I received my PhD degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. I was the Matthew Flinders Professor of Engineering, a xk星空官方网站 leader in the Flagship Institute of NanoScale Science and Technology (ERA ranking 5 in nanotechnology and materials engineering) and Medical Device xk星空官方网站 Institute (one of the three flagship institutes in commercialization of medical devices in Australia) at Flinders University, Australia. My group works on smart systems design, manufacturing and implementation to tackle grand challenges in health, environment and energy.

I was the principal supervisor for 11 PhD students (co-supervisor for another 19 PhD students), 47 Master by coursework students and 30 honors in Flinders. In my group, 4 PhD were awarded Flinders VC’s best publications, and 3 PhD were awarded Chris Marlin HDR publication prize. All my 70+ HDR students and 30+ ECRs have been well mentored by myself in xk星空官方网站 publication and communication. I was awarded Flinders VC's Award for Excellence in HDR Supervision in 2022, College of Science and Engineering xk星空官方网站 Student Mentorship Award in 2023, and Honorable Mention in Flinders Most Supportive Supervisor in 2024. Seven of my group members have achieved academic staff positions in China, Australia, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, and many of them work in various companies national and internationally.

Education Background

1996-2000, BEng, Wuhan University of Technology

2000-2002, MEng, Wuhan University of Technology

2002-2007, PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Working Experience

2007-2009 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, xk星空官方网站 Associate

2010-2012 South China University of Technology, Assistant/Associate Professor

2011 The University of Sydney, xk星空官方网站 Fellow

2012-2015 Australian xk星空官方网站 Council, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

2017 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Visiting Associate Professor 

2023 Aggregation Induced Emission Institute, Visiting Senior Advisor

2012-2026 Flinders University, Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor / Professor/ Matthew Flinders Professor 

           Flinders Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology xk星空官方网站 Leader（2013-2026）

           Australia-China Joint xk星空官方网站 Centre on Personal Health Technologies, Deputy Director（2019-2023）

           Flinders Medical Device xk星空官方网站 Institute, Biomaterials & Biosensor xk星空官方网站 Theme Leader（2021-2026）

2024, 2026 Cochin University of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor

2023, 2026 University of Bayreuth, Visiting Professor

2026-Now Flinders University, Academic Status (Level E) 

2026-Now Southern University of Science and Technology, Tenured Professor

xk星空官方网站 Area

· Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) Functional Materials for Intelligent Sensing and Diagnostic Systems

· Vortex Fluidic Mediated Functional Materials Engineering, Valorisation, and Intelligent Manufacturing

· Ocean Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Intelligent Sensing Systems

· Sustainable Advanced Composite Materials and Intelligent Manufacturing

Publications

· H Wu, Y Yan, Q Peng, Y xk星空官方网站. Aggregation-induced emission of carbon quantum dots: Mechanisms and applications. Applied Physics Reviews 12 (4), 041304, 2025.

· SF Rakhi, AHMM Reza, B Davies, J Wang, J Qin, Y xk星空官方网站. Improvement of growth and lipid accumulation in microalgae with aggregation-induced emission-based nanomaterials towards sustainable lipid production. Nanoscale 17 (3), 1308-1316, 2025.

· S Rakhi, AHMM Reza, B Davies, J Wang, Y xk星空官方网站, J Qin. Aggregation‐induced emission photosensitizer boosting algal growth and lipid accumulation. Small 20 (47), 2402463, 2024.

· J Wang, N Ninan, NH Nguyen, MT Nguyen, R Sahu, TT Nguyen, A Mierczynska-Vasilev, K Vasilev, VK Truong, Y xk星空官方网站. Biomimetic bacterium-like particles loaded with aggregation-induced emission photosensitizers as plasma coatings for implant-associated infections. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (15), 18449-18458, 2024.

· Q Hu, M Iwanaga, Y xk星空官方网站. Metasurface platform incorporating aggregation induced emission based biosensor for enhanced human serum albumin detection. Advanced Optical Materials 12 (23), 2400868, 2024.

· D Tohl, ATT Pham, J Li, Y xk星空官方网站. Point-of-care image-based quantitative urinalysis with commercial reagent strips: Design and clinical evaluation. Methods 224, 63-70, 2024.

· ATT Pham, D Tohl, A Wallace, Q Hu, J Li, KJ Reynolds, Y xk星空官方网站. Developing a fluorescent sensing based portable medical open-platform-a case study for albuminuria measurement in chronic kidney disease screening and monitoring. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research 37, 100504, 2022.

· D Tohl, MN Teferra, A Wallace, ATT Pham, Y xk星空官方网站. Re-referencing and calibration for robust ratiometric light intensity measurement. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 71, 1-8, 2022.

