PHD at Tsinghua University, China
Zhang Yanrong is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University and a Bachelor’s in Material Science and Engineering from China University of Geosciences. Her research focuses on the rheology of fresh cementitious mixtures, polymer-cement composites, and fiber-enhanced materials. Zhang has received multiple prestigious awards, including the First Class Prize of the State Science and Technology Award. She has led significant research projects on cement-based materials and authored the book Microstructure and Rheological Properties of Cement-Chemical Admixtures-Water Dispersion System at Early Stage.
Professional Profiles
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2009/09-2015/01), Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University. Bachelor of Material Science and Engineering (2005/09-2009/07), Department of Material Science and Engineering, China University of Geosciences.
Professional Experience
Professor (2023/12-present), Department of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University. Associate Professor (2017/01-2023/12), Department of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University. Lecturer (2015/01-2017/12), Department of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University.
Research Interests
Rheology of fresh cementitious mixtures Chemical/polymer admixtures for sustainability of cement and concrete industry Polymer-Cement Composites Fiber Enhanced Cementitious Materials Simulations on Novel Materials and Structures
Honors and Awards
2017 The First Class Prize of State Science and Technology Award, the State Council of China 2019 The Special Class Prize of Science and Technology Award, China Railway Society 2022 The First Prize of the Excellent Achievement Award (Science and Technology) for Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education 2022 The First Prize of the Science and Technology Award of the China Transportation Association 2018, 2021, 2022 The Second Class Prizes of the Scientific and Technological Progress Award, Chinese Ceramic Society 2016 Second Class Prize of the Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Fundamental Research), Architectural Society of China
Academic Achievements
Zhang Yanrong. Microstructure and Rheological Properties of Cement-Chemical Admixtures-Water Dispersion System at Early Stage, 2017, Springer Singapore.
Research Focus
Yanrong Zhang focuses on advanced photonics, specifically in the area of non-Hermitian physics and exceptional points within optical systems. Her research explores phenomena such as parity-time symmetry, optical resonances, and metamaterials. Zhang has contributed to understanding high-order exceptional points in Moire lattices, exceptional singular resonances in gain-mediated metamaterials, and optical behaviors in parity-time symmetric systems. Her work also includes applications in molecular detection and protein sensing using engineered photonic crystals. Her research combines theoretical and experimental approaches to develop innovative solutions in photonics and metamaterials, enhancing the sensitivity and functionality of optical devices.
Publications
- Protein sensing using deep subwavelength-engineered photonic crystals, cited by 1, Publication date: 2024.
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- Optical resonance in inhomogeneous parity-time symmetric systems, Publication date: 2021.
- Multiple exceptional points in bulk parity-time symmetric optical media, Publication date: 2020.
- High-order exceptional points in non-Hermitian Moire lattices, Publication date: 2019.
- Exceptional singular resonance in gain mediated metamaterials, Publication date: 2019.
- Nonreciprocal parity-time phase in magnetized waveguides, Publication date: 2019.
- Anomalous amplified and bound-state-like optical transmissions via unidirectional interaction in parity-time symmetric metamaterials, Publication date: 2018.
- Parity-time symmetry in periodically curved optical waveguides, Publication date: 2018.
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