Dr. Adam Jiankang Yang is an environmental fluid dynamicist who is fascinated by stratified shear instabilities, waves, and turbulence that transport tracers and shape our water environment. He is starting as an Assistant Professor in Civil and Resource Engineering at Dalhousie University in Fall 2024.
I am looking for undergraduate students, graduate students (Masters or PhDs), and postdocs interested in environmental fluid mechanics, physical oceanography, and hydraulics.
Background:
2022–2024 Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture & Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, U.S.A.
2017–2022 PhD, Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2015–2017 MPhil, Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong S.A.R.
2013,2015 Exchange, National Tsing Hua University, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
2011–2015 BE, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou.
Our Research
Our research employees numerical simulations, laboratory experiments, and field experiments to build our fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics with environmental concerns. We are broadly interested in (1) fluid mechanics in marine carbon dioxide removal, (2) mixing and transport of passive and active tracers in stratified flows, (3) fundamental convective and shear instabilities, and (4) particle settling and dissolution processes. We seek to build a sustainable water environment and tackle the climate change that we are facing right now.
Prospective Students
Are you interested in using science and engineering to contribute to Environmental Fluid Mechnics research? I am always looking for self-motivated undergraduate, master and PhD students to begin projects in September, January or May. Prospective graduate students should have (or will have) an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, geoscience/earth science, or a related discipline and have a history of academic excellence. Preferred candidates will have a background (through coursework, research or professional experience) in hydraulics or oceanography and some experience with programming (e.g., python, matlab), laboratory (e.g. PIV, LIF) or fieldwork (e.g., CTD, ADCP, remote sensing).
How to apply:To apply or discuss graduate programs, email me (jiankang.yang[at]dal.ca/jiankang.yang[at]yale.edu) with your CV and a brief statement about your research interests.
Scholarships: Applicants should also be aware that graduate scholarship applications (NSERC) are due in December for Master’s applicants and October for PhD applicants.
Current openings: I am currently looking for two graduate students (PhD and Master’s students) to work on environmental fluid mechanics, especially marine carbon dioxide removal through seeding mineral particles in the ocean and using machine learning for mixing parameterization.