Faculty Profile

Lin Yang is a professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a distinguished young talent in Nanjing, and the deputy director of the National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Ultrasonic Motors. He is also an expert reviewer for Academic Bridge, an editorial board member for "Vibration, Testing, and Diagnostics," a guest editor for "Applied Science," a peer reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation, an expert reviewer for national high-tech enterprises, and an intellectual property protection technology expert in Nanjing, China.

He received the 2022 Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Award (ranked 3rd) and the 25th China Patent Excellence Award in 2024 (ranked 1st). He has led several projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation, 173, and major national science and technology projects, and has published over 20 first or corresponding author SCI papers and more than 10 EI papers. In addition, he has been granted 38 invention patents, including one U.S. patent, and has participated in the formulation of one national standard and one industry standard for ultrasonic motor technology.

He teaches one undergraduate course and was rated excellent in the 2023 comprehensive teaching evaluation at the university, ranking in the top 7%. He has guided more than 20 master's students, with 10 having graduated successfully, including one who received the university's outstanding master's thesis award in 2017. He has also assisted in guiding five doctoral students, three of whom have graduated successfully.

He has been engaged in the research and development of ultrasonic motors for a long time, breaking through the traveling wave drive theory of ultrasonic motors and overcoming the multi-parameter life prediction technology of ultrasonic motors. His research has effectively addressed issues such as weak system positioning stiffness and poor reliability. His research outcomes have been successfully applied for the first time in inter-satellite laser communication satellites and SAR satellites, including the laser communication payloads of "Xingyun-2" and "Qilu No. 1, 2, 3," as well as the antenna deployment mechanisms of "Haisi No. 1," "Chaohu No. 1," "Fucheng No. 1," and "Shenqi."

Email: yanglin@nuaa.edu.cn. Outstanding students are welcome to apply for this research group.