Dr Liu Yang
Reader
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Area of Expertise
- 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
Prize And Awards
- Industry Fellow of Royal Academic of Engineering
- Recipient
- 2019
- Scottish Crucible Award
- Recipient
- 2017
Publications
- Investigation of the fibre-matrix interface of glass fibre composites exposed to cryogenic temperatures and cryogenic cycling
- Kelly Lewis W, Yang Liu, Liggat John J, Minty Ross F
- SAMPE Europe 25 Conference (2025)
- Experimental investigation of hydroelastic response and resonance characteristics in Anaconda wave energy converter
- Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Dai Saishuai, Cui Lin, Yang Liu, Lotfian Saeid, Abad Farhad, Idarraga Guillermo, Brennan Feargal
- Ocean Engineering Vol 334 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121554
- Elastomeric dielectric materials from natural rubber/copper-modified coconut-shell-derived activated carbon composite : combined experimental and density functional theory study
- Chailad Wichain, Ariyawiriyanan Warunee, Pavasupree Sorapong, Sosa Narongrit, Wongnongwa Yutthana, Yuennan Jureeporn, Martwong Ekkachai, Ayutthaya Siriorn Isarankura Na, Yang Liu, Sukhawipat Nathapong
- Industrial Crops and Products Vol 234 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121511
- Aeroelastic investigations of composite blade on floating offshore wind turbine : insights into stress responses on multi-hierarchy blade structures
- Deng ZhongSheng, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Liu YuanChuan, Wang Enhao
- Ocean Engineering Vol 330 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121305
- Oscillating water column wave energy converter with flexible structured sheet material for enhanced power output
- Huang Yang, Idarraga Guillermo, Abad Farhad, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Dai Saishuai, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 333 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119794
- Tailoring Dielectric Properties and Crystallinity in Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Co-Hexafluoropropylene) Nanocomposites via Iron (III) Chloride Hexahydrate Incorporation
- Yuennan Jureeporn, Muensit Nantakan, Tohluebaji Nikruesong, Chailad Wichain, Yang Liu, Sukhawipat Nathapong, Ashraf Ghulam Abbas, Channuie Phongpichit
- Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02895-y
Teaching
ME16232 Engineering Mechanics: Structural Mechanics
ME523 Polymer and Polymer Composites
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)
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - Sustainable & Circular Materials & Manufacturing
- Participant
- 11/2/2025
- European Circular Composites Alliance (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2025
- MET International Symposium 2025
- Keynote/plenary speaker
- 2025
- Development of Composites using Waste Mixed Plastics and Waste Glass Fibres
- Examiner
- 2024
- Characterisation of validation of microscale testing of fibre matrix interphases
- Examiner
- 1/9/2023
- Frontiers in Materials (Journal)
- Associate Editor
- 2023
Projects
- Development of Marine Friendly Rope Alternatives - Build the Reef Ltd (£20,300)
- Felfel, Reda (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) McKay, Innes (Researcher)
- 24-Jan-2025 - 27-Jan-2025
- Development of a numerical analysis framework for the pump-pipeline system design and optimization
- Deng, Zhongsheng (Researcher) Yang, Liu (Principal Investigator)
- 03-Jan-2025
- Polyurethane material testing (1)
- Comlekci, Tugrul (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator)
- 12-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Kelly, Lewis
- Minty, Ross (Principal Investigator) Liggat, John (Co-investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) Kelly, Lewis (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- SRSS - Innovative manufacturing of sustainable composites using natural fibres and biopolymers
- Felfel, Reda (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
- LVT Hybrid Formulations and Industrial Trials - Amtico International (£25,000)
- Felfel, Reda (Principal Investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator) Minty, Ross (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
Contact
Dr
Liu
Yang
Reader
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: l.yang@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2324