1936
Mr. Yang is born in Huian, Fujian, China to Jingfang and Wuhan Zheng Yang.
1960
Mr. Yang receives a Bachelor of Science from Peking University in Beijing, China.
1960
Mr. Yang becomes a teaching assistant at Beijing University.
1969
Mr. Yang marries Enhui Lu.
1978
Mr. Yang becomes a lecturer at Beijing University.
1981
Mr. Yang serves as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Delaware.
1983
Mr. Yang joins the editorial committee of Acta Chimica Sinica.
1985
Mr. Yang becomes an associate professor at Beijing University.
1989
Mr. Yang joins the editorial committee of the Chinese Journal of Chemistry.
1990
Mr. Yang immigrates to the United States and becomes a research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.
1992
Mr. Yang receives an award for his contributions to chemical kinetics at Peking University.
1993
Mr. Yang becomes a research associate at the University of Texas at Austin.
1998
Mr. Yang becomes a research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.