Yang LU

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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9280-2718
Scopus Author ID: 56297836800
ResearcherID: D-4972-2011
Google Scholar Profile: rGTOkMkAAAAJ

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Qualifications (Brief)

BS(NJU), MS(NMT), PhD(Rice)

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Education

2011	Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science	Rice University (USA)
2006	M.S.	Materials Engineering	New Mexico Tech (USA)
2004	B.S.	Physics/Microelectronics	Nanjing University (China)

Working Experience

2021 - present	Full Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CityU (Hong Kong)
2017 – 2021	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CityU (Hong Kong)
2012 – 2017	Assistant Professor	Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering	CityU (Hong Kong)
2011 – 2012	Postdoc	Materials Science and Engineering	MIT (USA)

Prizes/Honours

Selected Awards

2019	Outstanding Research Award (for Junior Faculty) 2019, City University of Hong Kong
2018	The President’s Awards 2017, City University of Hong Kong
2017	Outstanding Supervisor Award , City University of Hong Kong
2016	Best Poster Paper Award, The 9th International Workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM9) – in honor of C.T. Liu's life-time contributions to the material advancements
2014	Best Poster Award, the 11th Cross-Strait Workshop on "Nano Science and Technology" (CSWNST11)
2013	UGC (Hong Kong) Early Career Award 2013/2014
2012	Fellowship for NSF Summer Institute on "Materiomics"
2010	Franz R. and Frances Brotzen Fellowship award, Rice University
2009	NSF Research Fellow for NSF-Sandia National Institute of Nano Engineering (NINE)
2009	Best Poster Award, the CONTACT (Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology) program annual review meeting
2008	Jack F. Pollard endowed fellowship in engineering, Rice University
2005	Best Poster Presentation Award, the 7th LANSCE (Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center) User Group Meeting, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Patents

Y Lu “Composite Material Based Panel” US Patent # US9976304B2 2018
J Lou, Y Ganesan, Y Lu, C Peng “Novel Micromechanical Devices for In Situ Characterizations of One Dimensional Nanomaterials” US patent # US 8,058,613 B2 2011

Position(s) Available

* Research Opportunities *

Two opening positions for PhD or Postdoc in the area of "Electron Microscopy" and "Solid Mechanics" (or other relevant areas) are available for application. Interested applicants please send your inquiry and a complete CV to: [email protected].

Research Interests/Areas

Experimental Mechanics of Low-Dimensional (1D and 2D) Nanostructures
Biomechanics of Structural Biomaterials at Multi-Scale
in situ Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Micro-/Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS and NEMS) and Nanotechnology

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Deep Elastic Strain Engineering of Free-Standing GaN Microbridge
Fan, S., Wang, H. (Co-first Author), Chou, C.-T. (Co-first Author), Chen, J., Han, Y., Zhou, J., Li, X., Chou, J.-P., Li, J. & Lu, Y., Jan 2026, In: Physical Review X. 16, 1, 8 p., 011014.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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Enhancing photothermal conversion of Cu_2-xS nanosphere and CNT nanocomposite using low-frequency phonon resonance
Tang, R., Hou, J.-A., Li, Z., Law, W.-C., Lu, Y., Chow, C. L. & Lau, D., 1 Mar 2026, In: Applied Surface Science. 721, 165395.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Friction and wear behavior of NiCu-diamond composites fabricated by defect-controlled powder bed fusion (PBF) process
Wang, R., Fan, Y., Yang, Z., He, W., Wang, L., Liu, B., Lu, Y. & Liu, Y., Aug 2026, In: International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 138, 13 p., 107691.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Interface Engineering Suppresses Self-Annealing in Electroplated Nanograined Copper for Low-Temperature Copper-to-Copper Bonding
Peng, G. (Co-first Author), Dong, X. (Co-first Author), Li, B. (Co-first Author), He, C., Chen, C., Huang, L., Liu, J., Zhou, Y., Li, Q., Gong, H., Wang, Y., Mu, K., Cherng, S.-J., Yang, P.-Y., Lu, Y., Yang, Y., Hung, S.-W. & Feng, S.-P., 4 Jan 2026, (Online published) In: Advanced Science. 10 p., e21964.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

Open Access
Photothermal heating applications in buildings: Development, challenges and optimization
Tang, R., Law, W.-C., Lu, Y., Chow, C. L. & Lau, D., Apr 2026, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 230, 19 p., 116693.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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HNGov-SRI: 单晶金刚石第四代半导体衬底及其装备研制
戴煜 (Main Project Coordinator [External]), LU, Y. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), 朱丹 (Co-Investigator) & 王艳艳 (Co-Investigator)
31/07/23 → …
Project: Research
CNERC: Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM) – External Funds
LU, J. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LI, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator), FAN, Z. (Co-Investigator), HE, X. (Co-Investigator), LEI, D. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Investigator), LU, Y. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X.-L. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X. (Co-Investigator), YANG, Y. (Co-Investigator), YANG, T. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, K. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, H. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, W. (Co-Investigator)
12/10/15 → …
Project: Research
CNERC: Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM)
LU, J. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LI, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator), FAN, Z. (Co-Investigator), HE, X. (Co-Investigator), LEI, D. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Investigator), LU, Y. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X.-L. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X. (Co-Investigator), YANG, Y. (Co-Investigator), YANG, T. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, K. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, H. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, W. (Co-Investigator)
12/10/15 → …
Project: Research
CNERC: Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM) - ITC Fund
LU, J. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LI, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator), FAN, Z. (Co-Investigator), HE, X. (Co-Investigator), LEI, D. (Co-Investigator), LIU, C. T. (Co-Investigator), LU, Y. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X.-L. (Co-Investigator), WANG, X. (Co-Investigator), YANG, Y. (Co-Investigator), YANG, T. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, K. (Co-Investigator), ZHANG, H. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, W. (Co-Investigator)
12/10/15 → …
Project: Research
NSFC: Deep Strain Engineering of Structures and Functionalities of Twisted Bilayer Graphene
LU, Y. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & Zhang, Z. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/23 → 1/01/23
Project: Research

Stanford's Top 2% most highly cited scientists 2025
LU, Y. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2022
LU, Y. (Recipient), Nov 2022
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Gold Medal in 2021 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days
LU, Y. (Recipient) & FAN, R. (Recipient), Mar 2021
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
RGC Research Fellow
LU, Y. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty 2019
LU, Y. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards

Breakthrough research heralds a new diamond age
LU, Y. & HU, A.
1/01/21 → 29/06/22
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
CityU secures HK$23m funding from two RGC Research Fellow Schemes
YANG, T., HO, J. C. Y., LU, Y. & WANG, F.
17/08/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Graphene’s ultimate stretchability and ‘realistic’ strength discovered
LU, Y., LY, T. H., CAO, K. & HAN, Y.
8/03/20 → 11/03/20
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Outstanding Research Awards 2019
FENG, G. G., KIM, S., LU, Y. & WANG, C.
26/09/19 → 27/09/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Elastic properties of nano diamond revealed for the first time
LU, Y., ZHANG, W., BANERJEE, A. & ZHANG, H.
18/04/18 → 25/04/18
17 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

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