Yuanyuan Zhang

Professor, PhD Supervisor, School of Interdisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology,

Disciplines: Chemistry; Materials Science and Engineering
Email: yuanyuan.zhang@bit.edu.cn
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-2853

 

I. Biography

Yuanyuan Zhang received her PhD from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) in 2019. From 2017 to 2018, she conducted visiting research as a joint PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University (USA).

 

She is currently a professor and PhD supervisor at the School of Interdisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, and is supported by a National Young Talent program.

 

Her research focuses on the design, synthesis, and flexible processing of functional porous materials such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), as well as their applications in biocatalysis, biomedicine, and related fields. She has published papers as first or corresponding author in journals including J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and Chem. Soc. Rev., with five papers selected as ESI Highly Cited Papers. Her work has been highlighted by journals such as Nat. Mater. Her honors include the First Prize of the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (Ranked 3rd) and selection into the Beijing Youth Talent Support Program.

II. Selected Publications

[1] C. Xing, Z. Mu, B. Li, J. Yang, X. Feng, Y. Zhang,* B. Wang,* Tailoring Artificial Hydration Microenvironments in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Enzymatic Catalysis in Organic Media. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 30084.

[2] Q. Wang, C. Xing, M. Feng, Y. Yang, D. Pang, X. Feng, Y. Zhang*, B. Wang*, Enzyme-Assisted Confined Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Enzyme-Metal Cascade Catalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, e202509105. (Very Important Paper)

[3] M. Feng, C. Xing, Y. Jin, X. Feng. Y. Zhang*, B. Wang*, Reticular Chemistry for Enhancing Bioentity Stability and Functional Performance, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 32883.

[4] Y. Zhang, C. Xing, Z. Mu, Z. Niu, X. Feng, Y. Zhang,* B. Wang,* Harnessing Self-Repairing and Crystallization Process for Effective Enzyme Encapsulation in Covalent Organic Frameworks, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 13469.

[5] M. Feng, Z. Niu, C. Xing, Y. Jin, X. Feng, Y. Zhang,* and B. Wang,* Covalent Organic Framework Based Crosslinked Porous Microcapsules for Enzymatic Catalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202306621. (Very Important Paper)

[6] C. Xing, P. Mei, Z. Mu, B. Li, X. Feng, Y. Zhang,* B. Wang,* Enhancing Enzyme Activity by the Modulation of Covalent Interactions in the Confined Channels of Covalent Organic Frameworks, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202201378. (Hot Paper)

[7] D. Ma, P. Li, X. Duan, J. Li, P. Shao, Z. Lang, L. Bao, Y. Zhang,* Z. Lin*, B. Wang*, A Hydrolytically Stable Vanadium(IV) Metal–Organic Framework with Photocatalytic Bacteriostatic Activity for Autonomous Indoor Humidity Control, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 3905.