Areas of Focus
- Biomass materials
- Natural polymers such as cellulose and chitin
- Biomimetic structural colors and photonic materials
Work Experience
- 2021-05 - Present, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor
- 2020-08 - 2021-04, University of Cambridge, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- 2018-08 - 2020-07, University of Cambridge, Marie Curie Research Fellow
- 2016-09 - 2018-05, University of Chicago, Postdoctoral Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-01 - 2016-07 PhD: McGill University
- 2009-09 - 2011-07 Master's: McGill University
- 2005-09 - 2009-07 Bachelor's: University of Science and Technology of China
Publications
- Highly efficient solar water evaporation by wood through one-step in-situ synthesis of carbon dots, Chunyu Ji, Ting Wang, Yifeng Wang, Han Yang, 2023
- Cellulose-Based Scattering Enhancers for Light Management Applications, Han Yang, Jacucci, Gianni, Schertel, Lukas, Silvia Vignolini, 2022
