ORCID iD: 0009-0001-7424-0248
Scopus Author ID: 57204565018

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Prof. Jiarui Yang is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry of CityUHK through the GRAP Scheme. He obtained his B.E. from the College of MSE of Beihang University and PhD from the Department of Chemistry of Tsinghua University. His research interest and expertise focus on designing and constructing efficient electrochemical systems with organocatalysts, single-atom/cluster/nanoparticle catalysts, aiming to comprehend the structure-activity relationship for the electrocatalytic process. His research ranges from theoretical design to industrial application, wishing to contribute to a revolution in chemical production. He has authored >35 peer-reviewed publications in Nature, Nat. Catal., Sci. Adv., Nat. Commun., Chem, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., Adv. Mater., Nano Lett., etc. He was also selected into the World's Top 2% of scientists and his researches were selected as “China's major scientific, technological and engineering breakthrough” in 2023. He also hosted the funding supported by NSFC and was awarded as 2023 NRE Young Star Research Award, 2024 Carbon Future Young Investigator Award and so on.

• Apr 2025 “IUPAC-Solvay Award for Young Chemists” International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC.
• Dec 2024 “2024 China's Emerging Technology Figures” Chinese Association for Science and Technology.
• Oct 2024 “World's Top 2% of scientists” Stanford University.
• Oct 2023 “World's Top 2% of scientists” Stanford University.
• Apr 2024 “Carbon Future Young Investigator Award” Carbon Future.
• Dec 2023 “China's major scientific, technological and engineering breakthrough” China.
• Nov 2023 “Nano Research Energy Young Star Award” Nano Research.
• Aug 2023 “Young Chemistry Award by Chinese Chemical Society” Chinese Chemical Society. 10 in China).

• Jiarui Yang, Wen-hao Li, Dingsheng Wang, A non-metallic molecular catalyst for anode of chlor-alkali industry and its preparation method, China Patent No. 202310552668.6, 2023.
• Jianglan Shui, Jiarui Yang, A noble metal ruthenium single-atom catalyst for chlor-alkali industry anode and its preparation met, China Patent No. CN 111001426 A, 2020.

• Construct efficient organic molecule catalytic systems for the electrochemical processes
• Underly the structure-activity relationship between single-atom/cluster/nanoparticle catalysts and electrochemical reactions
• Develop new catalytic systems for the industrial processes