Su Yang

Su Yang is an associate professor at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013. After obtaining his Ph.D., Dr. Su worked with Prof. Rahul R. Nair as a postdoc research associate in the Condensed Matter Physics Group and later in the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester from 2013 to 2019. From June 2019 to April 2021, Dr. Su was a lecturer at the Materials department at Loughborough University, UK.

His research interests are (1) to understand the processing and structure of two-dimensional material based thin films and membranes; (2) to study the molecular and ionic transport in these thin films and membranes; (3) to explore the environmental applications of these thin films and membranes, especially in water purification and desalination technologies.  

2009.9-2013.7, Ph. D. in Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Advisor: Prof. Chang Liu, Prof. Jinhong Du and Prof. Hui-Ming Cheng
2002.9-2008.2, B.S. and M.S in Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology

2023/06-present,  Associate Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China

2021-2023/06, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China

2019-2021, Lecturer, Loughborough University, UK

2013-2019, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester, UK

We are seeking highly motivated postgraduate students, Ph.D. students and postdocs to work in the Low Dimensional Materials and Devices Laboratory, Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School. Applicants should send their application to su.yang@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn.

To be updated

- Fabrication and processing protocols for 2D materials

- Molecular and ionic transport in nanoconfinement of 2D material based thin films

- 2D and other nano materials for novel clean water technologies

1. Y.Su, E. Prestat, C. Hu, V. Puthiyapura, M. Neek-Amal, H. Xiao, K. Huang, V. G. Kravets, S. J. Haigh, C. Hardacre, F. M. Peeters, R. R. Nair. Self-limiting growth of two-dimensional palladium between graphene oxide layers. Nano Letters, 2019, 19，4678.

2. Q. Yang; Y. Su; C. Chi;C. T. Cherian; K. Huang; V. G. Kravets; F. C. Wang; A. N. Grigorenko; F. Guinea; A. K Geim; R. R. Nair,Ultrathin graphene-based membrane with precise molecular sieving and ultrafast solvent permeation. Nature Materials, 2017, 16,1198. (Corresponding authorand equally contributed first author)

3. Y. Su; V. G. Kravets; S. L. Wong; J. Waters; A. K. Geim; R. R. Nair, Impermeable barrier films and protective coatings based on reduced graphene oxide. Nature Communications, 2014, 5, 4843.

- Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK

- ILM Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management