· Y xk星空官方网站, BZ xk星空官方网站. Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission (Volume I, II, III). Wiley, 2022.

· Y xk星空官方网站, BZ xk星空官方网站. Aggregation-induced emission. Springer, 2021

· C Chuah, X Luo, J Tavakoli, Y xk星空官方网站, CL Raston. Thin‐film flow technology in controlling the organization of materials and their properties. Aggregate 5 (1), e433, 2024.

· X Cao, S He, X Luo, J Gao, Y xk星空官方网站, CL Raston. Stability and cleansing function enhancement of organic shampoo by a vortex fluidic device. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 12 (14), 5533-5543, 2024.

· S He, K Vimalanathan, P Su, M Jellicoe, X Luo, W Xing, W Cai, CT Gibson, Y Chen, JWC Wong, W Zhang, Y xk星空官方网站, C L Raston. Upsized vortex fluidic device enhancement of mechanical properties and the microstructure of biomass-based biodegradable films. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 (43), 14588-14595, 2021.

· J Tavakoli, C Raston, Y Ma, Y xk星空官方网站. Vortex fluidic mediated one-step fabrication of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel films with tunable surface morphologies and enhanced self-healing properties. Science China Materials 63, 1310–1317, 2020.

· J Tavakoli, S Pye, AHMM Reza, N Xie, J Qin, CL Raston, BZ xk星空官方网站, Y xk星空官方网站. Tuning aggregation-induced emission nanoparticle properties under thin film formation. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 4 (2), 537-545, 2020.

· Y Wang, Y xk星空官方网站. Ocean wave energy generators and self‐powered wave sensors based on triboelectric nanogenerators. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 7 (1), e202500232, 2026.

· Y Wang, H Zhu, W Xing, D Tohl, Y xk星空官方网站. A hybrid self-powered wave sensing device enables low-amplitude wave sensing. Device 3 (3), 100575, 2025.

· Y Wang, ATT Pham, X Han, D Du, Y xk星空官方网站. Design and evaluate the wave driven-triboelectric nanogenerator under external wave parameters: Experiment and simulation. Nano Energy, 106844, 2022.

· M Khorsand, J Tavakoli, H Guan, Y xk星空官方网站. Artificial intelligence enhanced mathematical modeling on rotary triboelectric nanogenerators under various kinematic and geometric conditions. Nano Energy 75, 104993, 2020.

· M Khorsand, J Tavakoli, K Kamanya, Y xk星空官方网站. Simulation of high-output and lightweight sliding-mode triboelectric nanogenerators.Nano Energy 66, 104115, 2019.

· L Chen, W Xing, J Chong, Q Jiang, Y Ouyang, L Wu, Y xk星空官方网站. Analysing impact characteristics of composite helical springs with multi-braided layers based on virtual fiber model. Composites Communications 53, 102255, 2025.

· L Chen, W Xing, J Chong, Q Jiang, Y Ouyang, L Wu, Y xk星空官方网站. Understanding stiffness degradation of composite helical springs with multi-braided layers under impact. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 185, 108327, 2024.

· L Chen, J Chong, Q Jiang, L Wu, Y xk星空官方网站. Understanding the static performance of composite helical springs with braided nested structures. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 176, 107822, 2024.

· L Mao, Y Jiao, H Geng, Y xk星空官方网站. Understanding friction and wear properties of carbon fiber/epoxy stitched composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 169, 107501, 2023.

· L Chen, W Xing, L Wu, J Chong, T Lei, Q Jiang, Y xk星空官方网站. Understanding multiple parameters affecting static and dynamic performances of composite helical springs. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 20, 532-550, 2022.

Awards

I was awarded Australian xk星空官方网站 Council (ARC) -Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) (2012-2015) and Flinders Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early-Career Researcher award in 2012. Recently, I was awarded Matthew Flinders Professorship by Flinders University in 2023 and Environmental Chemistry Medal 2025 by Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).

I am the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2018-), Royal Australian Chemical Institute (2021-) and International Association of Advanced Materials (2024-). I am Chartered Materials Professional (CMatP, 2021-) and Project Management Professional (PMP, 2008-).

Other

I act as editorial broad member of >10 international journals including Aggregate (Wiley, 2020-); Applied Composite Materials (Springer, 2020-), Scientific Reports (Nature, 2023-) and PhotoAggregate (Wiley, 2026-) and guest editor for >10 special issues of various journals.

I acted as Chair/co-chair of 8 international conferences and chaired the analytical chemistry section of RACI South Australian branch (2024-2026).

I am an Outstanding Editorial Board Member of Aggregate in 2022 and 2023, Excellent Contribution Awardee of Aggregate in 2023. and an Outstanding reviewer for Journal of Materials Chemistry B in 2024.