2013年5月24日下午，杨哲同学顺利通过其硕士学位论文答辩，其硕士论文的题目为“基于层状双氢氧化物的功能性杂化材料的制备与表征”。毕业后杨哲同学就职于中国南方航空股份有限公司上海基地。杨哲同学在攻读硕士学位期间所发表的部分代表作如下：

1. Yang Z., Ji S. S., Gao W., Zhang C., Ren L. L., Tjiu W. W., Pan J. S., Liu T. X.*Magnetic nanomaterial derived from graphene oxide / layered double hydroxide hybrid for efficient removal of methyl orange from aqueous solution.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2013, 408, 25-32.

2. Yang Z., Tjiu W. W., Fan W., Liu T. X.*Electrodepositing Ag nanodendrites on layered double hydroxides modified glassy carbon electrode: Novel hierarchical structure for hydrogen peroxide detection.Electrochimica Acta, 2013, 90(1): 400-407.

3. Huang S., Yang Z., Zhu H., Ren L. L., Tjiu W. W., Liu T. X.* (First two authors contribute equally) Poly(vinly alcohol) / nano-sized layered double hydroxides nanocomposite hydrogels prepared by cyclic freezing and thawing.Macromolecular Research, 2012, 20(6): 568-577.

4. Yang Z., Huang S., Liu T. X.* Crystallization behavior of polyamide 11 / multiwalled carbon nanotube composites.Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 122(1): 551-560.