2021.7 –Present: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018.3 – 2021.2: Postdoctoral Researcher, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2012.9 – 2017.12: Ph.D., Zhejiang University
2008.9 – 2012.6: B.Eng., Tianjin University

Thermoacoustics; Thermoacoustic Heat Engines; Stirling Heat Engines; High-Temperature Heat Pumps; Battery Thermal Management in Extreme Environments

[1] Huang J, Qian J, Chai Y, Chen X, Shen H, Yang R. Thermal adaptability and low-power survival-operation strategies for lithium batteries in deep space cryogenic environments: Review and critical outlook. Energy Storage Materials, 2026, 88: 105109.
[2] Chen H, Yang Y, Wu T, Zhu S, Yu G, Yang R, Luo E. A thermoacoustically-driven liquid metal magnetohydrodynamic generation system with a thermal efficiency of 11%. The Innovation Energy, 2026, 3: 100139.
[3] Kitanovski A, Klinar K, Luo E, Muñoz Rojo M, Soldo V, Boban L, Luo K, Yang R, Moya X. Emerging opportunities for high-temperature solid-state and gas-cycle heat pumps. Nature Energy, 2025, 10: 1412–1426.
[4] Yang Y, Wu T, Hu Y, Chen H, Zhou C, Zhang X, Yang R, Luo E. A heat-driven thermoacoustic heat pump supplying heat up to 270 °C. Energy, 2025, 335: 138325.
[5] Yang R, Blanc N, Ramon G Z. Environmentally-sound: An acoustic-driven heat pump based on phase change. Energy Conversion and Management, 2021, 232: 113848.
[6] Yang R, Christov I C, Griffiths I M, Ramon G Z. Time-averaged transport in oscillatory squeeze flow of a viscoelastic fluid. Physical Review Fluids, 2020, 5: 094501.
[7] Yang R, Wang Y, Jin T, Feng Y, Tang K. Development of a three-stage looped thermoacoustic electric generator capable of utilizing heat source below 120 °C. Energy Conversion and Management, 2018, 155: 161–168.
[8] Jin T, Yang R, Wang Y, Liu Y, Feng Y. Phase adjustment analysis and performance of a looped thermoacoustic prime mover with compliance/resistance tube. Applied Energy, 2016, 183: 290–298.

1. 2021, Young Talent Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2. 2018, Israel PBC Fellowship