Qiaoqin Yang
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Prior to joining the University of Saskatchewan, Prof. Yang worked as a STA (Science and Technology Agency) Fellow in The National Maritime Research Institute (Japan), a visiting professor in Vienna University of Technology (Austria) and in Siemens Company (Germany), and a professor in Hunan University (China). She is active in a number of technical societies and professional associations, including MRS, AVS, ASM and APEGS and has published 136 papers in reputed refereed Journals. She received her B.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics, M.Sc. degree in Metallic Materials Engineering, and Ph.D. in Inorganic Non-metal Materials Engineering.
Research Interest
Prof. Yang has developed strong expertise in the synthesis, structures, properties and correlation between structures and properties on various kinds of advanced materials and hard coatings including diamond, diamond-like carbon, nanocomposite Ti-B-N, WC-Co, amorphous and quasicrystal thin films/coatings, carbon nanostrucutres, ceramics and ceramic-based composites through her broad interdisciplinary training and extensive research experience in China, Austria, Germany, Japan and Canada. With the successful award of Canada Research Chair in 2005, she has built up a new laboratory in surface engineering and is leading a new research program in the area of nanostructured thin films/coatings. Currently she is directing many research projects and orchestrating coordinated collaborative research with many researchers possessing national and international reputations. Current research interests include: Diamond and its related nanostructured thin films/coatings Superhard nanocomposite thin films/coatings Friction, wear and corrosion Plasma and ion beam deposition and etching Advanced tooling and biomedical applications
Publications
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Li YS, Zhang CZ, Ma HT, Yang LZ, Zhang LL, Tang Y, Li XJ, He LL, Feng R, Yang Q, Hirose A. CVD nanocrystalline diamond coatings on Ti alloy: A synchrotron-assisted interfacial investigation. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2012 May 15;134(1):145-52.
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Tang Y, Li YS, Zhang C, Zhang L, Yang L, Yang Q, Hirose A. Study of nanocrystalline diamond synthesis in MPCVD by bias enhanced nucleation and growth. Diamond and Related Materials. 2012 May 31;25:87-91.
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Wang HD, Yang Q, Niu CH. Preparation of films of nanodiamonds by step-by-step deposition approach through hydrogen bonding. Diamond and Related Materials. 2012 May 31;25:73-9.
