Dr. Jianqiang Yu earned his PhD degree
from the Dalian Institute of Chemical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
in 2000. Following this, he pursued
postdoctoral research at the
University of Tokyo from October 2001
to February 2003. Subsequently, he
served as a postdoctoral research
assistant at the Central Research
Institute of ExxonMobil (Japan) for
one year. From April 2004 to July
2006, he held the position of senior
researcher at the Japan Agency for
Science and Technology (JST) at Tokyo
University of Sciences. Dr. Yu then
assumed the role of distinguished
professor at Qingdao University,
China. In December 2011 to February
2012, he engaged in a visiting
professorship at the Chinese
University of Hong Kong. Since 2008,
he has served as a Senior Visiting
Professor at the Institute of
Oceanography, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, establishing a globally
recognized photoelectrochemical
anticorrosion R&D team. In 2012,
he took on the role of project leader
at the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
where he established the Laboratory of
Clean Energy Materials and Chemistry.
In May 2022, Dr. Yu became a permanent
resident of the United States through
the American Alien of Extraordinary
Ability (EB-1A) program. Throughout
his career, Dr. Yu has been dedicated
to addressing scientific and technical
challenges in energy conversion,
environmental protection, and fine
chemical synthesis. His contributions
include innovative advancements in
material chemical preparation
processes, the development of new
catalytic materials, and research in
heterogeneous catalytic engineering.
Notably, he has made significant
breakthroughs in the application of
photocatalytic materials, particularly
in solar energy conversion and green
catalytic processes, and has conducted
pioneering work in
photoelectrochemical marine
anti-corrosion and anti-fouling.