Rate My Professor Aidong Yang

Aidong Yang is Professor of Engineering Science in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, where he serves as Director of Fourth Year Studies. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College. Aidong joined the University of Oxford in 2014 as a University Lecturer, equivalent to Associate Professor. Previously, he was Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Surrey from 2007. His earlier career included postdoctoral research positions at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Louisiana State University, RWTH Aachen University, and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology (1997) and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Hebei University of Technology and Dalian University of Technology (1992).

Aidong Yang's research interests centre on developing methods and tools for modelling chemical and biochemical processes and related systems. He applies systems engineering approaches to support sustainable energy, engineering, and manufacturing systems, with particular focus on biological systems engineering, the food-energy-water nexus, and negative emission technologies such as renewable resources utilisation and atmospheric CO2 removal. He is a member of the Management Group of Oxford’s Agile Initiative, which advances rapid interdisciplinary research for environmental solutions. Notable publications include "Global green hydrogen-based steel opportunities surrounding high quality renewable energy and iron ore deposits" (Nature Communications, 2023), "Global biorenewable development strategies for sustainable aviation fuel production" (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021), "Quantification of global waste heat and its environmental effects" (Applied Energy, 2019), "OntoCAPE—A large-scale ontology for chemical process engineering" (Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2007), "Disruptive technology as an enabler of the circular economy: what potential does 3D printing hold?" (California Management Review, 2018), and "Power-to-methanol: The role of process flexibility in the integration of variable renewable energy into chemical production" (Energy Conversion and Management, 2021). His interdisciplinary collaborations have contributed to advancements in sustainable systems.