Rate My Professor Zhugen Yang

His research centers on developing low-cost, rapid point-of-use sensors and microfluidic devices for environmental monitoring, public health surveillance, and biomedical diagnostics, particularly origami paper-based sensors for detecting infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater as part of the UK National Wastewater Surveillance Program (N-WESP). With over 120 peer-reviewed publications and an H-index of 46, notable works include 'Low-cost and rapid sensors for wastewater surveillance at low-resource settings' (Nature Water, 2023), 'Paper microfluidic sentinel sensors enable rapid and on-site wastewater surveillance in community settings' (Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024), 'Paper-based devices as a new tool for rapid and on-site monitoring of ‘superbugs’' (Environmental Science & Technology, 2021), and 'Paper Device Combining CRISPR/Cas12a and Reverse-Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Wastewater' (Environmental Science & Technology, 2022). His innovations have resulted in several UK and PCT patents, a spin-out company at Cranfield, and global recognition, including the James J. Morgan ES&T Early Career Award Honourable Mention (2021), Leverhulme Research Leadership Award (2023-2028), UKRI NERC Personal Fellowship, EU Marie Curie Fellowship, and features in Science, BBC News, The Washington Post, and the London Science Museum. He has delivered numerous invited and keynote talks at international conferences and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).