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Yang obtained his PhD from the University of Paris-Est in collaboration with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. This was subsequent to his MSc studies at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France. His postdoctoral journey took him briefly to the Institut Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai, before the 2-year research position at the University of Oxford. After that, Yang joined the University of Bath, and was later appointed as Lecturer.
He is the recipient of two research fellowships: Innovation Fellowship funded by the EPSRC Future Composites Research Hub; Humboldt Fellowship funded by the German Humboldt Foudation.
Yang's research centers around the development of advanced techniques for data-rich full-field experiments and numerical simulations in heterogeneous materials and structures. With a focus on fibre-reinforced composites, his research involves several industrial sectors like aerospace, automotive and nuclear energy. Key areas of expertise include:
- FFT solvers for micromechanics
- X-ray computed tomography
- Nonlinear mechanical modelling
- Fluid flow in porous media
- Carbon fibre and ceramic matrix composites
- Image-processing and image-based simulation
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Current open PhD positions:
Bath Engineering & Design PhD Studentship: Understanding and predicting crack growth in microelectronic materials
- For more information, visit Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Understanding and predicting crack growth in microelectronic materials at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
- The candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with an external research institution.
- Deadline: Sunday 30 November 2025
- Application link: University of Bath Postgraduate applications
China Scholarship Council: University of Bath PhD programme (Chinese student only).
- Project topic to be co-designed with the potential candidate
- Deadline: Sunday 30 November 2025
- Application link: University of Bath Postgraduate applications
CDT-GIF PhD studentship: (UK student only)
- Lead supervisor: Dr HaNa Yu
- Project 1: CDT-GIF: Development of Sustainable and Customised Gas Diffusion Layer for PEM fuel cell at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
Please feel free to contact me for any informal queries. You can send me your CV etc. via emails. Formal application has to be through the University website.
Teaching interests
ME22008 Solid Mechanics 2
- 2nd year undergraduate course
- Statics: dual-axis bending, fatigue, torsion of non-circular sections
ME40057 Finite Element Analysis
- 4th year undergraduate course
- Fundamental theory and practical programming about FEM
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanics and materials, Doctor of Engineering, Damage mechanisms in SiC/SiC composite tubes: three-dimensional analysis coupling tomography imaging and numerical simulation, Université Paris-Est
Award Date: 22 Nov 2017
Computational Mechanics, Master of Engineering, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
Award Date: 30 Sept 2014
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Université de Lille
Award Date: 31 Jul 2012
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Hohai University, Jiangsu, China
Award Date: 30 Jul 2012
External positions
Academic visitor, University of Oxford
7 Mar 2021 → 7 Mar 2023
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
- QA76 Computer software
- TS Manufactures
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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Micromechanical analysis of filament wound composite cylinders at cryogenic temperatures
Lunt, A. (PI), Srisuriyachot, J. (CoI), Bowen, C. (CoI), Chen, Y. (CoI) & Kalaiselvan, T. (CoI)
18/02/25 → 17/02/26
Project: Research-related funding
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Exploring the Performance of Advanced Ceramic Materials for Safer and Efficient Nuclear Energy Production
Chen, Y. (PI)
31/03/24 → 30/03/26
Project: Research council
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HyFIVE - Hydrogen Storage, Conveyance, Fuelling, Indication and Venting
Sangan, C. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI), Bowen, C. (CoI), Butler, R. (CoI), Johnston, N. (CoI), Plummer, A. (CoI), Pountney, O. (CoI), Rhead, A. (CoI), Sell, N. (CoI) & Chen, Y. (Researcher)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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High speed microtomography of viscous deformation mechanisms in carbon non-crimp fabrics during compaction
Lunt, A. (PI), Butler, R. (CoI), Chen, Y. (CoI), Jagpal, R. (CoI), Loukaides, E. (CoI), Rhead, A. (CoI) & Srisuriyachot, J. (CoI)
8/07/22 → …
Project: Research-related funding
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Transforming the use of Ansys simulation software within engineering curricula at the University of Bath
Pegg, E. (PI), Fraser, K. (CoPI), Chen, Y. (CoI), Mohammadi, A. (CoI), Pigeon, M. (CoI), Williams, D. (CoI) & Cayzer, S. (CoI)
20/06/24 → 1/10/25
Project: UK industry
Research output
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In-situ X-ray tomography and acoustic emission monitoring of damage evolution in C/C-SiC composites fabricated by liquid silicon infiltration
Chen, Y., Almeida, R. S. M., Flauder, S., Couégnat, G., Tushtev, K., Horvath, J., Wriggers, P. & Rezwan, K., 13 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Science. e16200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiscale image-based modelling of composite materials
He, D., Chen, Y., Breite, C., Matveev, M. Y., Turpin, L., Syerko, E., Couégnat, G., Soete, J., Mehdikhani, M., Lomov, S. V., Swolfs, Y. & Withers, P. J., 17 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Materials Reviews. 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Physics-informed neural networks for resin flow prediction in fibre textiles
Chen, Y., Simacek, P. & Advani, S., 1 Jul 2024, ECCM21 – 21st European Conference on Composite Materials . The European Society for Composite Materials (ESCM) and the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Vol. 8. p. 292-299 7 p. (European Conference on Composite Materials).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Dendrite initiation and propagation in lithium metal solid-state batteries
Ning, Z., Li, G., Melvin, D. L. R., Chen, Y., Bu, J., Jolly, D. S., Liu, J., Hu, B., Gao, X., Perera, J., Gong, C., Pu, S. D., Zhang, S., Liu, B., Hartley, G. O., Bodey, A. J., Todd, R. I., Grant, P. S., Amstrong, D. E. J. & Marrow, J. & 2 others, , 8 Jun 2023, In: Nature. 618, 7964, p. 287-293 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access424 Citations (SciVal) -
Full-field prediction of stress and fracture patterns in composites using deep learning and self-attention
Chen, Y., Dodwell, T., Chuaqui, T. & Butler, R., 27 Jun 2023, In: Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 286, 109314.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access42 Citations (SciVal)
Activities
- 1 Visiting researcher
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Universität Bremen
Chen, Y. (Visiting lecturer)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Visiting an external academic institution › Visiting researcher