Shu Yang (scientist)

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Shu Yang
Alma mater Cornell University
Fudan University
Scientific career
Institutions University of Pennsylvania
Lucent Technologies
Thesis Molecular design, synthesis and characterization of novel polymers for microelectronics  (1999)
Website Shu Yang Group

Shu Yang is a Chinese-American materials scientist who is the Joseph Bordogna Professor of Engineering and Applied Science and Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, American Physical Society, National Academy of Inventors and Materials Research Society.

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Early life and education

Yang was born in China. She attended Fudan University in Shanghai. [1] She moved to the United States for graduate studies, where she joined Cornell University as a student in chemistry and chemical biology. She remained at Cornell for her doctoral research, where she worked on the design and synthesis of novel polymers for microelectronics. [2] After graduating, she joined Bell Labs as a member of the Lucent Technologies. [3]

Research and career

In 2004, Yang joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. [4] She was promoted to Professor in 2013 and elected Chair in 2021. Yang is interested in the synthesis and fabrication of novel materials, including self-assembled nanostructures and responsive materials. [5] Through the study of lotus leaves and butterflies, Yang created novel superhydrophic surfaces. [6] These surfaces have very high nanoscale roughness, which reduces the contact area between water and results in water being repelled from the surface. [6] Superhydrophic surfaces could be used to keep the outside of buildings and solar panels dry and clean. [6] [7] To fabricate these surfaces, Yang pioneered the use of holographic lithography, using a laser to cross-link a photoresist. [6] Areas of the photoresist that are not illuminated by the laser are removed by a solvent, leaving a 3D network behind. [6] She optimized the structure of the network using a combination of good and bad solvents. [6] Through the study of photosymbiotic giant clams, Yang worked with Alison Sweeney on the development of solar concentrators. [8] [9] [10] She is investigating self-morphing building blocks for novel manufacturing processes. [11] These building blocks are based on biological systems and natural materials. For example, by studying snail slime she created a novel, reversible adhesive. [12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Yang was part of a team who created an origami-inspired face mask that could be used to address the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals. She shared the design through Open Medical [13] and recommended the respirators be made using sterilisation wrap. The mask achieved a 95% viral filtration efficiency. [13]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

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References

  1. ↑ "SHU YANG GROUP :: People". www.seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ↑ Yang, Shu (1999). Molecular design, synthesis and characterization of novel polymers for microelectronics (Thesis).
  3. ↑ Philadelphia, Penn Engineering GRASP Lab Penn Engineering GRASP Lab 3330 Walnut St. "Shu Yang". GRASP Lab. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ↑ "SHU YANG GROUP :: People". www.seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. 1 2 "Shu Yang Receives PMSE Arthur K. Doolittle Award" . Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Penn researchers find new way to mimic the color and texture of butterfly wings | (e) Science News". esciencenews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. ↑ "Reducing Energy Use with Building Skins". Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Giant clams open up the potential of improved biofuel production". New Atlas. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  9. ↑ "SHU YANG GROUP". www.seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  10. ↑ Barnett, Cynthia (2018-09-10). "Mysterious Glowing Clams Could Help Save the Planet". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  11. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award # 2037097 - FMRG: Threading High-Performance, Self-Morphing Building Blocks Across Scales Toward a Sustainable Future". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  12. ↑ "A superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime". Penn Today. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  13. 1 2 "ORIGAMI MASK". www.openmedicalinnovation.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  14. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0548070 - CAREER: Selective Grafting of Responsive Polymer Brushes on Topographically Structured Surfaces: A New Route for Surface and Interface Manipulation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  15. ↑ "Two Penn Professors Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows". Penn Today. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  16. ↑ "Heilmeier Lecture" . Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  17. ↑ "Shu Yang Elected Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow" . Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  18. ↑ Lerner, Author Evan (2018-10-01). "Shu Yang Elected to American Physical Society Fellowship". Penn Engineering Blog. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  19. ↑ "2018 PMSE Fellows Announced – PMSE" . Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  20. ↑ "ELATES at Drexel®". Office of the Provost. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  21. ↑ "2021 MRS Fellows | MRS Awards". www.mrs.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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