Areas of Focus
- Single-atom enzyme catalysts
- Coordination microenvironment regulation
- Catalytic mechanisms in biomimetic reactions
- Structure-activity relationships
Work Experience
- 2020-present Associate Professor at the Bio-Catalysis Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014-2020 PhD in Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2010-2014 Bachelor of Science in Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China
- Published multiple top-tier journal articles as first author or corresponding author
- SCI citations over 3000 times, H-index of 25
Publications
- Mechanism insight into oxygen vacancy-dependent effect in Fe1/TiO2 single-atom catalyst for highly enhanced photo-Fenton mineralization of phenol, Yujing Ren et al.
- A general atomically dispersed copper catalyst for C–O, C–N, and C–C bond formation by carbene insertion reactions, Yujing Ren et al.
- Ethylene Methoxycarbonylation over Heterogeneous Pt1/MoS2 Single-Atom Catalyst: Metal-Support Concerted Catalysis, Yujing Ren et al.
