Structural design and modification of novel porous membranes for high-efficient separation (MOFs, COFs, Zeolites, low-dimensional materials and composite membranes), including：

1. ultrathin low-dimensional molecular sieve membranes

2. Functionalization and microstructural regulation of membrane building units

3. Construction of new zeolite membranes

4. Heterogeneous composite membranes

2010-09--2018-01,  PhD, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science

2006-09--2010-07, Bachlor degree, Sichuan University

Since 2018-01,  Associate professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science

1.  Yuan Peng, Yanshuo Li*, Yujie Ban, Hua Jin, Wenmei Jiao, Xinlei Liu, Weishen Yang*, Metal-organic framework nanosheets as building blocks for molecular sieving membranes, Science, 2014, 346(6215), 1356-1359

2. Yuan Peng, Yanshuo Li, Yujie Ban, Weishen Yang*, Two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheets for membrane-based gas separation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56(33), 9757-9761

3. Yuan Peng, Rui Yao, Weishen Yang*, A poly(amidoamine) nanoparticle cross-linked two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheet membrane for water purification, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55(27), 3935-3938

4.  Yuan Peng, Weishen Yang*, Metal-organic framework nanosheets: a class of glamorous low-dimensional materials with distinct structural and chemical natures, Sci. China Chem., 2019, 62(12), 1561-1575

5. Yuan Peng, Weishen Yang*, 2D metal-organic framework materials for membrane-based separation, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2019,7(1), 1901514

6. Yi Liu*, Yuan Peng, Nanyi Wang, Yanshuo Li, Jia Hong Pan, Weishen Yang, Jürgen Caro, Significantly enhanced separation using ZIF-8 membranes by partial conversion of calcined layered double hydroxide precursors, Chemsuschem, 2015, 8(21), 3582-3586

7. Yujie Ban, Yuan Peng, Yulei Zhang, Hua Jin, Ang Guo, Po Wang, Yanshuo Li*, Weishen Yang*, Dual-ligand zeolitic imidazolate framework crystals and oriented films derived from metastable mono-ligand ZIF-108, Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 2016, 219, 190-198

8. Yujie Ban, Zhengjie Li, Yanshuo Li*, Yuan Peng, Hua Jin, Wenmei Jiao, Ang Guo, Po Wang, Qingyuan Yang*, Chongli Zhong, Weishen Yang*, Confinement of ionic liquids in nanocages: tailoring molecular sieving property of ZIF-8 for membranes-based CO₂ capture, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54(51), 15483-15487

9. Yujie Ban, Yanshuo Li*, Yuan Peng, Hua Jin, Wenmei Jiao, Xinlei Liu, Weishen Yang*, Metal-substituted zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-108: gas sorption and membrane-separation properties, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20(36), 11402-11409

10. Yujie Ban, Yanshuo Li*, Xinlei Liu, Yuan Peng, Weishen Yang*, Solvothermal synthesis of mixed-ligand metal-organic framework ZIF-78 with controllable size and morphology, Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 2013, 173, 29-36

11. Hua Jin, Xinlei Liu, Yujie Ban, Yuan Peng, Wenmei Jiao, Po Wang, Ang Guo, Yanshuo Li*, Weishen Yang*, Conversion of xylose into furfural in a MOF-based mixed matrix membrane reactor, Chem. Eng. J., 2016, 305, 12-18

12. Hua Jin, Yanshuo Li*, Xinlei Liu, Yujie Ban, Yuan Peng, Wenmei Jiao, Weishen Yang*, Recovery of HMF from aqueous solution by zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, Chem. Eng. Sci., 2015, 124, 170-178

13. Xinlei Liu, Yanshuo Li*, Yujie Ban, Yuan Peng, Hua Jin, Weishen Yang*, Kang Li, Synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework nanocrystals, Mater. Lett., 2014, 136, 341-344

14. Xinlei Liu, Yanshuo Li*, Yujie Ban, Yuan Peng, Hua Jin, Helge Bux, Longya Xu, Jürgen Caro, Weishen Yang*, Improvement of hydrothermal stability of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49(80), 9140-9142

(1) 2D metal-organic framework nanosheets membranes for H₂/CO₂ separation, 15th International Conference on Inorganic Membranes, Dresden, Germany, 2018-06-20

(2) Metal-organic framework nanosheet membrane-based separation, 8th International Zeolite Membrane Meeting, Lulea, Sweden, 2019-06-20

2016  Liaoning natural science academic achievement award, grand award

2015  Special award from President of the CAS

2015  National scholarship for doctoral students

2015  First class scholarship for doctoral students from Yanchang Petroleum company

2015  Merit student pacemaker of UCAS