Innovation Team of Chemical Process Intensification

Dr. Yao Nian

发布时间： 2026-11-06 来源：

Dr. yao Nian

Chemical Engineering Fundamentals Laboratory Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University

ynian@tju.edu.cn(email)

a) Education

2012-2016 Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology

2016-2022Master's to Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering at Tianjin University

2020-2021Jointly trained PhD at Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

b) Work Experience

2022-2025 Assistant Researcher at the School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University

2026-present Associate Researcher at the School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University

c) Research Areas:

Dynamic catalysis

Intelligent Chemical Industry

d) Enrollment majors:

Chemical Engineering

Materials and Chemical Engineering

e) Hosted project:

1. Sub project of National Science and Technology Major Special Project (2024ZD1200304-1), responsible person

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth C Project (22508290), responsible person

3. Tianjin Natural Science Foundation Youth Project (24JCQNJC01140), responsible person

4. Project leader of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Meeting (2022M722360), responsible person

5. Tianjin University Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent Cultivation "Qiming Plan" Project (2023YFB4104503), responsible person

f) Representative Publications

[1] Zejian Dong#, Yao Nian#, Hongpeng Liu#, Jiacheng Chen, Yan Wang, Shuangbao Wang, Jing Xu*, You Han*, Langli Luo*. Revealing synergetic structural activation of CuAu surface during water gas shift reaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022, 119(23): e2120088119.

[2] Langli Luo*,#, Yao Nian#, Shuangbao Wang, Zejian Dong, Yang He, You Han*, Chongmin Wang*. Real-time atomic-scale visualization of reversible copper surface activation during the CO oxidation reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59: 2505-2509.

[3] Yao Nian#, Zejian Dong#, Shuangbao Wang, Yan Wang, You Han*, Chongmin Wang*, Langli Luo*. Atomic-scale dynamic interaction of H₂O molecules with Cu surface. Physical Review Letters, 2020, 125(15): 156101.

[4] Yao Nian#, Xinyuan Huang#, Menghui Liu, Jinli Zhang, You Han*. Insight into the dynamic evolution of supported metal catalysts by in situ/operando techniques and theoretical simulations. ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13: 11164-11171.

[5] Zhanfeng Zhao#, Yao Nian#, Jiafu Shi, Xin Xin, Xinyuan Huang, Yonghui Shi, Jiangdan Tan, Yue Zhang, You Han*, Dong Yang*, Zhongyi Jiang*. Engineering reaction pathway to harmonize the competition between NRR and HER for efficient photocatalytic ammonia synthesis. ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14(15): 11626-11634.

[6] Hui Wen#, Yao Nian#, Peng Tan*, Hangou Qi, Chen Gu, Tao Yang, You Han*, Linbing Sun*. Photo-regulated synergistic catalysis of acid and basic sites in metal-organic framework. AIChE Journal, 2024, 70: e18435.

[7] Yan Wang#, Yao Nian#, Neal Biswas, Wei Li, You Han*, Jingguang G. Chen*. Challenges and opportunities in utilizing MXenes of carbides and nitrides as electrocatalysts. Advanced Energy Materials, 2020, 11: 2002967.

[8] Junyan Wang#, Haoyu Zhang#, Yao Nian#, Yiqiang Chen, Haolin Cheng, Chen Yang, You Han, Xin Tan, Jinhua Ye, Tao Yu*. Disruption symmetric crystal structure favoring photocatalytic CO₂ reduction: reduced *COOH formation energy barrier on Al doped CuS/TiO₂. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34: 2406549.

[9] Song-Song Peng#, Yao Nian#, Xing-Ru Song, Xiang-Bin Shao, Chen Gu, Zhi-Wei Xing, Shi-Chao Qi, Peng Tan, You Han, Xiao-Qin Liu, Lin-Bing Sun*. Graphene-anchored sodium single atoms: A highly active and stable catalyst for transesterification reaction. Nano Research, 2024, 17: 4979-4985.

[10] Lifeng Zhang#, Lei Xu#, Yao Nian#, Weizhen Wang, You Han*, Langli Luo*. Atomic defects mediated Li-ion diffusion in lithium lanthanum titanate solid-state electrolyte. ACS Nano, 2022, 16: 6898-6905.

g) Received honors:

1. First Prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Innovation Research Award

2. Tianjin Youth Talent Introduction Project

3. Rising Star Awards at the China UK International Particle Forum

4. Tianjin University Youth Teacher Demonstration Post