Professor Youhong Tang

Matthew Flinders Professor

College of Science and Engineering

place Tonsley Building
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Youhong is a Matthew Flinders Professor with research interests mainly focused on

(1) Structure-process-property relation of polymeric nanocomposites and fibre reinforced composites, especially on rubber, hydrogel and epoxy based multifunctional and value-added nanocomposites and marine FRP composites.

(2) Chemosensors/ biosensors design, manufacture, and their associated portable devices development, especially with novel aggregation-induced emission features.

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.

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

  • Matthew Flinders Professorship, Flinders University, Australia 2023-
  • Visiting Scientist, Aggregation Induced Emission Institute, China, 2023
  • College of Science and Engineering Research Student Mentorship Award, Flinders University, Australia, 2023
  • Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision, Flinders University, Australia, 2022
  • Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, 2017
  • Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early-Career Researcher, Flinders University, Australia, 2012
  • Australian Research Council - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australia, 2012-14
  • Best paper, 3rd National Doctoral Forum of China, China, 2005
  • Postgraduate Studentship, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, 2002 - 07
  • Best M.Eng. Thesis, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2002
  • Postgraduate Studentship, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2000-02
  • First Prize Scholarship, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 1996-99
  • First Class Prize, the National Olympic Chemistry Contest for High School Students, Hubei Section, China, 1995

Grants

  • ARC -DECRA (DE120102784), 2012-14
  • ARC- LIEF (LE140100082), 2014
  • ARC - ITTC (IC140100003), 2014-16
  • ARC - LIEF (LE150100094), 2015
  • Premier’s Research and Industry Fund Catalyst Research Grant, South Australia, 2015-16
  • ARC - LIEF (LE180100136), 2018
  • International Research Grant (China-Australia Joint International Laboratory for Health Technologies), South Australia, 2018-21
  • DIP Collaborative Research Fund, 2018-19
  • Company (WA, Australia) research contract, 2018-19
  • Australia-China Science and Research Fund – Joint Research Centre on Personal Health Technologies, 2019-22
  • ARC - ITTC (IC190100034), 2020-23
  • Marine Bioproducts CRC Project with a NSW company, 2022-25
  • Flinders Innovation Partnership Seed Grant with a NSW company, 2023-24
  • Sakura Science Program (with Ritsumeikan University, Japan), 2023
  • Short Term Grant (University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt“), 2023
  • Flinders/Industry co-funded PhD Enterprise Scholarship (with a WA company), 2024-27
  • Flinders/Industry co-funded PhD Enterprise Scholarship (with a NSW company), 2024-27
  • Scheme for Promotion of Academic & Research Collaboration (with CUSAT, India), 2024-26
  • Company (NSW, Australia) research contract, 2024-25
  • Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme (with UBT, Germany), 2025-26
Key responsibilities
Topic coordinator
ENGR8841 Hydrostatics GE
ENGR2766 Ship Design and Construction
ENGR7891 Fatigue and Fracture Analysis
ENGR8822 Engineering Materials II GE
ENGR2812 Engineering Materials II
ENGR2776 Hydrostatics
Topic lecturer
ENGR7891 Fatigue and Fracture Analysis
ENGR2776 Hydrostatics
ENGR2812 Engineering Materials II
ENGR8841 Hydrostatics GE
ENGR8822 Engineering Materials II GE
ENGR2766 Ship Design and Construction
Expert for media contact
Nanotechnology
Sustainability
Energy - Renewable
Energy - Wind
Medical research
Aggregation-induced emssion
Chemosensor and biosensor
Hydrogels
Marine composites
Nanocomposites
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Media expertise
  • Nanotechnology
  • Sustainability
  • Energy - Renewable
  • Energy - Wind
  • Medical research
Interests
  • Aggregation-induced emssion
  • Chemosensor and biosensor
  • Hydrogels
  • Marine composites
  • Nanocomposites
Further information

Recently selected Journal publications

  • Antibacterial plasma coating with aggregation-induced emission photosensitizers to prevent surgical site infections (Advanced Materials Interfaces 2024, Journal cover image and Editor's choice, https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400053)
  • Inorganic-organic hybrid materials to detect urinary biomarkers: Recent progress and future prospective (Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2022, Journal cover image https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QM00213B)
  • Detection of urinary albumin using a "turn-on" fluorescent probe with aggregation-induced emission characteristics (Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2021, Top cited articles in 2021-22, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202100180)
  • Revisiting an ancient inorganic aggregation‐induced emission system: An enlightenment to clusteroluminescence (Aggregate 2021, Journal cover image, https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.36)
  •  AIEgen‐enhanced protein imaging: Probe design and sensing mechanisms (Aggregate 2021, Journal cover image, ttps://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.41)