YANG Liu
Assistant Professor
Department: SSI
Office: A510
E-mail: yang-liu@must.edu.mo
Academic Qualification

PhD: Space Physics – Peking University(2021)

B.S.: Space Science and Technology – Peking University(2015)


Teaching Area
Research Area

Solar and Heliosphere Physics, Space Physics, Planetary Physics

Working Experience

2025.11 – now, Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology

2021.9 – 2025.9, Post-doc, Kiel University, Germany

Academic Publication (selected)

1.  Yang L., Wang L.*, Li G., et al., “The Angular Distribution of Solar Wind Superhalo Electrons at Quiet Times”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 811 L8, 2015

2.  Yang L., Wang L.*, Li G., et al., “The Strongest Acceleration of >40 keV Electrons by ICME-driven Shocks at 1 au”, The Astrophysical Journal, 853, 89, 2018

3.  Yang L., Wang L.*, Li G., et al., “Electron Acceleration by ICME-driven Shocks at 1 au”, The Astrophysical Journal, 875, 104, 2019

4.  Yang L.*, Berger L., Wimmer-Schweingruber R., et al., “The Pitch-angle Distributions of Suprathermal Ions near an Interplanetary Shock”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 888, L22, 2020

5.  Yang L., Wang L.*, Zhao L., et al., “Quiet-time Solar Wind Suprathermal Electrons of Different Solar Origins”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 896, L5, 2020

6.  Yang L.*, Heidrich-Meisner V., Berger L., et al., “Acceleration of suprathermal protons near an interplanetary shock”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 673, A73, 2023

7.  Yang L.*, Heidrich-Meisner V., Wang W., et al., “Dynamic acceleration of energetic protons by an interplanetary collisionless shock”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 686, A132, 2024

8.  Li X.-Y., Yang L, Heidrich-Meisner V., et al., “Resonant interactions between suprathermal protons and ion-scale waves near an interplanetary shock”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 693, A275, 2025

9.  Yang L.*, Kollhoff A., Heidrich-Meisner V., et al., “Dynamic behavior of almost monoenergetic ions near Earth's bow shock”, Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters, 700, L7, 2025

10.  Yang L.*, Li X.-Y., Heidrich-Meisner V., et al., “Energetic proton bursts downstream of an interplanetary shock”, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 695, A270, 2025

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