1. Education Background

PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Physics: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, Supervisor: Chinese Academician Prof. Wantai Yang. (2001-2006)

Bachelor in Polymer Materials and Engineering: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China (1997-2001)

2. Professional Experience

Professor：

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Shaanxi Normal University (2012-present)

Postdoctoral research:

1. Max Planck Institute of Colloid and Interface, Department of Theory and Biosystem, Potsdam, Germany (2006-2007)

2. Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, NC, United States (2007-2010)

3. The University of Tokyo, Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan (2010-2012)

3. Research Interests

Our lab is principally engaged in new chemistry and methods towards functionalized material surfaces/ interfaces. The research in our lab is highly multidisciplinary and aims to resolve fundamental challenges in material surfaces by exploiting controllable protein aggregation and adhesion. The achievements have emerged as new research directions in the field of Biointerface that are summarized as follows (group homepage):

Prof. Peng YANG's group

4. Representative Publications

1. Hao Ren#*, Qianhui Zhang#, Kai Wang#, Siqi Xu, Wei Liu, Fei Tao, Qian Han, Shuting Miao, Yingying Zhang, Yonggang Liu, and Peng Yang*. Living/controlled supramolecular protein polymerization. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2025, 122, e2510077122.

2. Yongchun Liu, Shuting Miao, Hao Ren, Lihua Tian, Jian Zhao, Peng Yang*, Synthesis and functionalization of scalable and versatile 2D protein films via amyloid-like aggregation, Nat. Protoc. 2024, 19, 539-564.

3. Yingying Zhang#, Yongchun Liu#, Yonggang Liu, Ping Zuo, Shuting Miao, Bowen Hu, Yu Kang, Wei Liu, Qingmin Yang, Hao Ren*, Peng Yang*, α-Helix-Mediated Protein Adhesion, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 17125-17135.

4. Chengyu Fu, Zhengge Wang, Yingtao Gao, Jian Zhao, Yongchun Liu, Xingyu Zhou, Rongrong Qin, Yanyun Pang, Yingying Zhang, Bowen Hu, Songpei Nan, Jinrui Zhang, Xu Zhang, Peng Yang*, Sustainable Polymer Coating for Stainproof Fabrics. Nat. Sustain. 2023, 6, 984-994.

5. Invited Account: Yongchun Liu, Fei Tao, Shuting Miao, Peng Yang*. Controlling the Structure and Function of Protein Thin Films through Amyloid-Like Aggregation. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 3016–3027 (Cover).

5. Awards and Honors

### National-Level Scientific Research Awards

1. Funding from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2022);  

2. National Leading Talent of the "Ten Thousand Talents Program" (2019);  

3. Nomination for the National Hundred Excellent Doctoral Dissertations (Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2008);

4. Meituan "Green Mountain Technology Award" (2023);  

5. Top 2% of Global Scientists (2025) (in Both of Lifetime Scientific Impact Ranking and Annual Scientific Impact Ranking)

### Provincial/Ministerial/Bureau-Level Scientific Research Awards

1. Second Prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education (3/5) (2010);  

2. First Prize of the Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Award   - Recipients: Yang Peng, Tao Fei, Liu Yongchun, Yang Facui   - Project Title: *Fundamentals of Surface Modification Technology for Material Functionalization*   - Issued by: CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government (2025);  

3. Shaanxi Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars;  

4. Shaanxi "Hundred Talents Program";  

5. Shaanxi Innovation Talent Promotion Program (i.e., Leading Young and Middle-Aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Talents);  

6. Shaanxi Excellent Young Chemist Award (2014);  

7. Shaanxi Youth Science and Technology Award;  

8. Title of "Shaanxi Provincial Innovation Studio";  

9. Special Prize of Outstanding Scientific and Technological Research Achievements of Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions   - Recipients: Yang Peng, Liu Yongchun, Ren Hao, Zhao Jian, Gu Quan, Fu Chengyu, Zhang Yingying, Qin Rongrong   - Project Title: *New Methods for Controllable Protein Aggregation and Interface Adhesion*   - Issued by: Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (2025);

10. "Innovation Contribution Award" of the Cellulose and Biomass Chemistry Professional Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society (2025);  

11. Outstanding Young Scholar Award in Biomedical Polymer Materials of the Chinese Society for Biomaterials (2019)

### Provincial/Ministerial/Bureau-Level Teaching Awards

1. National Excellent Young Teacher Award in Colloid and Interface Chemistry (2017);  

2. Special Prize of Postgraduate Education and Teaching Achievements of Shaanxi Normal University   - Recipients: Yang Peng, Zhao Jian, Lei Zhongli, Ren Hao, Liu Yongchun, Tao Fei, Li Ruobing, Gao Aiting   - Achievement Title: *Exploration and Practice of the Postgraduate Training Model for Interdisciplinary Chemistry Majors Featuring "Unity of Knowledge and Action, and Application to Reality"* (2025);  

3. As of September 20, 2025, the BIM Team has trained 35 doctoral students and 105 master’s students.

### Achievement Transformation and Enterprise Incubation

Focusing on basic research, the team has successively incubated 2 national-level high-tech enterprises (Xi’an Meiyou Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Xi’an Qingxiu Ecological Technology Co., Ltd.). It has also promoted the industrialization of a number of leading technologies and products, including the novel protein-based coated dentin/enamel regeneration technology applicable in clinical practice and protein-based pesticide reduction additives scalable for agricultural crops. These achievements have been extensively reported by media outlets such as *People’s Daily*, *China Science Daily*, *Xi’an Daily*, *Xi’an Evening News*, People’s Network, and Shaanxi Network.