Xin Yang, Ph.D., Professor / Head
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Fudan University, Shanghai, China


Dr. Yang is a full time professor in the Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University. Dr. Yang received his PhD degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prior to joining Fudan in July 2006, Dr. Yang worked as a research scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA.


Dr. Yang’s research interests include the structure of micro-solvated complex anions and their interface behavior; physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosol; urban air quality; atmospheric chemistry and its impact on global climate. He has published over 80 peer review journal papers. He has been the PI of 11 national level research projects including projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Education of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China.


selected papers:
Y. Huang, L. Li, J. Li, X. Wang, H. Chen, J. Chen, Jianmin; X. Yang *, D. S. Gross, H. Wang, L. Qiao, C. Chen,  A case study of the highly time-resolved evolution of aerosol chemical and optical properties in urban Shanghai, China, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13(2013), 3931-3944.
X. Wang, S. Gao, X. Yang*, H. Chen, J. Chen, G. Zhuang, J. D. Surratt, M. N. Chan, J. H. Seinfeld, Evidence for high molecular weight nitrogen-containing organic salts in urban aerosols, Environ. Sci. Technol., 44 (2010) 4441-4446.
X. Wang, Y. Zhang, H. Chen, X. Yang*, J. Chen, Particulate Nitrate Formation in Highly Polluted Urban Area: A Case Study by Single Particle Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Environ. Sci. Technol., 43 (2009) 3061-3066