AAAR 37th Annual Conference October 14 - October 18, 2019 Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon, USA
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Yangyang Zou, PhD candidate in the Ohio State University / Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) / Industry, Postdoc and Faculty Position
YANGYANG ZOU, The Ohio State University
Abstract Number: 202 Working Group: Meet the Job Seekers
Abstract Yangyang Zou earned her bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. She then worked as an HVAC engineer in Chinese Academic of Science for two years. She finished an MS degree in Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University – Kingsville, working as a research assistant for two and half years on projects related to the nano-particle filtration mechanism and modeling. She began her PhD study in Civil Engineering (following the Environmental track) at The Ohio State University in January 2016. Her current research focuses on the application of low-cost air quality sensors in real-world settings (including both gas and particle sensors). Her research projects include 1) identifying spatial variation of air pollution over urban roadways using an air-quality-sensor-equipped transit bus; 2) facilitating the use of low-cost air quality sensors by citizen scientists (high school students) to provide reliable air quality data within micro-environments; and 3) evaluating low-cost particle sensors for indoor air quality monitoring and smart building systems. Her position at OSU has mostly been a graduate research assistant, but she also worked as a graduate teaching assistant for one semester where her roles included holding office hours, grading exams, facilitating laboratory exercises, and serving as a guest lecturer while her advisor attended AAAR. Her projected graduation date is May 2020.
Following the completion of her doctoral degree, Yangyang is open to positions in both industry and academia. She is a determined person who wants to continue to work with air quality monitoring technology. She believes that improving air quality is essential to a health life. Air quality monitoring became smarter with rapid developing technology and big data solutions. Since air quality sensor is still an emerging technology, she desires to dedicate her efforts to this field.