2008至今，中国海洋大学，讲师、副教授、教授； 2004-2008，中国海洋大学，物理海洋学，硕士、博士；

1. 南海及毗邻海域混合的空间分布及时间变异特征，诱发混合的不同机制。 2. 海洋混合对大尺度环流及气候变化的影响。

海洋混合

1. Yang, Q.-X., W. Zhao, X.-F. Liang, J.-H. Dong, and J. -W. Tian, 2017: Elevated mixing in the periphery of mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea. J. Phys. Oceanogr., doi:10.1175/JPO-D-16-0256.1. 2. Yang, Q.-X., W. Zhao, X.-F. Liang, and J. -W. Tian, 2016: Three-dimensional distribution of turbulent mixing in the South China Sea. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 46, 769-788. 3. Sun, H., Q.-X. Yang*, W. Zhao, X.-F. Liang, and J.-W. Tian, 2016: Temporal variability of diapycnal mixing in the northern South China Sea. J. Geophys. Res., 121, doi:10.1002/2016JC012044. 4. Yang Q.-X., W. Zhao, M. Li, and J.-W. Tian, 2014: Spatial structure of turbulent mixing in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 44, 2235-2247. 5. Yang Q.-X., J.-W. Tian, W. Zhao, X.-F. Liang, and L. Zhou, 2014: Observations of turbulence on the shelf and slope of northern South China Sea. Deep-Sea Res., 87, 43-52. 6. Yang Q.-X., J.-W. Tian, and W. Zhao, 2010: Observation of Luzon Strait Transport in Summer 2007. Deep-Sea Res., 57, 670-676.