Yong, Haiwang
Experimental Physical Chemistry; Theoretical Spectroscopy; Ultrafast X-ray/Electron Scattering; Ultrafast Molecular Spectroscopy; Chemical Dynamics; Chirality
Experimental Physical Chemistry; Theoretical Spectroscopy; Ultrafast X-ray/Electron Scattering; Ultrafast Molecular Spectroscopy; Chemical Dynamics; Chirality
Contact Information
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Urey Hall Addn 3050B
Phone: 858-246-0817
Email: hyong@ucsd.edu
Web: https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/yong
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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes
Office: Urey Hall Addn 3050B
Phone: 858-246-0817
Email: hyong@ucsd.edu
Web: https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/yong
Group: View group members
Accepting Rotation Students: Yes
Education
2021 PhD, Chemistry, Brown University
2016 B.S., Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
2021 PhD, Chemistry, Brown University
2016 B.S., Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
Appointments
2023-Present Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
2021-2023 PostDoc, University of California, Irvine
2023-Present Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
2021-2023 PostDoc, University of California, Irvine
Awards and Academic Honors
2022
Young Editorial Board Member of Ultrafast Science
2021
LCLS Young Investigator Award Finalist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
2021
Faraday Division Horizon Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry
2018
Global Mobility Research Fellow, Brown University
Research Interests
Prof. Yong's lab studies ultrafast light-induced processes in molecules both experimentally and theoretically. Novel experimental techniques and theoretical approaches will be developed to track ultrafast quantum motions of nuclei and electrons in molecules to further our fundamental understanding of photochemical and photophysical processes.
Primary Research Area
Physical/Analytical Chemistry
Physical/Analytical Chemistry
Interdisciplinary interests
Physical Organic
Computational and Theoretical
Biophysics
Computational and Theoretical
Biophysics
Outreach Activities
I have acted as mentor for several students from underrepresented groups. In the classroom, I have always strived to create a learning environment that is inclusive to students of all educational, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Selected Publications See https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5860-4259
- H. Wu and H. Yong "Diffractive Imaging of Transient Electronic Coherences in Molecules with Electron Vortices", Phys. Rev. Lett., 2025, Vol. 134,
- Jarupula R,Yong H "Revealing Local Structures of Chiral Molecules via X-ray Circular Dichroism.", J Phys Chem Lett, 2025, Vol. 16, Issue 4, 904-908
- Moghaddasi Fereidani R,Tang Z,Yong H "Unveiling Molecular Symmetry Through Twisted X-Ray Diffraction.", Chemphyschem, 2025, e202401042
- Tang Z,Jarupula R,Yong H "Pushing the limits of ultrafast diffraction: Imaging quantum coherences in isolated molecules.", iScience, 2024, Vol. 27, Issue 9, 110705
- H. Yong et al. "Attosecond charge migration in molecules imaged by combined x-ray and electron diffraction", JACS, 2022, Vol. 114, 20710-20716
- H. Yong et al. "Ultrafast x-ray scattering offers a structural view of excited state charge transfer", PNAS, 2021, Vol. 118, e2021714118
- H. Yong et al. "Observation of the molecular response to light upon photoexcitation", Nature Communications, 2020, Vol. 11, 2157