Da Yang, Ph.D, is currently an assistant professor at King's College, teaching mechanical and engineering-related classes. He obtained his Ph.D. from Clarkson University in May 2022 and worked as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Colorado Boulder, CIRES, and Clarkson University from 2022 to 2024.
Dr. Yang's research interests lie in fluid dynamics, employing both computational and experimental methods. He is particularly focused on characterizing and modeling flow and the interactions of substances within it, such as turbulence, particle transport, and mass transport. Dr. Yang's past work involved applying and validating computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in real-world scenarios, frequently utilizing turbulence measurement techniques, particle and gas analysis, and statistical methods.
Most recently, Dr. Yang concentrated on assessing the performance of aircraft-based sampling systems for atmospheric studies as part of the Technological Innovation Into Iodine and GV Environmental Research (TI3GER) initiative. He was offered a valuable opportunity to extensively apply CFD. CFD was used to study flow features, particle and gas transport in an aircraft-based sampling system, and conducted experiments to validate simulations. Dr. Yang finds the challenge of verifying, comparing, interpreting, and applying simulation results particularly enjoyable, and appreciates the opportunity to share his experience with the next generation.
Education
B.E., Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
Publications and Presentations
Publication: Yang, D., Reza, M., Mauldin, R., Volkamer, R., and Dhaniyala, S.: Performance characterization of a laminar gas inlet, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 1463–1474, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-1463-2024, 2024.
Conferences: 2024 CIMS Users meeting, May 2024; CIRES 19th Annual Rendezvous, May 2024; 17th Annual Earth System and Space Science Poster Conference, Nov 2023; AAAR 41st Annual
Conference, Oct 2023; 8th Annual Rocky Mountain Fluid Mechanics Research Symposium, Aug 2022; AAAR 39th Annual Conference, Oct 2021; 2020 CAMP Technical Symposium, Oct 2020.
