Jian Yang

Jian Yang is an Associate Professor at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky. His research focuses on forest landscape ecology, ecosystem modeling, and climate change impacts, with applications in wildland fire science and spatial analysis.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Forestry, University of Missouri-Columbia (2005)
  • M.S., Ecology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science (2000)
  • B.S., Geography, Shaanxi Normal University (1997)

His courses include GIS and Spatial Analysis (FOR 330) and Landscape Ecology for Natural Resources (FOR 570), emphasizing tools like GIS for ecological management. Research trends in his publications highlight interdisciplinary work in semiconductor devices and neuroscience, though these topics diverge from his primary forestry focus.

Notable article themes:

• Power Electronics: GaN-based HEMTs, heterojunction diodes, and thermal sensors.
• Neuroscience: Alzheimer's disease, brain oscillations, and biomarker correlations.