Professional Experience

Since May 2019          Distinguished Research Fellow under the "Elite Plan" at the School of Materials Science, Tianjin University; Doctoral Supervisor.

Jan 2017 - May 2019    Outstanding Scholar at the Advanced Innovation Center, Tsinghua University.

Sept 2012 - Jan 2017    Joint Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Science and Technology Beijing and the University of Maryland, USA.

Sept 2008 - June 2012    Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Experimental Science Class, University of Science and Technology Beijing.

Research Focus

High-temperature thermal shock technology、Advanced characterization techniques (Cryo-EM)、Energy storage (Lithium/Sodium-ion batteries)、Energy conversion (Green hydrogen and fuel cells)

Projects Led

Principal Investigator, ongoing projects under the 173 Program of the Central Military Commission's Science and Technology Commission.

Principal Investigator, ongoing pre-research projects for equipment development.

Principal Investigator, major research plans funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), both in progress and completed.

Principal Investigator, Youth Talent Support Projects by the China Association for Science and Technology and Tianjin City, both completed.

Principal Investigator, ongoing key projects in Tianjin.

Academic Roles

Distinguished Expert in the "Haizhi Plan" of the China Association for Science and Technology.、Executive Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Director of the Chinese Materials Research Society.、Founder of " ResearchCloud."、Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Progress in Natural Science" and "CCL" (Ultrafast Chemistry Division).

Research Focus

Dr. Yujing Li specializes in the application and engineering research of electrocatalysis and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for fuel cells. His work includes: Design and large-scale production of nano-electrocatalytic materials (such as oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions). Development of key materials and microstructure design for MEAs. Process and engineering research on MEAs. Photocatalytic/electrocatalytic CO2 conversion.

Publications & Impact

Dr. Li has authored over 40 papers as the first author or corresponding author in prestigious journals, includingJournal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Angewandte Chemie, ACS Energy Letters, Chemistry of Materials, and Nano Research. His work has been cited more than 5,600 times, with four of his papers recognized as highly cited by Essential Science Indicators (ESI). His H-index is 37.

Professional Affiliations

l Senior Member of the Chinese Chemical Society

l Senior Member of the Chinese Materials Research Society

l Editorial board member for Materials Review, Wiley's SmartMat, and Springer's Tungsten.

Research Grants & ProjectsDr. Li has led two projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and a doctoral fund from the Ministry of Education. He has also contributed to several significant national projects, including:

l The 13th Five-Year National Science and Technology Major Project

l National Key R&D Programs

l Key Science and Technology Projects in Beijing

l Technical challenges in fuel cells with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec).

Education

l B.Sc. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University (2003-2007)

l Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2007-2012)

Professional Experience

l 2012-2016: Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing)

l 2016-Present: Distinguished Research Fellow, Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology

Research Interests

1. Photocatalytic/Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion

2. Design of Electrocatalytic Materials for Fuel Cells

3. Design of Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) for Fuel Cells

Education:

l Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Chemistry, Renmin University of China

l Ph.D. in Chemistry, Monash University

l Postdoctoral Research, University of Toronto, Canada – Focused on developing catalysts and systems for converting carbon dioxide into value-added fuels and chemicals

Professional Experience:

l Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney

l Member of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of CO2 (GETCO2)

Research Areas:Dr. Li is dedicated to advancing a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future through electrochemical energy. His research focuses on the application of atomically thin materials in electrochemical CO2 catalysis, which earned him the Molly Holman Medal from Monash University for outstanding doctoral research. He has published over 90 research papers in top-tier journals, includingNature, Science, Nature Catalysis, Nature Materials, Angewandte Chemie, and Journal of the American Chemical Society, providing significant contributions to both academia and industry.

Education:

l Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Chemistry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

l Master of Science and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Yale University, USA

Professional Experience:

l Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor, School of Chemistry, Southwest Jiaotong University

Research Areas:Dr. Li has extensive experience in the study of carbon nanomaterials with a focus on structural modulation and electrochemical catalysis. His research includes systematic exploration of the structural control, interface construction, and catalytic mechanisms of catalytic materials. By applying materials genomics methods, Dr. Li has identified a series of highly active electrocatalysts and developed precise control methods for the surface and interface structures of nanomaterials. He proposed an electrocatalytic mechanism for transition metal electrocatalysts based on stress and oxygen vacancy regulation at heterogeneous interfaces. Dr. Li is currently leading several research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project, major scientific and technological projects in Sichuan Province, general projects under the Sichuan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and key R&D projects from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology.

Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering / Great Research Institute, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Dr. Zhu is a recipient of the National High-Level Overseas Young Talent Award, Jiangsu Distinguished Professor, and NUST "Young Top Talent" awardee. His research focuses on synchrotron radiation/neutron scattering techniques, functional nanomaterials, and lithium/sodium-ion battery materials. Dr. Zhu has published over 70 academic papers, including 28 papers as the first or corresponding author in high-impact journals such as Nature Energy, Nature Communications (2 papers), Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials (3 papers), Advanced Energy Materials, and Nano Letters. Notably, 22 of these papers have an impact factor greater than 10, and five are ranked in the top 1% of highly cited papers by ESI (Essential Science Indicators).

Dr. Zhu has led five national and provincial research projects, including the National High-Level Young Talent Project and the National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project. He serves as a committee member of the Solid State Local Structure Committee of the Chinese Crystallographic Society, an academic editor for Chinese Chemical Letters (a CAS-Q1 journal), and a member of the inaugural Youth Editorial Board of Microstructures.