1. Education Background
B.S. in Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University (2006). Subsequently enrolled in the combined M.S.-Ph.D. program at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, supervised by Academician Zhenhe Tong and Academician Lizhu Wu, and awarded Ph.D. in 2011.
2. Professional Experience
Aug 2014–Present: Faculty member, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University.
2012–2014: Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Sascha Ott, Department of Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden (part-time concurrent position), supported by the Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation (funded by the Swedish Energy Agency).
2011–2014: Engineer, CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited.
3. Research Interests
(1) Photoreduction of Carbon Dioxide
(2) Methodology of Photocatalytic Reactions
(3) Design and Fabrication of Catalytic Solar Cells and Related Devices
4. Representative Publications
1. Chen-Guang Li, Liu-Meng Mo, Dong-Dong Wei, Hui-Min Duan, Anders Thapper, Jiwu Zhao, Jia-Ting Chen, Jia-Cheng Yu, Lei Zhang*, Zhuo-Feng Hu,* Hong-Yan Wang*. Advancing Photocatalytic Diels-Alder Conversion of Biomass-derived Compounds on Red Phosphorus via C-H Activation. ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 11074-11081
2. Hui-Min Duan, Chen-Guang Li, Liu-Meng Mo, Jing-Shuang Dang, Xiao-Hui Jia, Jia-Cheng Yu, Yu-Hang Mei, Anders Thapper*, Hong-Yan Wang*. Unassisted Switchable Dual-Photoelectrode Devices Utilizing p-n Carbon Quantum Dots as “Semiconductor Electrolytes”: Optimization between H2O2 and Solar Electricity Production. Adv. Sci. 2025, 12, e17204
3. Liu-Meng Mo, Dong-Dong Wei, Wei-Hua Xie, Hui-Min Duan, Lei Zhang, Ji-wu Zhao, Chen-Guang Li, Shang-Yu-Hong Ye, Hong-Yan Wang*, Rui Cao*, Li-Zhu Wu*. Prolonging Lifetime of Hot Electrons Integrated with Microenvironment Regulation on Atomically-Dispersed Amphiphilic Quantum Dots for Photo-Reductive Hydroarylation of Alkenes in Aqueous Solution. Appl. Catal. B Environ. 2025, 372, 125295.
Patents:
(1) Hong-Yan Wang, Gui-Lin Hu, You Jia Lei . Method for Simultaneous Biomass Degradation and Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production. Granted Patent, China, No. 201810933674.5. August 16, 2018.
(2) Hong-Yan Wang, Bin-Wei, Zhen-Quan Bai. Low-Toxicity Mannich Base Compound, Acidizing Corrosion Inhibitor Prepared Therefrom, and Preparation Method. Granted Patent, China, No. 201410117306.5.
(3) Hong-Yan Wang, Rong-Hu, Wei-Hua Xie. Photocatalytic Material and Method for Preparing Syngas via Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Granted Patent, China, No. 202010938015.8.
(4) Hong-Yan Wang, Na-Wang, Yong-Shuai Zhang. Photoanode Electrolyte Based on Amino Acid Carbon Dots. Patent Application, China, No. 202111498068.3.
5. Awards and Honors
2020: Selected into the 4th Batch of the "Support Program for Outstanding Young Talents in Colleges and Universities of Shaanxi Province".
2022: Selected as a "Tengfei Program" Scholar by the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University.
