Skilled in mathematical modeling experience and specialized in using modeling to develop a deep understanding of macroscopic phenomena; related hydrogen binding energies of the donor-acceptor couple (E_HB,₁) and the donor itself (E_HB,2) and ΔG to reconstruct α-cellulose into hydrogel or colorless and transparent thin film materials with distinct crystalline structure, surface flatness, and morphology; established the electrostatic collision model to measure multiple equilibrium constants with high-throughput by NMR and identify chain and cyclic hydrogen bonds in the ethanol system; Proposed a model of hydrogen bond tailoring and found that the strong electronegative groups such as P=O and electron-rich nitrogen atoms in chloroquine phosphate and remdesivir may play key roles in anti-COVID-19.

Selected Publications

1. Yang Luo, Hong Ma, Shujing Zhang, Daoyuan Zheng, Penghua Che, Xin Liu, Meiyun Zhang, Jin Gao, Xu Jie. “Binding Energy as Driving Force for Controllable Reconstruction of Hydrogen Bonds with Molecular Scissors”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 6085-6092.

2. Yang Luo, Hong Ma, Yuxia Sun, Peng-hua Che, Xin Nie, Tian-long Wang and Jie Xu. Liao. “Understanding and Measurement for the Binding Energy of Hydrogen bonds of Biomass-Derived Hydroxyl Compounds”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2018, 122, 843-848.

3. Tianyu Ren, Yang Luo, Xiaoli Chen, Chenguang Wang, Ozonolysis with MnO₂: A Safe and Cost-Efficient Way for Producing Aldehydes and Ketones, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.‌‌, 2024, 12, 34.

4. Xin Liu, Yang Luo, Hong Ma, Shujing Zhang, Peng-hua Che, Meiyun Zhang, Jin Gao, Jie Xu. Hydrogen Binding Initiated Activation of O-H Bonds on a Nitrogen-Doped Surface for Catalytic Oxidation of Biomass Hydroxyl Compounds. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 18103-18110.

▪ Sustainable Resource Recovery from Urban and Rural Waste ("Urban-Rural Mines")

▪ High-Value Recycling of Decommissioned New Energy Devices

▪ Energy Strategy and Policy Analysis

1. The fellowship of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M680124), “Application in the development of anti-COVID-19 virus drugs with the tailoring model on hydrogen bonding”, 2020.

2. Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (2024A04J4679), “Construction of catalysts based on hydrogen bond “molecular anchoring” for conversion of cellulose to hydroxy acids”, 2024.