Yuyang He

Post-doctoral fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Biography

Yuyang He is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Professor Qiaoqiang Gan’s Sustainability and Photonics Energy Research Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) in 2026. His research focuses on phase change materials, thermal management, and electrochemistry, combining materials design, experimental characterization, and molecular simulations to develop thermal energy storage materials and electrochemical sensing platforms.

Research Interests

  1. Functional Cement Materials: Develop multifunctional cement-based materials for passive cooling and sustainable building thermal management.
  2. Advanced Asphalt Materials: Develop thermally functional asphalt materials for passive pavement cooling and urban heat mitigation.
  3. Flexible Phase Change Materials: Develop flexible phase change materials for efficient thermal energy storage and electronic device thermal management.

Selected Publications

1 Y. He, X.-W. Wu, R. Feng, S. Wang, J. Su, and G. Hu. Application of Spatiotemporal Thermal Energy Storage Phase Change Materials in Batteries Thermal Management. Small, 2026, 22(38), e73832. https://doi.org/10.1002/small.73832
2 Y. He†, R. Feng†, S. Wang†, X.-W. Wu, and G. Hu. Design of a passive temperature management house using composite phase change materials. Energy, 2025, 319, 134962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.134962 (Co-first author)
3 Y. He, X.-W. Wu, G. Hu, S. Wang, and R. Feng. Highly flexible composite phase-change material PA-EG-AgNPs achieved through self-assembly of nano-silver for enhanced photothermal performance. Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 86, 111263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111263
4 Y. He, X.-W. Wu, G. Hu, and W. Ke. A new way to achieve infrared stealth by composite phase change microcapsules. Journal of Energy Storage, 2023, 73, 109217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109217
5 R. Feng†, Y. He†, S. Wang, X.-W. Wu, Y. Ling, R. Liu, and J. Su. Bionic Boston ivy adhesive foot – photothermal flexible phase change hydrogel. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13(33), 27531–27545. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TA04516A (Co-first author)

Education

2026 Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China
2021–2024 Joint research training Materials Science and Engineering Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2021 B.S. Materials Science and Engineering North China University of Technology, Beijing, China

Awards

2024 National Scholarship Ministry of Education of China
2024 Silvercorp Mining Scholarship Silvercorp Metals Inc.

KAUST Affiliations

Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Phase-change materials Thermal management