Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise & Capabilities
- Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
- Multi-scale Material Modelling
- Aerogel composites
- Composites Recycling
- Composites Interface
- Reinforcement Fibres
- Surface Coating
- Mechanical Testing
- Polymer and Elastomer
- Thermomechanical Analysis
Research Interests
Current research activities focus on
Composites recycling and reuse (This work includes the development of economically viable routes to recycling fibre reinforced composites and reusing recyclates in new industrial applications)
Composites interface (This work centres around fibre-matrix physicochemcial interactions through surface characterisation, coating development, and fibre-matrix adhesion engineering)
Aerogel composites (This work includes the design and development of ultralight, strong, superinsulating aerogel composites for energy saving applicaitons)
Self-healing elastomer (This work centres on the chemical design and material engineering of elastomer materials for improving wear resistance and damage self-mitigation)
Multi-scale material modelling (This work revolves around understanding and engineering of structure-property relationship through multi-scale material modelling)
Teaching Interests
ME16232 Engineering Mechanics: Structural Mechanics
ME523 Polymer and Polymer Composites
Industrial Relevance
Industrial Links
- PPG Industries (The Netherlands)
- 3B Fibreglass (Belgium)
- Blueshift International Materials (USA)
- BOSCH (Germany)
- Sain-Gobain (France)
- Weir Group PLC (UK)
- Composites Scaffolding Company (UK)
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Master in Science, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
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DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Kelly, Lewis
Minty, R. (Principal Investigator), Yang, L. (Academic), Liggat, J. (Co-investigator) & Kelly, L. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/23 → 1/04/27
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics & Orthotics | Thompson, Harry
Buis, A. (Principal Investigator), Yang, L. (Co-investigator) & Thompson, H. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/22 → 1/10/26
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Waste glass fibre composites valorization using the fluidised bed: a global warming potential and economic assessment
Pender, K. & Yang, L., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 27, 1, p. 343-353 11 p., 108230.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hyperelastic behaviour of elastomers for wave energy applications
Idarraga, G., Yang, L., Abad, F., Huang, Y., Dai, S., Xiao, Q., Lotfian, S. & Brennan, F., 1 Dec 2024, In: Ocean Engineering. 313, Part 3, 9 p., 119652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "Investigation of the mechanical properties of carbon and glass fibres exposed to cryogenic temperatures and cryogenic cycling"
Minty, R. (Supervisor), Kelly, L. (Creator), Yang, L. (Supervisor) & Liggat, J. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 21 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.15129/2dda4231-3dc2-43a6-bf8f-3896a7379e5e, https://www.nccuk.com/events/eccm21/
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Data for: "Assessment of insulating package performance by mathematical modelling"
Kucharek, M. (Creator) & Yang, L. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 3 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.15129/b38d9692-1b2e-47f5-a4cd-d14e776028fd
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Prizes
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Industry Fellow of Royal Academic of Engineering
Yang, L. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Development of Composites using Waste Mixed Plastics and Waste Glass Fibres
Yang, L. (Examiner)
2024Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Characterisation of validation of microscale testing of fibre matrix interphases
Yang, L. (Examiner)
1 Sept 2023Activity: Examination types › Examination