Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany, 1997
  
• M.Sc., Precision Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China, 1986
  
• B.Eng., Precision Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China, 1982
  
  

Professional Experience

• 03/2019-Present: Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
  
• 08/2008-03/2019: Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
  
• 01/2015-02/2015: Visiting Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
  
• 10/2001-07/2008: Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
  
• 01/2008-06/2008: Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  
• 04/2000-10/2001: R&D Scientist, JDS-Uniphase, Ottawa, Canada
  
• 10/1998-04/2000: Senior Engineer, Ettemeyer AG, D-89275 Elchingen, Bavaria, Germany
  
• 03/1995-10/1998: Research Scientist at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kassel, Hessen, Germany
  
• 10/1991-03/1995: Research fellow (part-time) and PhD candidate at University of Kassel, Hessen, Germany
  
• 01/1986-10/1991: Lecturer and Associate Professor, Dept. of Precision Mechanical Instruments, Hefei University of Technology, China
  
  

Professional Service

• Associate Editor, "Material Evaluation" - a SCI Journal (Since 2007)
  
• Editorial Board, "Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (CJME)-English Version" - a SCI Journal (Since 2009)
  
• Editorial Board, "Optics and Lasers in Engineering" - A SCI Journal (Since 2013)
  
• Associate Editor, "SAE International Journal of Materials & Manufacturing" - a EI Journal (since 2014)
  
• Editorial Board, “Asian Journal of Physics” – a peer reviewed Indian Journal (Since 2018)
  
• Editorial Board, “Acta Mechanics Sinica” – a SCI journal (Since 2021)
  
• Editorial Board, “Optics” – a peer reviewed international journal (Since 2021)
  
• Associate Editor, "Optical Engineering" - a SCI Journal (from 2011 to 2022)
  
• Editorial Board, "Journal of Holography and Speckle" - peer reviewing international journal (from 2003 to 2009)
  
• Guest Co-Editors for the Speccial Section on “Advances in Optical Measurement for Geometrical and Mechanical Quantities,” for the SCI Journal “Optical Engineering,” to be published in June 2022
  
• Guest Co-Editor for the Special Section on "Instrumentations and Techniques for Geometrical and Mechanical Quantities Measurement" for the SCI Journal "Optical Engineering," published in September 2016
  
• Guest Co-Editor for the Special Section on "High-Speed 3-D Optical Metrology and Applications" for the SCI Journal "Optical Engineering," published in November 2014, Volume 53 (11)
  
• Guest Co-Editor for the Special Section on "Advances in Precision Optical Measurements and Instrumentation for Geometrical and Mechanical Quantities" for the SCI "Optical Engineering," published in December 2014, Volume 53 (12)
  
• Guest Editor for the special Section on "Advances of Optical Metrology in the Transportation Industry" for the SCI Journal "Optical Engineering," published in October 2011, Volume 50 (10)
  
• Guest Co-Editor for the special Section on "Precision Optical Measurements and Instrumentation for Geometrical and Mechanical Quantities," for the SCI Journal "Optical Engineering," published in August 2012, Vol. 51(8).
  
• Guest Co-Editor for the special issue on "Optical Metrology in Transportation Industry" for the SCI Journal "Optical Engineering," published in May 2007, Volume 46 (5)
• Guest Editor for the special issue on "Materials Evaluation on Laser NDT" for the SCI Journal "Materials Evaluation," published in July 2006, Volume 64/Number 7
  
• Chair (2016 - 2017) and Vice Chair (2014 - 2015) of the Materials Engineering Activity (MEA) Committee of The International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE-International)
• Chair (2010 - 2011) and Vice Chair (2008 - 2009) of the Material Modeling & Testing (MM&T) Committee of The International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE-International)
• Organizer and Chair (since 2005) for sessions of "Optical Techniques in Automotive Engineering" for SAE Annual World Congress and Exhibition. (www.sae.org/news/releases/congressdates.htm)
  
• Chair of the International Committee of the 7th International Symposium on Presicion Mechanical Measurement (7th ISPMM), Xiamen, China, August 08 - 12, 2015.
• Steering Committee Member of the 4th International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements (The 4th ISPMM'2008), Hefei, China, August 25 - 29, 2008
• 15th (2006),14th (2005) and 13th (2004) ASNT (The American Society for Nondestructive Testing) Annual Research Symposium Organizing Committee Member and the Session Chair of "Laser Based Inspection Technologies" (www.asnt.org)
  
