Prof. Weishen Yang works on the rational design and molecular-level engineering of functional nanomaterials for applications in catalysis and separation (e.g., inorganic membranes). He has published ~450 referred journal papers (SCI citations > 25,000), 4 book chapters, 2 books and 100 patents.
2001/01-2001/12: University of Southern California, Visiting Scholar
1995/07-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor
1993/07-1995/07: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate Professor
1990/03-1993/07: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Assistant Professor
1989/01-1989/12: Birmingham University, Visiting Scholar
1986/09-1990/03: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph.D., Chemical Physics
1983/09-1986/03: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, M.S., Chemical Physics
1979/09-1983/07: Harbin Normal University, B.S., Chemistry
(1) The 1st prize in Liaoning Province Nature Science Award in 2020 on “Microstructure regulation and separation mechanism of inorganic membranes”;
(2) The 2nd prize in State Nature Science Award in 2015 on “Synthesis of Inorganic Membranes for Molecular Scale Separation and their Application in Catalysis”;
(3) The 1st prize in Guangdong Province Science and Technology Award in 2014 on “Fundamental Research on Separation and Reaction Based on Membrane and Adsorbent”;
(4) The 1st prize in Liaoning Province Nature Science Award in 2006 on “Inorganic Membrane and Membrane Catalysis”.
1. H. M.Yang, K. Y. Zhu, W. L. Xie, L. M. Zhang, W. K. Jiang, W. J. Li, Z. S. Wang, W. S. Yang, MOF Nanosheets as Ion Carriers for Self-Optimized Zinc Anodes, Energ. Environ. Sci., 16(2023)4549–4560
2. Y. J. Ban, W. S. Yang, Multidimensional Building Blocks for Molecular Sieve Membranes, Acc. Chem. Res., 55(2022)3162–3177
3. P. Y. Wang, Y. Peng, C. Y. Zhu, R. Rao, H. L. Song, L. Kun, W. S. Yang, Single-Phase Covalent Organic Framework Staggered Stacking Nanosheet Membrane for CO2-Selective Separation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 60(2021)19047–19052
4. X. F. Zhu, W. S. Yang, Microstructural and Interfacial Designs of Oxygen-Permeable Membranes for Oxygen Separation and Reaction–Separation Coupling, Adv. Mater., 31(2019)1902547
5. Y. Peng, Y. S. Li, Y. J. Ban, H. Jin, W. M. Jiao, X. L. Liu, W. S. Yang, Metal-organic framework nanosheets as building blocks for molecular sieving membranes, Science, 346(2014)1356 – 1359