Haixia Yang, PhD, Associate Researcher. She graduated from Lanzhou University with a bachelor's degree in June 2000 and received her PhD. degree from Lanzhou University in June 2005. She has been working as a postdoctoral fellow, assistant research fellow and associate research fellow at Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences from July 2005 to present. From December 2017 to January 2019, she was a visiting scholar at the University of Akron in America. She has been engaged in basic and applied research of polyimide (PI) functional materials for years such as atomic oxygen resistant PI film, high transparency PI film for space environment, PI electronic materials for space electronics, wear-resistant self-lubricating PI plastic for space environment, thermoplastic high heat resistant TPI materials, lightweight thermal insulation PI aerogel materials, etc. By now, she has published more than 30 research papers and patents as the first author.