Research interest
Characterization of aerosol: including size distribution, chemical composition, temporal and spatial variability and their physical properties.
Chemical analysis and source apportionment of particles and gaseous pollutants.
The chemical characteristic of carbonaceous aerosols (organic and elemental carbon).
Dry and wet deposition.
Education
2002 Ph.D. Tsinghua University, Beijing
1992 M.S. Safety & Environmental Protection Research Institute (SEPRI), Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (MMI), Wuhan
1989 B.S. Chongqing University, Chongqing
Professional Appointments
2009.06 – 2009.09 Guest scientist, Environment Canada
2006.06 – present Associate professor, GUCAS
2006.04 – 2007.08 Postdoctoral & NSERC visiting fellow, Environment Canada
2005.07 – 2006.05 Lecturer, GUCAS
2003.01 – 2005.07 Postdoctoral & research fellow, Tsinghua University
2001.10 Special assignment for cooperative research project, Keio University
1999.09 – 2002.12 Research assistant, Tsinghua University
1995.05 – 1999.08 Engineer, SEPRI, MMI
1992.05 – 1995.05 Assistant engineer, SEPRI, MMI
Fellowship, Awards & Honors
2011 EGU membership
2011 AWMA membership
2009 The second prize of State Natural Science Awards
2007 The first prize of Natural Science Awards, Ministry of Education
2006 The national outstanding worker in the field of meteorological science and technology
2005 Citation for Excellence in Elsevier (Atmospheric Environment)
1999 The second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Awards, MMI
Grants
-NSFC
2011-2013 Apportionment of PM2.5 chemical speciation to light extinction in urban Beijing
-Chinese Academy of Sciences
2010-2011 Contribution of fine particulate chemical species to haze in typical urban area in Pearl Delta River Region
Courses
● Physics and Chemistry of Atmospheric Aerosol
An introduction to the current knowledge of physics and chemistry of atmospheric aerosols, which are comprised of a complex mixture of a variety of organic and inorganic substances that can be of primary or secondary nature and span several orders of magnitude in size. Topics include size distribution, dynamics, thermo-dynamics, optical properties, mass concentration, chemical composition, emission sources, formation and transformation processes, the impacts on visibility and climate change of atmospheric aerosols.
● Energy and Environment
An overview of the earth's nonrenewable and renewable energy resources, and the impact of energy production and consumption on environment and climate change. Topics include the status of energy resources in the world and in China, pollution that may accompany energy activities such as coal combustion and transportation, and available pollution control technology for them.
● Atmospheric Aerosols: from Air Pollution to Climate Change
A graduate seminar discussing very recent advances in the effects of atmospheric aerosols on global environment from air pollution to climate changes.
Selected publications
Yang F., Tan J., Shi Z., Cai Y., He K., Ma Y., Duan F., Okuda T., Tanaka S., and Chen G., Five-year record of atmospheric precipitation chemistry in urban Beijing, China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2012, 12, 2025–2035, doi:10.5194/acp-12-2025-2012. (IF 5.309).
He, K., Yang F., Duan F., and Ma Y., Atmospheric particulate matter and regional complex pollution. 2011, ISBN978-7-03-030370-7, Beijing: China Science Press. (in Chinese).
Yang F., Huang L., Duan F., Zhang W., He K., Ma Y., Brook J. R., Tan J., Zhao Q., and Cheng Y., Carbonaceous species in PM2.5 at a pair of rural/urban sites in Beijing, 2005–2008. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2011, 11, 7893-7903, doi:10.5194/acp-11-7893-2011. (IF 5.309).
Yang F., Tan J., Zhao Q., Du Z., He K., Ma Y., Duan F., Chen G., and Zhao Q., Characteristics of PM2.5 speciation in representative megacities and across China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2011, 11, 5207–5219. (IF 5.309).
Yang F., Huang L., Sharma S., Brook J. R., Zhang W., Li S.-M., and Tan J., Two-year observations of fine carbonaceous particles in variable sampling intervals. Atmospheric Environment, 2011, 45, 2418–2426, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.012. (IF 3.139).
Yang F., Brook J., He K., Duan F., and Ma Y., Temporal variability in fine carbonaceous aerosol over two years in two megacities: Beijing and Toronto. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2010, 27(3), 705–714, doi: 10.1007/s00376-009-9103-6. (IF 0.925).
Yang F.M., He K.B., Ma Y.L., Zhang Q., Cadle S.H., Chan T., and Mulawa P.A. Characterization of carbonaceous species of ambient PM2.5 in Beijing, China. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 2005, 55, 984–992. (IF 1.567).
Yang F.M., He K.B., Ye B.M., Chen X., Cha L.Z., Cadle S.H., Chan T., and Mulawa P.A., One-year record of organic and elemental carbon in fine particulate matter in downtown Beijing and Shanghai. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2005, 5, 1449–1457. (IF 5.309).
Yang F.M., Ye B.M., He K.B., Ma Y.L., Cadle S.H., Chan T., and Mulawa P.A., Characterization of atmospheric mineral components of PM2.5 in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The Science of the Total Environment, 2005, 343: 221–230. (IF 2.905).
He K.B., Yang F.M., Ma Y.L., Zhang Q., Yao X.H., Chan C. K., Cadle S.H., Chan T., and Mulawa P.A., The Characteristics of PM2.5 in Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2001(35): 4959–4970. (IF 3.139).
