Prof. Chen Yang

Leader of the Atmospheric Environment Research Center, doctoral supervisor.

Professor Chen Yang received his doctorate degree from the National University of Ireland in 2012 and is now engaged in the research of atmospheric chemistry, aerosol chemistry and the pathogenic mechanism of atmospheric pollutants. He has been selected into the Class A talent plan of the" Western Young Scholars "of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the youth director of the Chinese Society of Particulates. He is also a member of the Aerosol Special Committee, and the Ozone Pollution Control Committee of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences. He won the Aerosol Young Scientist Award of the Chinese Particle Society, and first prize of the Science and Technology Award of the Shaanxi Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 100 papers in SCI journals such as ACP, ES&T, JGR, STE, AR, and AE, with more than 3,100 citations and an H-index of 34. He has executed 13 national projects/research topics, including the Natural Science Foundation, the national key research and development plan, the strategic pilot project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the tackling project of the causes and treatment of heavy air pollution (Premier's Fund).

Research Field

Atmospheric Chemistry

- photochemical reaction of semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and SOA formation mechanism+

- compositions of VOCs and ozone formation reactivity in Southwest China

Aerosol Chemistry

- chemical compositions and sources of atmospheric aerosols

- aging process of atmospheric aerosols under high humidity and low radiation conditions in Southwest China

- study on the molecular composition of high molecular weight organic aerosol components

Health Effects of Air Pollutants

- biological toxicity of atmospheric particulate matter, and mechanism of oxidative stress effect of gene expression regulation

Publications

Atmospheric Chemistry

- photochemical reaction of semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and SOA formation mechanism+

- compositions of VOCs and ozone formation reactivity in Southwest China

Aerosol Chemistry

- chemical compositions and sources of atmospheric aerosols

- aging process of atmospheric aerosols under high humidity and low radiation conditions in Southwest China

- study on the molecular composition of high molecular weight organic aerosol components

Health Effects of Air Pollutants

- biological toxicity of atmospheric particulate matter, and mechanism of oxidative stress effect of gene expression regulation

Aerosol Young Scientist Award of the Chinese Particle Society

First prize of the Science and Technology Award of the Shaanxi Academy of Sciences

1. Bao, Z., Zhang, X., Li, Q., Zhou, J., Shi, G., Zhou, L., Yang, F., Xie, S., Zhang, D., Zhai, C., Li, Z., Peng, C., and Chen, Y.: Measurement report: Intensive biomass burning emissions and rapid nitrate formation drive severe haze formation in the Sichuan Basin, China – insights from aerosol mass spectrometry, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 1147-1167, 10.5194/acp-23-1147-2023, 2023.

2.Huang, D., Li, Q., Han, Y., Xia, S.-Y., Zhou, J., Che, H., Lu, K., Yang, F., Long, X., and Chen, Y.: Biogenic volatile organic compounds dominated the near-surface ozone generation in Sichuan Basin, China, during fall and wintertime, J. Environ. Sci., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2023.04.004, 2023.

3. Zhang, S. M., Wang, Z. C., Zhang, J. P., Guo, D. M., and Chen, Y.: Inhalable cigarette-burning particles: Size-resolved chemical composition and mixing state, Environ. Res., 202, 6, 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111790, 2021a.

4. Zhang, S. M., Zhang, R. H., Guo, D. M., Han, Y., Song, G. Q., Yang, F. M., and Chen, Y.: Molecular mechanism of Pulmonary diseases caused by exposure to urban PM2.5 in Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, China, Environ. Int., 165, 13, 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107292, 2022.

5. Zhang, S. M., Zhang, J. P., Guo, D. M., Peng, C., Tian, M., Pei, D. S., Wang, Q. Y., Yang, F. M., Cao, J. J., and Chen, Y.: Biotoxic effects and gene expression regulation of urban PM2.5 in southwestern China, Sci. Total Environ., 753, 11, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141774, 2021b.

6. Chen, Y., Liu, H. W., Huang, R. J., Yang, F. M., Tian, M., Yao, X. J., Shen, Z. X., Yan, L. L., and Cao, J. J.: Atmospheric Processing of Loess Particles in a Polluted Urban Area of Northwestern China, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 124, 7919-7929, 10.1029/2018jd029956, 2019a.

7. Chen, Y., Zhang, S. M., Peng, C., Shi, G. M., Tian, M., Huang, R. J., Guo, D. M., Wang, H. B., Yao, X. J., and Yang, F. M.: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and control measures on air quality and aerosol light absorption in Southwestern China, Sci. Total Environ., 749, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141419, 2020a.

8. Chen, Y., Tian, M., Huang, R. J., Shi, G. M., Wang, H. B., Peng, C., Cao, J. J., Wang, Q. Y., Zhang, S. M., Guo, D. M., Zhang, L. M., and Yang, F. M.: Characterization of urban amine-containing particles in southwestern China: seasonal variation, source, and processing, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 3245-3255, 10.5194/acp-19-3245-2019, 2019b.

9. Chen, Y., Cai, J., Wang, Z. C., Peng, C., Yao, X. J., Tian, M., Han, Y. Q., Shi, G. M., Shi, Z. B., Liu, Y., Yang, X., Zheng, M., Zhu, T., He, K. B., Zhang, Q., and Yang, F. M.: Simultaneous measurements of urban and rural particles in Beijing - Part 1: Chemical composition and mixing state, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 9231-9247, 10.5194/acp-20-9231-2020, 2020b.

10. Chen, Y., Shi, G. M., Cai, J., Shi, Z. B., Wang, Z. C., Yao, X. J., Tian, M., Peng, C., Han, Y. Q., Zhu, T., Liu, Y., Yang, X., Zheng, M., Yang, F. M., Zhang, Q., and He, K. B.: Simultaneous measurements of urban and rural particles in Beijing - Part 2: Case studies of haze events and regional transport, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 9249-9263, 10.5194/acp-20-9249-2020, 2020c.