

Education
M.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT, 2021
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2021
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2018
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2018
Biography
Yang received his MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT co-advised by Prof. Evelyn N. Wang and Prof. Jing Kong, and obtained dual BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Purdue University with highest distinction. He is interested in fundamental energy and water sciences and their real-world applications. His research has focused on developing sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting devices, understanding energy transport in miniaturized electronics, and accelerating technology innovations using machine learning.