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David Yang

Research Associate Physics, X-ray Data Science, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department

David Yang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department
Bldg. 734
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-2915
dyang2@bnl.gov

My expertise involves using Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging to look at the evolution of quantum materials during in situ conditions, including in the ultrafast (picosecond) regime. I am also working on computational approaches for structural correlations and using machine learning for phase retrieval.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications

Expertise

  • Crystal defects and strain fields
  • In situ experiments
  • Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging
  • Ultrafast X-ray diffraction

Education

  • DPhil in Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK, 2022
  • M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2018
  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2017

Professional Appointments

  • Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford, UK, 2022

Selected Publications

  • Yang D, Wrigley J, Griffiths J, et al (2026) Ultrafast heat transfer in single palladium nanocrystals seen with an X-ray free-electron laser. Communications Materials. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-025-01063-z
  • Yang D, Seif M, He G, et al (2025) Direct Imaging of Hydrogen-Driven Dislocation and Strain Field Evolution in a Stainless Steel Grain. Advanced Materials 37:. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202500221
  • Yang D, Suzana AF, Wu L, et al (2025) Low-temperature state in strontium titanate microcrystals using in situ multireflection Bragg coherent x-ray diffraction imaging. Physical Review B 111:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.024107
  • Yang D, Phillips NW, Song K, et al (2021) Annealing of focused ion beam damage in gold microcrystals: an in situ Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging study. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 28:550–565. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577520016264
David Yang

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department
Bldg. 734
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-2915
dyang2@bnl.gov

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