• Member of the Program Committee of 16th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing and the Chair for Sessions of "Optical Techniques for Nondestructive Testing", Montreal, Canada, August 30 - September 3, 2004 (www.wcndt2004.com)
  
• Chairman (1996), Vice-Chairman (1999) and Council member (from 1995 - 2000) of the Society of Chinese Physicists in Germany (www.gcpd.de)
  
• Editor Board of "Physics" - Journal of the Society of Chinese Physicists in Germany, ISBN No. 1431-391X (from 1995 - 2000)
• Regular reviewer of the following international journals and conferences
  • Optics Express
  • Opticl Letter
  • Optics and Lasers in Engineering
  • Optics and Laser Technology
  • Applied Optics
  • Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
  • Optical Engineering
  • Measurement Science and Technology
  • Measurement
  • Sensors
  • Applied Science
  • Journal of Holography and Speckle
  • Optics and Photonics Journal
  • Image Science Journal
  • Journal of Strain Analysis
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Experimental Techniques
  • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
  • Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures
  • Journal of Aircraft
  • Materials Evaluation
  • Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
  • SAE conferences
  • ASME conference
  
  

Consulting

• 09/2003-Pres.: Consultant, Dantec-Dynamic GmbH, former called Dantec-Ettemeyer GmbH, Kässbohrerstr. 18. D-89077 Ulm, Germany
  
• 2003-2008: DaimlerChrysler Summer Professor, North American Tech-Center, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326, USA
  
• 10/2001-09/2003: Consultant, Ettemeyer AG, New-Ulm, Germany
  
  

Advising Graduate Students

• At the moment, 7 PhD students, a number of Master students and visiting scholars are studying in Dr. Yang's group.
  
  

Selected Honors and Awards

• Advisor of the 2022 Oakland University Outstanding PhD Dissertation (one per year in the whole university, award recipient: Dr. Boyang Zhang)
  
• Advisor of the 2017 Oakland University Outstanding PhD Dissertation (award recipient: Dr. Xin Xie)
  
• Recipient of the 2017 International Service Award of Oakland University
  
• Selected as Fellow of SAE in 2016
  
• Recipient of the 2016 Research Excellence Award of Oakland University
  
• Recipient of the Forest R. McFarland Award of SAE, 2013
  
• Advisor of the 2013 Oakland University Outstanding PhD Dissertation (one per year in the whole university, award recipient: Dr. Nan Xu)
  
• Advisor of the 2012 Oakland University Outstanding Master Thesis (one per year in the whole university, award recipient: Mr. Xin Xie)
  
• Recipient of the Academic Excellence Recognition Award of Oakland University, 2011
  
• Honoree, Fifteenth Annual Oakland University Faculty Recognition Luncheon, 2010
  
• Selected as Fellow of SPIE in 2008
  
• Recipient of the 2005 SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award for the presentation of "Experimental Techniques for Strain Measurement and Validation of CAE Model" at SAE 2005 World Congress & Exhibition, April 11-14, 2005 (SAE: the International Society for Automotive Engineers)
  
• Faculty Research Fellowship, Oakland University, 2003
  
• Recipient of "the 1st prize of the VDI (Association of German Engineers)" in Hessen Province, Germany for 1998 in the contest for the best PhD thesis in the field of technology/Science. (VDI-Preis)
  
• Fellowship of Otto-Braun Foundation of Germany, 1993-1994
  
• Fellowship of Chinese National Education Ministry, 1992
  
• Recipient of a Silver Medal for outstanding achievement in accomplishing part of a Chinese Sixth Five-year Plan key project by the Chinese National Committee on Sixth Five-year Plan Key Projects, 1987
  
  

Scientific and Professional Societies

• Fellow of SPIE: The International Society of Optical Engineering
  
• Fellow of SAE: The International Society of Automotive Engineers
  
• Member of ASNT: The American Society for Nondestructive Testing
  
  

Patents and Publications

• Dr. Yang has authored and coauthored two books, four book chapters, about 250 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers with about 4000 Google citations, and received/applied 12 patents in the areas of modern optical measuring techniques for full-field, non-contacting and 3D measurement of shape, deformation, strain/stress, vibration etc.(see Patents and Books & Publications)