Wuhan University of Technology, China (2002)
· Doctor of Philosophy: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China (2007)
· Project Management Professional (PMP): Project Management Institute, US (2008)
· Professional Diploma in Project Management:Hong Kong Productivity Council, China (2008)
Honours, Awards, and Grants
Honours and Awards:
· Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early-Career Researcher, Flinders University, Australia, 2012
· Australian Research Council – Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC-DECRA), Australia, 2012-2014
· Research Traveling Grant, Research Grant Council of Hong Kong Government on the Polymer Processing Society 24th annual meeting, Italy, 2008
· Research Traveling Grant, Research Grant Council of Hong Kong Government on 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Rheology, China, 2005
· Research Traveling Grant, Research Grant Council of Hong Kong Government on 77th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Canada, 2005
· Best paper, 3rd National Doctoral Forum of China, China, 2005
· Postgraduate Studentship, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, 2002 – 2007
· Best M.Eng. Thesis, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2002
· Postgraduate Studentship, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2000-2002
· First Prize Scholarship, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 1996-1999
· First Class Prize, the National Olympic Chemistry Contest for High School Students, Hubei Section, China, 1995
Grants:
· Australian Research Council -Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE120102784), 2012-2014;
· Australian Research Council – Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE140100082), 2014;
· Australian Research Council – Industrial Transformation Training Centres (IC140100003), 2014-2016;
· Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) Node I: Heliostat cost down, 2014-2020;
· Australian Research Council – Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE150100094), 2015;
· Premier’s Research and Industry Fund Catalyst Research Grant, South Australia, 2015-2016;
· Australian Research Council – Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE180100136), 2018;
· International Research Grant (China-Australia Joint International Laboratory for Health Technologies), South Australia, 2018-2021;
· DIP, SA Government and DSTG, 2018-2019;
· Nano 6C (WA, Australia) research contract, 2018-2019;
· Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF) – Joint Research Centre on Personal Health Technologies, 2019-2022;
· Australian Research Council – Industrial Transformation Training Centres (IC190100034), 2020-2023;