Yang Xia

Yang Xia received his MSc (1989) and PhD (1992) from Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand), on the physics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the quantitative MRI of polymer dynamics and vascular flows at microscopic resolutions. After a two-year postdoctoral research at Cornell University (Ithaca, New York), Yang Xia joined the Physics Faculty at Oakland University in 1994 and now holds the rank of Distinguished Professor of Physics. He is the Fellow of four professional societies (APS, ISMRM, AIMBE, ORS).

At Oakland University since 1994, Professor Xia’s major research effort is on the study of articular cartilage in osteoarthritic degradation, using multidisciplinary microscopic imaging techniques (microscopic MRI, polarized light microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared microscopy, microscopic computer tomography) together with biochemical assays and biomechanical testing. Professor Xia’s research has been funded continuously by a number of 5-year R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since January 1999. Professor Xia serves as an external reviewer for a number of federal and international funding agencies, the tenure review committees, and scientific journals. More information on his research and publication can be found from his website: http://www.oakland.edu/~xia