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;