1993.9 – 1997.6就读于武汉水利电力大学，通过文献调研以及考虑水质净化工业需求，对D301型树脂对CO₂的吸收和释放性能展开了研究，具有较高的应用性。1997.7 – 2001.8工作于南阳蒲山发电运营中心，对电厂的化学水处理及水汽运行工况进行了调整改造。2001.9 – 2007.7就读于中国科学院物理与数学研究所，主要从事表面活性剂溶液中超分子结构的核磁共振研究。利用核磁共振技术的多核、多参数、结构分析和在不破坏体系的情况下能提供原子和分子水平信息等特点，研究单链和双链表面活性剂水溶液中胶束的微结构和动力学特征。
第一部分、1: X. Y. Yang, H. C. Gao, X. L. Tan, H. Z. Yuan, G. Z. Cheng, S. Z. Mao, S. Zhao, L. Zhang, J. Y. An, J. Y. Yu, Y. R. Du, Difference in micellar properties of sodium dodecyl sulfonate from sodium 4-decylnaphthalene sulfonate in D2O solution studied by ¹H NMR relaxation and 2D NOESY，Colloid and Polymer Science, 2004, 282, 280-286；
2: X. Y. Yang, X. L. Tan, G. Z. Cheng, H. Z. Yuan, S. Z. Mao, S. Zhao, J. Y. Yu, Y. R. Du, Mixed micelles of sodium 4-decyl naphthalene sulfonate with Triton X-100 and sodium dodecyl sulfonate analyzed by ¹H NMR，J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2004, 279, 533-538；
3: H. C. Gao, R. X. Zhu, X. Y. Yang, S. Z. Mao, S. Zhao, J. Y. Yu, Y. R. Du, Properties of polyethylene glycol (23) lauryl ether with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in mixed aqueous solutions studied by self-diffusion coefficient NMR，J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2004, 273, 626-631；
4: X. Y. Yang, X. L. Tan, H. Z. Yuan, S. Z. Mao, S. Zhao, L. Zhang, J. Y. An, J. Y. Yu, Y. R. Du, Dynamics of Sodium 4-Decyl Naphthalene Sulfonate molecules in micelles studied by ¹H NMR relaxation，波谱学杂志, 2003, 20(4), 329-333；
5: A. H. Liu, H. Chen, G. Z. Cheng, X. W. Fang, X. Y. Yang, S. Z. Mao, H. Z. Yuan, P. Y. Luo, Y. R. Du, NMR Investigation of Quaternary Ammonium Dimeric Surfactant C₁₆-4-C₁₆·2Br Micelles in Aqueous Solutions，波谱学杂志, 2005, 22(2), 123-131；
6: X. Y. Yang, X. L. Tan, H. Z. Yuan, S. Z. Mao, S. Zhao, L. Zhang, J. Y. An, J. Y. Yu, Y. R. Du, Dynamics of Sodium 4-Decyl Naphthalene Sulfonate molecules in micelles studied by ¹H NMR relaxation, 第十届北京分析测试学术报告会及展览会（国际会议）；
第二部分、1: X. H. Cui, H. Chen, X. Y. Yang, A. H. Liu,S. Z.Mao, G. Z. Cheng, H. Z. Yuan, L. P. Luo, Y. R. Du, NMR Investigation of Quaternary Ammonium Dimeric Surfactant C14-s-C14·2Br micelles, Acta Phys. –Chim. Sin. 2007, 23(3): 317-321
2: H. M. Zhang, X. Y. Yang, H. Lei, Millisecond-Scale Molecular Dynamics in Aqueous Solution of Surfactant CTAB Studied by NMR Transverse Relaxation Dispersion, 波谱学杂志, 2005, 23(3), 8-16；
3: X. Y. Yang, H. Chen, G. Z. Cheng, S. Z. Mao, M. L. Liu, P. Y. Luo, Y. R. Du, Microstructure of N,N’-bis(cetyldimethyl)-α,ω-Propanediammonium Dibromide Micelle and its Dynamics in Solution Studied by ¹H NMR, Colloid and Polymer Science, DOI: 10.1007/s00396-007-1804-8
4: Xiaohong Cui, Xiaoyan Yang, Hong Chen, Ai-hong Liu, Shizhen Mao, Maili Liu, Hanzhen Yuan, Pingya Luo, Youru Du, NMR Investigation of the Exchange Kinetics of Quaternary Ammonium Dimeric Surfactants C14-s-C14·2Br, DOI: jp-2007-10784p.R2