Curriculum Vitae

Guang Yang

2088 Rathbone Hall 1071B Platt St.

Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA

(785) 317-6289

gyang@ksu.edu

EDUCATION

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas                                     

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering                              Jan.2012 – Dec.2015

M.S. in Industrial Engineering                                Jan.2016 – Dec.2017

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering                                  Jan.2018 – Present

Publications

2023

·   Yang, G., Xie, D., Nie, Y., Zhai, X., Kedir, N., Chen, W., ... & Lin, D. (2023). In-Situ X-Ray Imaging High Strain Rate Compression of Laminate Al-Graphene Composite and Mechanical Property Characterization. JOM, 1-6.

2022

·   Yang, G., Sharma, B., Lin, D., & Lei, S. (2022). Aerogel-based ultralight noise absorbers fabricated using 3D freeze printing. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 151(4), A225-A225.

·   Yang, G., Tetik, H., Weker, J. N., Xiao, X., Lei, S., & Lin, D. (2022). In situ imaging of three dimensional freeze printing process using rapid x-ray synchrotron radiography. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(1), 013703.

·   Tetik, H., Orangi, J., Yang, G., Zhao, K., Mujib, S. B., Singh, G., ... & Lin, D. (2022). 3D printed MXene aerogels with truly 3D macrostructure and highly engineered microstructure for enhanced electrical and electrochemical performance. Advanced Materials, 34(2), 2104980.

2021

·   Yeung, H., Chen, J., Yang, G., Guo, Y., Lin, D., Tan, W., & Weaver, J. (2021). Effect of spiral scan strategy on microstructure for additively manufactured stainless steel 17–4. Manufacturing Letters, 29, 1-4.

·   Yang, G., Li, F., Xiao, J., Tetik, H., Shah, N., Xiao, X., ... & Lin, D. (2021). In-situ X-Ray Observations and Thermal Modeling of Unidirectional and Bidirectional Freeze Casting. Ceramics International.

·   Tetik, H., Feng, D., Oxandale, S. W., Yang, G., Zhao, K., Feist, K., ... & Lin, D. Bioinspired Manufacturing of Aerogels with Precisely Manipulated Surface Microstructure through Controlled Local Temperature Gradients. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

·   Shah, N., Rehan, T., Li, X., Tetik, H., Yang, G., Zhao, K., & Lin, D. (2021). Magnetic aerogel: an advanced material of high importance. RSC Advances, 11(13), 7187-7204.

2020

·   Tetik, H., Yang, G., Tan, W., Fong, A., Lei, S., Weker, J. N., & Lin, D. (2020). High Speed In-situ X-ray Imaging of 3D Freeze Printing of Aerogels. Additive Manufacturing, 36, 101513.

·   Dasyam, A., Sharma, B., Yang, G., Lin, D., & Lei, S. (2020, October). Design and 3D printing of aerogel-based ultra-lightweight sound absorbers. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings (Vol. 262, No. 1, pp. 309-314). Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

·   Sharma, B., Lin, D., Dasyam, A., & Yang, G. (2020). Aerogel two ways: Towards ultralight noise absorbers. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 148(4), 2455-2455.

·   Yang, G., Alkotami, H., & Lei, S. (2020). Discrete element simulation of orthogonal machining of soda-lime glass with seed cracks. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 4(1), 5.

·   Pacelli, S., Paolicelli, P., Petralito, S., Subham, S., Gilmore, D., Varani, G., Yang, G., Lin, D., Casadei, M.A. and Paul, A., 2020. Investigating the role of polydopamine to modulate stem cell adhesion and proliferation on gellan gum-based hydrogels. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3(2), pp.945-951.

2019

·   Song, X., Tetik, H., Jirakittsonthon, T., Parandoush, P., Yang, G., Lee, D., ... & Lin, D. (2019). Biomimetic 3D printing of hierarchical and interconnected porous hydroxyapatite structures with high mechanical strength for bone cell culture. Advanced Engineering Materials, 21(1), 1800678.

2018

·   Yang, G., Alkotami, H., & Lei, S. (2018). Discrete element simulation of orthogonal machining of soda-lime glass. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 2(1), 10.

·   Lei, S., Yang, G., Wang, X., Chen, S., Prieb, A., & Ma, J. (2018). High energy femtosecond laser peening of 2024 aluminum alloy. Procedia Cirp, 74, 357-361.

Skills

Laboratory: Mechanical Properties Testing, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Rheology Measurement

Fabrication: Laser Machining, CAD Design, 3D Printing, CNC Milling

Software: SolidWorks, ImageJ, COMSOL Multiphysics, Connected Components Workbench, Python3, Microsoft Office

Professional Services & Experiences

Graduate Teaching Assistant:                                  Jan.2018 – Present

·   IMSE 643 Industrial Simulation (Use commercial simulation software modeling manufacturing, production, service, and other stochastic system)

·   IMSE 662 Computer Aided Manufacturing (Control machine tools and transport devices with PLC system)

·   IMSE 664 Additive Manufacturing (CAD design and 3D printing)

Reviewer Services for:                                            Aug.2019 – Present

·   Advanced Optical Technologies Journal   

·   SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference

·   MSEC Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference

IT Administrator of IMSE Department:              Aug.2019 – Aug.2022

·   monitoring and maintaining networks and servers

·       troubleshooting software and hardware issues for electronic equipment

Graduate Research Assistant:                                 Jan.2018 – Present

·       3D Freeze Printing of multifunctional porous polymer and ceramic materials

·       Ultra-fast laser micro-machining of metal materials

KAWSE summer workshop:

Presentation of 3D printing in 2018&2019 KAWSE summer workshop (The K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering)

Graduate Students Council:                                Aug.2020 – Aug.2022

·   Served as Vice-President of Graduate Students Council; IMSE Dept  

·   Served as President of Graduate Students Council; IMSE Dept          

Lab Supervisor:                                                      Jan.2018 – Present

·   Cyber Manufacturing Lab

·   Multi-scale Advanced Manufacturing Lab

·   Undergraduate & Graduate Computing Lab

Projects

NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research, “Additive Manufacturing of Nuclear Fuels for Deep Space Missions”, 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023.

Army SBIR Phase II, “Additively Manufactured Functionally Graded Radomes for Hypersonic Vehicles”, 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2024.

USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)-Sun Grant Program, “Advanced Manufacturing of Lignin-based 3D Printed Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Personal Health Monitoring”, 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2024.

Johnson Cancer Research Center, “Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis Study based on 3D Printed Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite Structure with Hierarchical and Interconnected Porosity”, 01/2020 - 12/2020.

NASA CAN, “Development of Next-Generation Acoustic Liners for Aircraft Engine Noise Reduction”, 06/01/2019 - 05/29/2022.

Kansas NSF EPSCoR First Award, “3D Printing Biomimetic and Hierarchical Wood Structure for Endosphere Microbiome Study”, 05/2018 - 06/2020.

Johnson Cancer Center, “3D Printing Biomimetic Bone Structure with Hierarchical and Interconnected Porosity for Breast Cancer Metastasis” 01/2018 - 12/2018.

Awards & Honors

2022 Engineering Graduate Student of the Month (December)

2021 International Student Center Scholarship

2021 Robert I‐Jen and Sophia Shui‐Kan Jung Graduate Scholarship in Engineering

2021 Engineering Graduate Student of the Month (December)

2018 Open House Graduate Poster Award (2nd place)