Education

(1) Bachelor from Jilin University, China;

(2) Master from Jilin University, China; 

(3) Doctor degree from Kyushu University, Japan

Professional Experience

(1) Feb., 1998 - Mar., 2002:    Research fellow, Fukuoka Industry, Science and Technology Foundation, Japan;

(2) Apr., 2002 - Aug., 2003:    Research fellow, Japan Science and Technology Corporation;

(3) Aug., 2003 -:           Professor, School of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing;

(4) Nov., 2003 -:           Doctoral supervisor, School of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing;

(5) Dec., 2007 -:           “Jianlong Chair Professor”, University of Science and Technology Beijing;

(6) Apr., 2009 -:           Vice Dean of School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing;

(7) Dec., 2009 -:           Tenured professor of University of Science and Technology Beijing;

(8) Oct., 2010 -:           Winner of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists;

(9) Jan., 2012 - Oct., 2013:  Professor and Director, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engnieering, Peking University;

(10) Jul., 2013 - present:       Vice Dean, College of Engnieering, Peking University;

(11) Jul., 2014 – present:    Tenured professor of Peking University

Research Areas and Interests

(1) Molecular design and preparation of blue phase liquid crystal display materials and materials for TFT-LCD;

(2) Regulation of molecular structures, microstructures and optical performance of cholesteric liquid crystal materials;

(3) Molecular design and preparation of liquid crystalline laser materials;

(4) Molecular design and preparation of liquid crystalline laser protective films;

(5) Molecular design and preparation of liquid crystalline multistage anti-counterfeiting coating;

(6) Molecular design and preparation of liquid crystalline brightness enhancement films and diffuser sheets;

(7) Modulation of the molecular structures, microstructures and thermal-optical properties of thermally controllable light transmittance adjustable films;

(8) Modulation of the molecular structures, microstructures and electrical-optical properties of electrically controllable light transmittance adjustable films (normal, reverse, and bistable modes);

(9) Pilot-scale preparation techniques of thermally controllable light transmittance adjustable films, thermochromism films, electrically controllable light transmittance adjustable films, laser protective films, anti-counterfeiting coating, brightness enhancement films, and diffuser sheets, etc.

Research Profile

Based on small molecule liquid crystals, polymer liquid crystals, and liquid crystal/polymer composites, around the relationship between the molecular structures, the micro structures and the properties as well as the key technical problems of the materials in large-scale processing, the molecular design, synthesis, and performance modulation of functional liquid crystalline materials are being systematically investigated. More than 70 projects were undertaken, including the National High-Technology Research and Development Program (“863” program) of China, National Key Technology Support Program, Major Project of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Special Project of Flat-Panel Display of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Key (Key grant) Project of Chinese Ministry of Education, Ph. D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Major Science & Technology Projects as well as College-Enterprise Co-operation Projects, etc. At present, more than 260 papers have been published in international academic journals such as  Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Energ. Mater., Small,Chem. Commun., and more than 100 patents were applied, 31 of which were authorized.

Professional Awards and Honors

(1) 2003        Excellent research paper, Japanese Liquid Crystal Society;

(2) Dec. 2007    “Jianlong Chair Professor”,  University of Science and Technology Beijing;

(3) Oct. 2010     Winners of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists;

(4) 2011         Feng Xinde Polymer Prize (Elsevier)

(5) Dec. 2014    Award of the First Prize of Technology Invention of Ministry of Education of China (first winner)

(6) Dec. 2015    National Award of the Second Prize of Technology Invention of China (first winner)

(7) Dec. 2016   Award of the First Prize of Natural Science of Ministry of Education of China (first winner)

(8) Nov. 2017   Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC

Professional Activities

(1)  Liquid Crystal                    Editorial Member;

(2)  Journal of Information Display       Associate Editor;

(3)  Functional Materials              Editorial Member;

(4)  Liquid crystal and display           Editorial Member;

(5) Polymer materials and engineering branch of China materials research institute                        Managing director of the first session of the council

Representative Publications

1. Mei Chen, Wei Wang, Xiao Liang, Sheng Gong, Jie Liu, Qian Wang*, Shaojun Guo*, Huai Yang*, Sulfur/Oxygen codoped porous hard carbon microspheres for high-performance potassium-ion batteries, Advanced Energy Materials 2018, 1800171
2. Jian Sun, Ruochen Lan, Yanzi Gao, Meng Wang, Wanshu Zhang, Ling Wang, Lanying Zhang, Zhou Yang*, Huai Yang*, Stimuli-directed dynamic reconfiguration in self-organized helical superstructures enabled by chemical kinetics of chiral molecular motors, Advanced Science, 2018, 5(2), 1700613
3. Meng Wang, Cheng Zou, Jian Sun, Lanying Zhang, Ling Wang, Jiumei Xiao, Fasheng Li, Ping Song, Huai Yang*, Asymmetric tunable photonic bandgaps in self-organized 3D nanostructure of polymer-stabilized blue phase I modulated by voltage polarity, Advanced Functional Materials, 2017, 27(46), 1702261
4. Xiao Liang, Shumeng Guo, Mei Chen, Chenyue Li, Qian Wang, Cheng Zou, Cuihong Zhang, Lanying Zhang, Shaojun Guo*, Huai Yang*, A temperature and electric field-responsive flexible smart film with full broadband optical modulation, Materials Horizon, 2017, 4(5), 878-884
5. Xiao Liang, Chongsheng Guo, Mei Chen, Shumeng Guo, Lanying Zhang, Fasheng Li, Shaojun Guo*, Huai Yang*, A roll-to-roll process for multi-responsive soft-matter composite films containing CsxWO3 nanorods for energy-efficient smart window applications, Nanoscale Horizons, 2017, 2(6), 319-325
6. Haifeng Yu*, Takaomi Kobayashi, Huai Yang*, Liquid-crystalline ordering helps block copolymer self-assembly, Advanced Materials, 2011, 23(29), 3337-3344.
7. Dongyu Zhao, Wei Zhou, Xiaopeng Cui, Yu Tian, Lin Guo*, Huai Yang*, Alignment of liquid crystals doped with nickel nanoparticles containing different morphologies, Advanced Materials, 2011, 23(48), 5779-5784
8. Wang Hu, Haiyan Zhao, Li Song, Zhou Yang, Hui Cao, Zihui Cheng, Qing Liu, Huai Yang*, Electrically controllable selective reflection of chiral nematic liquid crystal/chiral ionic liquid composites, Advanced Materials, 2010, 22(4), 468-472
9. Wanli He, Guohui Pan, Zhou Yang, Dongyu Zhao, Guoguang Niu, Wei Huang, Xiaotao Yuan, Jinbao Guo, Hui Cao, Huai Yang*, Wide blue phase range in a hydrogen-bonded self-assembled complex of chiral fluoro-substituted benzoic acid and pyridine derivative, Advanced Materials, 2009, 21(20), 2050-2053
10. Chao Li, Renwei Guo, Xi Jiang, Shuxin Hu, Lin Li, Xinyu Cao*, Huai Yang*, Yanlin Song, Yongmei Ma, Lei Jiang*, Reversible switching of water-droplet mobility on a superhydrophobic surface based on a phase transition of a side-chain liquid-crystal polymer, Advanced Materials, 2009, 21(42), 4254-4258