Huan Yang is a Visiting Fellow at Perimeter Institute and a researcher with a focus on gravitational wave astrophysics. His main research interests revolve around strong-field gravitational astrophysics, where he aims to unravel the physics buried in data from gravitational wave observations. His projects include the study of dynamics in compact binary triple systems, such as neutron stars and black hole systems, as well as the exploration of electromagnetic counterparts to binary neutron stars and neutron star-black hole mergers. Additionally, Yang investigates fundamental physics in strongly gravitating systems, examining the dynamical signatures of modified theories of gravity and developing methods to measure and constrain violations of General Relativity based on observed gravitational-wave data. With the prospect of new gravitational wave detections in the coming years, he sees unprecedented opportunities to search for 'unknown unknowns' in fundamental physics. Yang has been honored with awards such as the Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in 2022 and the CEPS Assistant Professor Research Excellence Award from the University of Guelph in 2020.
Perimeter Institute • Waterloo, Ontario
Conduct research in gravitational wave astrophysics and teach.