Yongquan Zhou graduated from Qinghai Normal University in 2007 and received his master degree at Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes (ISL), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2010. Then, he became a staff of ISL,CAS and received his Ph. D. degree in 2014. In 2015, with the support from "Sakura Science Program" of Japanese Science and Technology, he did joint research from at prof. Yamaguchi's research group of Fukuoka University, Japan. He continued this joint research from 2016 to 2017 with the support from China Scholarship Council (CSC). From 2014 to 2016 he was selected as an assistant researcher, and he has been an associate professor at ISL, CAS since 2016.

1.Structure of Disordered Materials (Liquid or Amorphous)
2.Cluster, ab initio and Molecular dynamics
3.Hydrated Salt Phase Change Energy/Heat Storage Material and Fundamentals

1. A Fine Resolution Microstructure of the Alkaline Sodium Hydroborate Hydrogen Storage Solution, Natural Science Foundation of China, No.21503251, 2016.1-2018.12, 250k,
2. Structure of Amorphous System, Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese academy of sciences, No.2017467, 2017.1-2021.12; 800k,
3. Construction and Application Demonstration of Salt Lake Related Solution Chemical Simulation Platform, Sub-project of Key Laboratory Development Fund of Qinghai Province, No.Y441191108, 2014.01-2016.12, 240k;
4. Aggregation Morphology and Hydration Structure of Rubidium and Cesium in salt lake Brine, Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai, No.2015-ZJ-945Q, 2015.01-2017.12; 100k;
5. Solution Structure of Borate Hydrogen Storage System, West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.Y510071017, 2015.01- 2017.12, 100k;
6. A Primary Study on the Solution Structure of Aluminum Salt Solution, enterprise authorized by Univer, No.Y650011001, 2015.7-2016.8, 100k;
7. Structure of Magnesium Chloride Brine, Youth guide fund of Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes Chinese Academy of Science, No.Y360261040, 2013.7-2015.7, 100k;

​ 1. Y. Zhou, S. Higa, C. Fang, Y. Fang, W. Zhang, T. Yamaguchi. B(OH)4- Hydration and Association in Aqueous Sodium Metaborate Solutions by X-Ray Diffraction and Empirical Potential Structure Refinement, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, (accepted)

2. Y. Zhou, S. Yoshie, T. Yamaguchi, Y. Fang, C. Fang*, Structure of Aqueous RbCl and CsCl Solutions by X-Ray Scattering and Empirical Potential Structure Refinement Modelling, Acta Physica-Chimica Sinica, 2018, (Published online)

3. Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang, F. Zhu, H. Ge, H. Liu, Reconsideration on the Hydration of Sodium Ion: From Micro-Hydration to Bulk Hydration, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2017,91(13),51-59.

4. F. Zhu, Y. Zhou*, C. Fang, Y. Fang, H. Ge, H. Liu, Ion association in lithium metaborate solution: a Raman and ab initio insight. Physics and Chemistry of Liquids 2017, 55 (2), 186-195.

5. H. Liu, C. Fang, Y. Fang, Y. Zhou*, H. Ge, F. Zhu, P. Sun, J. Miao, Characterizing Ni(II) hydration in aqueous solution using DFT and EXAFS. Journal of Molecular Modeling 2016, 22 (2),1-9.

6. Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang, F. Zhu, H. Liu, H. Ge, Hydrogen generation mechanism of spontaneous hydrolysis: A sight from ab initio calculation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016, 41 (48), 22668-22676.

7. Y. Zhou, S. Xu, Y. Fang*, C. Fang, F. Zhu, Structure of Aqueous Lithium Tetraborate Solution, Journal of Cluster Science, 2016, 27 (4), 1131-1145.

8. Y. Zhou, Y. Fang, C. Fang*, F. Zhu, H. Ge, H. Liu, Micro-hydration and acid dissociation mechanism of B(OH)3, Chemical Physics Letters, 2015, 636, 97-102.

9. Y. Zhou, Y. Fang, C. Fang*, F. Zhu, H. Ge, Q. Chen,  Solution Structure of Energy Stored System I: Aqua-B(OH)4–: A DFT, Car–Parrinello Molecular Dynamics, and Raman Study, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2013, 117 (39): 11709-11718.

10.Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang,  F. Zhu, Q. Chen, Volumetric Properties of Aqueous NaB(OH)4 Solution, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013, 21 (9): 1048-1056.

11. Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang, F. Zhu, Q. Chen, H. Ge, Density, Electrical Conductivity, Acidity, Viscosity and Raman Spectra of Aqueous NaBO2, Na2B4O7 and NaB5O8 Solutions at 298.15 and 323.15K, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2013,35(4),1066-1072.

12. Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang, F. Zhu, S.Tao, X. Sha, Structure of aqueous sodium metaborate solutions: X-Ray diffraction study, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A,2012, 86(8), 1236-1244.

13. Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang, F. Zhu, L. Cao, Polyborates in Aqueous Sodium Borate Solution at 298.15 K, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2012, 24, (1), 29-32.

14. Y. Zhou, C. Fang*, Y. Fang, F. Zhu, Polyborates in aqueous borate solution: A Raman and DFT theory investigation. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2011, 83, (1), 82-87.

15. Y. Zhou, Y. Fang, L. Cao, F. Zhu, C. Fang*, Amorphous Structure of Diboron Trioxide and Sodium Pentaborate Hydrate, Acta Chimica Sinica, 2011, 69, (1), 46-52.

16. Y. Zhou,  C. Fang*; Y. Fang, Structure of Supersaturated Aqueous Sodium Pentaborate, Acta Phys. Chim. Sin. 2010, 26 (9), 2323-2330.

1.Outstanding academic paper prize of natural science in Qinghai province，award by Qinghai Provincial Government，2014;
2.Outstanding academic paper prize of natural science in Qinghai province, award by Qinghai Provincial Government，2016;      
3.Membership of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017.

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