Ankun Yang, Ph.D.

Ankun Yang (杨安坤), Ph.D. Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Department, Oakland University Engineering Center 328, 115 Library Drive, Rochester, MI 48309 Email: ankunyang[AT]oakland[dot]edu Tel: 248-370-2870

Biography

Dr. Ankun Yang is associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2008 and 2011, and Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University, IL, USA, in 2016. He did postdoctoral training at Stanford University, CA, USA from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Yang joined Oakland University in 2020 as an assistant professor and is promoted to an associate professor with tenure in 2026.

Dr. Yang's research interests include:

• In-situ and operando studies of energy materials and rechargeable batteries

• Next-generation rechargeable batteries: lithium-sulfur electrochemistry and sodium ion batteries

• Advanced manufacturing of energy materials

• Energy-efficient materials and devices: photonics, 2D materials, thermal management