Dr. Yang Song

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Biography

Yang Song is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Western University. He specializes in the development and characterization of novel functional materials that are synthesized under extreme pressures. His research group focuses on how pressure can alter interatomic distances and intermolecular interactions, ultimately creating new materials with unprecedented electronic structures and tunable chemical and physical properties. His lab is equipped with state-of-the-art analytical tools designed for high-pressure research and employs advanced techniques utilizing synchrotron radiation facilities. His work has contributed significantly to the understanding of pressure-tuning effects in energy devices, such as battery and photovoltaic materials, as well as in the development of high-energy-density materials and nanoporous materials.

Research Interests

Awards

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Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award

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Ontario Early Researcher Award

Courses

Discovering Chemical Structures Discovering Chemical Energetics Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences Introductory Analytical Chemistry Computer Methods in Chemistry Kinetics and Transport Processes Structural Chemistry of Solid Materials Powder Diffraction Materials under Extreme Conditions Material Analysis using Synchrotron Radiation II

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.