Department of Biomedical Engineering is very fortunate to have staff members whose many years of dedication, commitment and loyalty to the department have earned our respect. This year, Prof. Mo Yang (Associate Head & Professor) received the 2020 Long Service Award for having worked at BME for 15 years.
Prof. Mo Yang joined BME in 2005. His research focuses on microfluidic device for biosensing and nanomaterials based bioprobes for imaging, sensing and therapy. Add to this, countless achievements include publications & bibliometric, journal papers and invited book chapters, keynote talks in conferences and seminars. He has also been in charge of many research projects as principal investigators and was awarded Special Merit Award from Scientific Community of Romania and Gold Medal with the Congratulations of Jury in 2017, and The Faculty Merit Award for Outstanding Performance/Achievement in Research in 2015.
Be strict with yourself and lenient with others
Prof. Mo Yang
Associate Head (Research) and Professor
In the eyes of others, Prof Yang is diligent and sedulous in his research and teaching with kindness to his colleagues and students. “Be strict with yourself and lenient with others” said Prof. Mo Yang. This is not only the rule he lives by, it is also the way he feels about his career at BME. Prof. Yang acknowledges that many life lessons have come his way since he joined BME, he always remembers to hold himself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of him but be lenient to everyone.
We take pride in Prof. Mo Yang’s accomplishment and commitment to excellence. Congratulations on achieving the award!