Prof. Yancai Yao
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySpeech Title:
Biography: Prof. Yancai Yao is an associate professor in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). She obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei. Dr. Yao’s research specializes in the atomic-scale controlled synthesis of functional materials and electrochemical water treatment technologies. As the first or corresponding author, she has published 28 SCI papers in journals such as Nat. Catal., Nat. Synth., Nat. Commun., PNAS, JACS, Angew, ES&T, etc. Her work have garnered significant international attention, with highlights in Nature Catalysis, Chemical Reviews, Technology Times, and EurekAlert!, as well as extensive media coverage by Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily and Science Network. She has been honored with the "Top 2% Global Scientists List", the "Outstanding Graduate Supervisor Award" at the ACS Annual Conference, the "President’s Outstanding Award" from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the "Top 100 Excellent Doctoral Theses" award by CAS. She has also served as a Young Editor for international journals such as National Science Open, Carbon Neutralization, and EcoEnergy.