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Professor Zhugen Yang is a leading academic in biosensing and environmental health at Cranfield University, where he heads the UKCRIC-funded Advanced Sensors Laboratory. He holds a Professorship in Biosensing and Environmental Health and has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Leverhulme Research Leadership Award and the James J Morgan ES&T Early Career Award. His research focuses on low-cost biosensors for environmental and public health applications, such as wastewater surveillance for infectious diseases like COVID-19. Yang leads a multidisciplinary team developing paper-based microfluidic devices and CRISPR technologies for rapid diagnostics and environmental monitoring.
Education: PhD (University of Lyon), MSc (Sun Yat-sen University), BEng (Harbin Institute of Technology). Postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge and Marie Curie Fellowships at University of Bath and Glasgow.
Research Interests: Biosensors for environmental health, water quality monitoring, antimicrobial resistance, and wastewater-based epidemiology. His team's innovations include origami paper devices for SARS-CoV-2 detection featured in the London Science Museum.
Publications & Impact: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including in Nature Water, Nature Communications, and ACS Nano. His work has been covered by BBC News, Science, and The Washington Post. He edits journals like TrAC and Water Research, and organizes international conferences on microfluidics and environmental sensors.
Awards & Grants: Over £20M in research funding from UKRI, Leverhulme Trust, and Royal Society. Current projects include a £1.9M Leverhulme Trust initiative for wastewater surveillance and collaborations with UKHSA and industry partners.
Students & Team: Supervises 6 PhD students and 2 Postdoctoral Researchers. Openings exist for PDRA and PhD positions in sensors, microfluidics, and wastewater epidemiology.
Labs & Facilities: Leads the Advanced Sensors Laboratory at Cranfield, focusing on water-environment-health nexus technologies. Collaborates with global institutions on One Health initiatives and antimicrobial resistance research.
