Professor Youhong Tang
Associate Professor
College of Science and Engineering
Associate 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.
Associate 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.
Associate 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.
- 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 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;
- 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
Youhong's research focusses on structure-process-property relationships, especially those of composite materials, biomaterials, and aggregation induced emission fluorogens. See below for some example projects from Youhong's research group.
Nanocomposites
This research uses nanomaterials to enhance the properties of materials. One example is the use of commercially available nanosilica for toughening fibre reinforced polymer laminates, or the use of polydopamine to improve the interface between fibres and the polymer matrix. These materials are being explored for their use in maritime applications.
Aggregation Induced Emission
Most fluorescent dyes have higher photoemission efficiencies in solution than in the solid state. Aggregation-induced emission fluorogens (AIEgens) are the reverse however, emitting more light when in the solid state. By controlling when AIEgens clump together into solid aggregates, selective and quantitative sensors may be developed. Youhong's group contains several projects working on applying these novel molecules to develop new sensors for a range of problems.
Personal health monitoring
This project is developing a smartphone-based urinalysis device for chronic kidney disease patients. An aggregation-induced emission fluorogen (see above) is being used to develop a sensor to rapidly monitor human serum albumin in urine.
ANN ECR travelling award - JUL 2014
Chris Marlin Postgraduate Student Publication Prize - MAR 2016
ANN ECR travelling award - JUL 2014
Fresh Sciences 2018 - JUN 2018
Selected Membership
- Fellow The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (2018-)
- Chartered Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australia (2016-)
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Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, US (2008-)
- Member, Chinese Chemistry Society, China (2018-)
Selected Editorial board for international scholar journals
- Advances in Nano Research, Techno-Press (2014-)
- SpringerPlus, Springer (2015-)
- Heliyon, Elsevier (2016-)
- Molecules, MDPI (Special issue of Aggregation-Induced Emission)(2016-2017)
- Molecules, MDPI (2018-)
- Polymers, MDPI (Special issue of Nanotechnology of Polymers and Biomaterials) (2018-)
- Polymers, MDPI (2018-)
- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi (2018-)
Selected Committee for international conferences
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Local Organising Committee, The Asian-Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength and the International Conference on
Structural Integrity and Failure, Australia, 2014
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Advisory Committee, EMN Meeting on Polymer, Hong Kong, 2016
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International Program Committee, EMN Croatia Meeting, Croatia 2016;
- International Organizing Committees, EMN Meeting on Hydrogel Materials, Singapore 2016;
- Co-Chair, Symposium T: 3rd International Symposium on Aggregation Induced Emission: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications. In: 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies. Singapore 2017;
- Chair, 4thInternational Conference on Aggregation Induced Emission: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications, Adelaide, 2019;
- Nanotechnology
- Aggregation-induced emssion
- Chemosensor and biosensor
- Hydrogels
- Marine composites
- Nanocomposites
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