2025/03-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor

2023/10-2025/02: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate Professor

2019/01-2023/09: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoc

2017/10-2018/12: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Postdoc

2013/04-2017/09: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Ph.D, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics

2010/09-2013/03: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, M.S., Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering

2006/09-2010/07: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, B.S., Thermal Energy and Power Engineering

[1]  Tu, Yaodong and Zhou, Jiawei and Lin, Shaoting and Alshrah, Mohammed and Zhao, Xuanhe and Chen, Gang. Plausible photomolecular effect leading to water evaporation exceeding the thermal limit. PNAS 120(45), 2023.

[2]  Lv, Guangxin and Tu, Yaodong and Zhang, James H and Chen, Gang. Photomolecular effect: Visible light interaction with air--water interface. PNAS 120(45), 2024.

[3]  Gordeeva, Larisa G and Tu, Yaodong and Pan, Quanwen and Palash, ML and Saha, Bidyut B and Aristov, Yuri I and Wang, Ru Zhu. Metal-organic frameworks for energy conversion and water harvesting: A bridge between thermal engineering and material science. Nano Energy 84, 105946, 2021.

[4]  Tu, Yaodong and Chen, Gang. Rethinking Loss of Available Work and Gouy--Stodola Theorem. JHMT 147(3):032901, 2025.

[5]  Wang, Chenxi and Hua, Lingji and Yan, Hongzhi and Li, Bangjun and Tu, Yaodong and Wang, Ruzhu. A thermal management strategy for electronic devices based on moisture sorption-desorption processes. Joule 4(2),435-447, 2020.

[6]  Li, Bangjun and Hua, Lingji and Tu, Yaodong and Wang, Ruzhu. A full-solid-state humidity pump for localized humidity control. Joule 3(6),1427-1436, 2019.

[7]  Tu, Yaodong and Wang, Ruzhu and Zhang, Yannan and Wang, Jiayun. Progress and expectation of atmospheric water harvesting. Joule 2(8),1452-1475, 2018.

[8]  Entezari, A and Wang, RZ and Zhao, S and Mahdinia, E and Wang, JY and Tu, YD and Huang, DF. Sustainable agriculture for water-stressed regions by air-water-energy management. Energy 181, 1121-1128, 2019.

[9]  Tu, YD and Wang, RZ and Ge, TS and Zheng, X. Comfortable, high-efficiency heat pump with desiccant-coated, water-sorbing heat exchangers. Scientific reports 7(1), 1-10, 2017.

[10] Tu, YD and Wang, RZ and Ge, TS. New concept of desiccant-enhanced heat pump. Energy Conversion and Management 156, 568--574, 2018.

[11] Shaoting Lin, Yueying Yang, Jiahua Ni, Yoichiro Tsurimaki, Xinyue Liu, Baoyang Lu, Yaodong Tu, Jiawei Zhou, Xuanhe Zhao, Gang Chen. Stretchable Anti-Fogging Tapes for Diverse Transparent Materials. Advanced Functional Materials 31(26), 2103551, 2021.

[12] Qian, Xin and Shin, Jungwoo and Tu, Yaodong and Zhang, James Han and Chen, Gang. Thermally regenerative electrochemically cycled flow batteries with pH neutral electrolytes for harvesting low-grade heat. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 23(39), 22501-22514, 2021.