Current members:
Graduate Students (2): Tyeaba Dipti (Ph.D. student in biological engineering), Md Zahidul Hasan (Ph.D. student in biological engineering)
Postdoctoral researcher (1): Dr. Liu Liu
Research Associate (1): Dr. Li Feng
Former group members:
Graduate Students (6): Dr. Sunanda Neupane, Dr. Jasmine Farmakes, Dr. Qiaobin Li, Dr. Austin MacRae, Dr. Mary Lenertz, Dr. Zoe Armstrong
Research Associate (2): Dr. Yanxiong Pan, Dr. Austin MacRae
Undergraduate Research Assistants (15): Kelley Johnson, Hannah Anderson, Miriam Sullivan, Anastasiia Botserovska, Gigi Ni, Max Wang, Grace Blair, William Brown, Allison Scheiwiller, Drew Jordahl, Amanda Overby, Isabelle Schuster, Kailyn Reed, Kristen Patnode, Kylie Bents
High school researchers (9): Gu Bu, Patrick Shen, Aiden Forge, Addison Grayson, Lydia Rector, Tyler Bjerke, Srikrishna Kandooru, Hanna Khan, Sohum Mallik
Group member awards:
To Dr. Yang:
• Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Endowed Presidential Professorship, 2024-2025
• Junior Award for Excellence in Research, College of Science and Mathematics, North Dakota State University, 2023.
• NSF Early Career Development Award, 2020 – 2025.
• Nomination for the Research Award, College of Science and Mathematics, North Dakota State University, Fall 2021.
• Nomination for Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Presidential Professorship, North Dakota State University, Fall 2021.
• Nomination for Blavatnik Award, North Dakota State University, Fall 2021, 2023.
• Goldblatt Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry, 2006
• Graduate Excellence Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry, 2007
• Travel Grants, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, 2007; University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry, 2009; Rocky Mountain Conference, 2009; Biophysical Society, 2012
To current and former group members:
• Ladd Award to Sunanda Neupane, North Dakota State University, Spring 2017.
• Dr. Robert and Mary Ann Tucker Presidential Research Fellowship to Sunanda Neupane, North Dakota State University, Spring 2017.
• Ladd Award to Jasmine Farmakes, North Dakota State University, Spring 2018.
• Ladd Award to Qiaobin Li, North Dakota State University, Spring 2019.
• Graduate Student Research Award to Qiaobin Li, College of Science and Mathematics, North Dakota State University, Spring 2022.
• Stickelmeyer Award to Drew Jordahl (u), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, Spring 2022.
• Nomination of Drew Jordahl (u) for Goldwater Scholar, North Dakota State University, Spring 2022.
• The Stickelmeyer, Margaret (Groethe) and J.H. Memorial Chemistry Scholarship to William Brown (u), North Dakota State University, Spring 2022.
• The Klostermann, Dr. Harold and Mary Ann Merit Scholarship to Grace Blair (u), North Dakota State University, Spring 2022
• Dr. Robert and Mary Ann Tucker Presidential Research Fellowship to Qiaobin Li, North Dakota State University, Spring 2023.
• NSF GRFP (Graduate Research Fellowship Programs) to Drew Jordahl (u), North Dakota State University, Spring 2023.
• Third-place poster presentation at the 2023 NDSU EXPLORE Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity: Drew Jordahl (u), Spring 2023.
• Melvin Morris Chemistry Award to Qiaobin Li, North Dakota State University, Spring 2023.
• Ladd Award to Zoe Armstrong, North Dakota State University, Spring 2023.
• Roy Milde scholarship to Austin MacRae, North Dakota State University, Spring 2023.
• Travel award to Austin MacRae, College of Science and Mathematics, North Dakota State University, Spring 2023.
• Travel Award to Austin MacRae, International ESR/EPR Society, July 2023.
• Best poster award to Austin MacRae, Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance, International ESR/EPR Society, July 2023.
• Best poster award to Zoe Armstrong, Red River Valley ACS Section Conference, February 2024.
• Ladd Award to Mary Lenertz, North Dakota State University, Spring 2024.
• James D. Geerdes Memorial scholarship to Mary Lenertz, North Dakota State University, Spring 2024.
Former members:
Graduate Students (4): Sunanda Neupane (Ph.D., May 2020), Jasmin Farmakes (Ph.D., Dec 2020), Austin MacRae (Ph.D., 2023), Qiaobin Li (Ph.D., 2023).
Postdoctoral Associate (1): Dr. Yanxiong Pan
Undergraduate Research Assistants (12): Kylie Bentz, Kristen Patnode, Isabelle Schuster, Amanda Overby, Kailyn Reed, Gigi Ni, Anastasiia Botserovska, Grace Blair, Allison Scheiwiller, Drew Jordahl, William Brown, Jien Max Wang
Highschool Research Assistants (4): Sohum Mallik, Taylor Bjerke, Lydia Rector, Hannah Khan