Prof. Dr. Xiaoniu Yang is presently the director of Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), concurrently serves as the director of Huangpu Institute of Materials, the deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Chemical Society, the dean of the School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He is committed to the research on functional elastomer composites. Currently he focuses on the design and structure-property relationship of elastomer, digital twin design of elastomer component parts, wear-resistant elastomer and its tribological behavior, biomedical elastomer, flexible tactile sensor, elastomer composites for electromagnetic protection etc. He has presided over the Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS, 863 project of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of NSFC etc. He has published more than 120 papers in international reputed journals such as Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials and Macromolecules. As editor-in-chief he published an international book by Wiley-VCH, Germany in 2012. He has filed 100 Chinese invention patents and among them 56 patents were granted.
2019-Now Director, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
2015-2019 Director, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CIAC, CAS
2014-2019 Deputy Director, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
2011-2014 Assistant Director, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
2009-2015 Director, Polymer Composites Engineering Laboratory, CIAC, CAS
2005-Now Professor, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
2002-2005 Post-Doc, Dutch Polymer Institute/TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2001-2002 Visiting Scholar, Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Germany
1995-2000 Ph.D. Polymer Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
1991-1995 Chemical Engineering for Polymer, Tianjin University
Awards and Distinctions:
2019 "Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions" of National Talent Project
2014 Special government allowances from the State Council
2012 The first batch of national youth science and technology innovation talents
2012 Young Scientist Prize of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2011 CCS-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Prize
Selected Publications:
1. Ding, C.J.; Xing Z.Y.; Wang, Z.H.; Qin Z.Z.; Wang, J.; Zhao, X.L. *; Yang, X.N.*, The Comprehensive Effect of Tensile Strength and Modulus on Abrasive Wear Performance for Polyurethanes. Tribo. Int. 2022, 169, 107459.
2. Wu, H.Y.; Yang, L.; Tu, J.S.; Wang, J.; Li, J.G. Lv, H.Y. *; Yang, X.N.*, Hydrogels with Dynamically Controllable Mechanics and Biochemistry for 3D Cell Culture Platforms. Chin. J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 38-46.
3. Yu, X.F.; Qin, Z.Z.; Wu, H.Y.; Lv, H.Y. *; Yang, X.N.*, Tuning Hydrogel Mechanics by Kinetically Dependent Cross-Linking. Macromolecules. 2019, 52: 1249-1256.
4. Qu, B.L.; Yuan, L.G.; Yang, L.; Li, J.G.; Lv, H.Y. *; Yang, X.N.*, Polyurethane End-Capped by Tetramethylpyrazine-Nitrone for Promoting Endothelialization under Oxidative Stress. Adv. Health Mater. 2019, 8, 1900582.
5. Fang, Q.H.; Ye, F. *; Yang, X.N.*, Influence of Hydrolysis of Polyvinyl Alcohol on Its Lubrication for Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene Block Copolymer. Tribol. Int. 2019, 134, 408-416.
6. Zhang, T.; Zeng, G.; Ye, F.; Zhao, X.L. *; Yang, X.N.*, Efficient Non-Fullerene Organic Photovoltaic Modules Incorporating As-Cast and Thickness-Insensitive Photoactive Layers. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1801387.
7. Li, Z.L.; Yang, D.L.; Zhao, X.L.; Zhang, T.; Zhang, J.D.; Yang, X.N.*, Achieving an Efficiency Exceeding 10% for Fullerene-based Polymer Solar Cells Employing Thick Active Layer via Tuning Molecular Weight. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1705257.
8. Yu, X.F.; Qin, Z.Z.; Wu, H.Y.; Lv, H.Y. *; Yang, X.N.*, pH-Driven Preparation of Small, Non-aggregated Micelles for Ultra-Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels. Chem. Eng. J. 2018, 342, 357-363.
9. Zhang, T.; Zhao, X.L.*; Yang, D.L.; Tian, Y.M.; Yang, X.N.*, Ternary Organic Solar Cells with >11% Efficiency Incorporating Thick Photoactive Layer and Nonfullerene Small Molecule Acceptor. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1701691.
10. Ye, F.; Chen, Z.; Zhao, X.L.; Chen, J.; Yang, X.N.*, “Layer-Filter Threshold” Technique for Near-Infrared Laser Ablation in Organic Semiconductor Device Processing. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 4453-4461.
11. Wang, S.; Qu, Y.; Li, S.; Ye, F.; Chen, Z. *; Yang, X.N.*, Improved Thermal Stability of Polymer Solar Cells by Incorporating Porphyrins. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 748-757.
12. Li, Z.; Wu, F.; Lv, H.; Yang, D.; Chen, Z.; Zhao, X.L. *; Yang, X.N.*, Side-Chain Engineering for Enhancing the Thermal Stability of Polymer Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 6999-7003.
13. Lu, G. H. *; Chen, J. Y.; Xu, W. T.; Li, S. J.; Yang, X. N. *, Aligned Polythiophene and its Blend Film by Direct-Writing for Anisotropic Charge Transport. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 4959-4968.
14. Lu, G. *; Bu, L.; Li, S.; Yang, X. N. *, Bulk Interpenetration Network of Thermoelectric Polymer in Insulating Supporting Matrix. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 2359-2364.
15. Xiaoniu Yang Eds, Semiconducting Polymer Composites, Wiley-VCH, 2012, Germany