Professor Youhong Tang
Matthew Flinders Professor
College of Science and Engineering
+61 8 8201 2138
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
- China-Australia Joint International Laboratory for Health Technologies, South Australia, 2018-21
- DIP Collaborative Research Fund, 2018-19
- Company (WA) 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 (UBT Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt“), 2023
- Scheme for Promotion of Academic & Research Collaboration (with CUSAT, India), 2024-26
- Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme (with UBT, Germany), 2025-26
- Flinders/Industry co-funded PhD Enterprise Scholarship, 2025-28
- Flinders/Industry co-funded PhD Enterprise Scholarship, 2025-28
- Flinders/Industry co-funded PhD Enterprise Scholarship, 2026-29
Key responsibilities
- Research Leader, Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology
- Research Leader, Medical Device Research Institute
Topic coordinator
Professional engagement
Selected Membership
- Fellow The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2018-
- Chartered Fellow Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australia, 2021-
- Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, US, 2008-
- Certified Materials Professionals, Materials Australia, 2021-
- Fellow International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden, 2024-
Selected Editorial board for international scholar journals
- Molecules, MDPI, 2018-
- Polymers, MDPI, 2018-
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers, RSC, 2019-
- Aggregate, Wiley, 2020-
- Applied Composite Materials, Springer, 2020-
- Scientific Reports, Nature, 2023-
Selected Editorial board for special issues
- Molecules (Commemorative issue on Aggregation-Induced Emission) 2016-17)
- Molecules (Fiber reinforced composites: Interfacial modifications and properties) (2019-20)
- Polymers (Nanotechnology of Polymers and Biomaterials) (2018)
- Topics in Current Chemistry (Aggregation-induced emission) (2020-21)
- Materials Chemistry Frontiers (Luminogenic bioprobes for personal health technologies)(2020-21)
- Molecules (Commemorative issue on Aggregation-Induced Emission) (2021-22)
- Aggregate (Distinguished Australian Researcher Special Issue) (2022-23)
- Molecules (30th Anniversary of Molecules-Recent Advances in Photochemistry) (2025-26)
Selected invited talks on international conferences
- Aggregation Induced Emission: Faraday Discussion, China 2016
- International Symposium in Advanced Composites Technology, Australia 2018
- 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore 2019
- International Conference on Aggregate Science-20th Anniversary of AIE Research, China 2021
- International Conference on Aggregation-induced Emission from Fundamental to Applications, India, 2022
- Symposium of Building Advanced Materials via Aggregation and Self-assembly in MRS 2023 Spring meeting, USA, 2023
- Australian Materials Chemistry Conference, Australia, 2023
- Aggregate Material Youth Forum of Chinese Materials Congress, China, 2023
- (Plenary) 6th International Conference on Aggregation-Induced Emission, USA, 2024
- (Fellow Lecture) Advanced Functional Materials Congress, Sweden, 2024
- (Keynotes) International Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy, Environment and Health, Australia, 2024
- (Keynotes) International Symposium on Innovative Materials for Energy and Environment, India, 2024
- 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference, Singapore, 2024
- MRS Spring Meeting: Symposium of Building Advanced Materials via Aggregation and Self-Assembly, USA, 2025
Selected Committee for international conferences
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Theme Session Co-Chair & Scientific Committee Member, the 17th Congress of the Asian-Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong, 2017.
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Co-Chair, Symposium T: 3rd International Symposium on Aggregation Induced Emission. In: 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore 2017.
- Chair, 4th International Conference on Aggregation Induced Emission: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications, Australia, 2019.
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Co-Chair, Symposium of Building Advanced Materials via Particle or Cluster Aggregation and Self-Assembly of Molecules with Aggregation-Induced Emission, Materials Research Society 2021 Spring meeting, USA 2021.
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Chair, Aggregate 9th Global Webinar on Aggregate in Environmental Science and Engineering, Online, 2024.
- Co-Chair, International Symposium on Innovative Materials for Energy and Environmental, India, 2024.
Expert for media contact
Nanotechnology
Sustainability
Energy - Renewable
Energy - Wind
Medical research
Aggregation-induced emssion
Chemosensor and biosensor
Composites and structures
Hydrogels
Marine composites
Medical devices
Nanocomposites
Available for contact via
+61 8 8201 2138
Or contact the media team
0466 527 875
Media expertise
- Nanotechnology
- Sustainability
- Energy - Renewable
- Energy - Wind
- Medical research
Interests
- Aggregation-induced emssion
- Chemosensor and biosensor
- Composites and structures
- Hydrogels
- Marine composites
- Medical devices
- 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)
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