Biography：

Yanlei Yu is Professor in the Department of Materials Science at Fudan University. She graduated in applied chemistry from Anhui University in 1993 and obtained her Master’s degree in polymer chemistry and physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1996. She gained her Doctoral degree in environmental chemistry and engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology and was promoted to Full Professor at Fudan University in 2004. She obtained New Century Excellent Talents Fund of the Ministry of Education (2004), Shanghai Shuguang Scholar (2005), Shanghai Science and Technology Rising Star (2006), Distinguished Young Scholars Award from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (2012), Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader Program (2015), Chang Jiang (Cheung Kong) Scholar Chair Professor (2016), Youth Science and Technology Innovation Leader from Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2016), Scientific and Technological Innovation Leading Talents of National '10000 People Plan' (2017), Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leaders Plan (2017) and Chinese Chemical Society-Evonik Chemical Innovation Award for Distinguished Scientist (2018) etc.. Her research interests focus on the development of photodeformable smart materials and light-controllable interface materials with photosensitive polymers and liquid crystal polymers. She has over 70 publications in the peer-reviewed journals with more than 4000 citations, such as Nature, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., etc.. Dr. Yu is currently an Editorial Board member for European Polymer Journal and Journal of Materials Science & Technology, and an Editorial Advisory Board member of Langmuir.

Research Interests:

Photodeformable Materials and Soft Actuators Based on Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Photochromic Materials Based on Light-responsive Spiral Superstructures, Light-responsive Bioinspired Intelligent Interfaces and Micro- & Nano-Structures.

Main Courses：

Liquid Crystal Materials and Displays

Honors and Recognition:

Pro.Yanlei Yu, was honored with Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry Education of China (2004), Shanghai Shuguang Scholar (2005), Shanghai Youth Star of Science and Technology (2006), Shanghai Excellent Academic Leader (2015), National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (2012) , Youth Science and Technology Innovation Leader (2016), Changjiang Scholars of China (2016), The Third Group of Leading Talents in Scientific and Technological Innovation under the National 'Ten Thousands Plan'(2017), Shanghai Leading Talents (2017), First prize of Shanghai Award for Natural Science (as first accomplisher) (2019), Shanghai Yucai Award (2019), The 4th China Chemical Society - Winning the Chemistry Innovation Award - Outstanding Scientist Award (2018). Pro.Yanlei Yu has more than 70 publications in reputed journals, such as Nature, Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater. The non-self-cited times are over 4,000. Furthermore, she holds 13 patents and regularly invited as chair and invited speaker in international conferences. Currently she is advisory editorial board member of member of Langmuir and editorial committee of European Polymer Journal，Journal of Materials Science & Technology，Jorunal of Functional Materials (Chinese)，Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays， Journal of Functional Polymers.

Key Publications:

1. Xiao Zhang, Lang Qin, Yuyun Liu, Jia Wei, and Yanlei Yu*, Manipulating small water droplets on a photo-switchable mat of fluorinated linear liquid crystal polymers, Giant 2020, 2, 100019.

2. Xiaojun Liu, Lang Qin, Yuanyuan Zhan, Meng Chen, and Yanlei Yu*, Phototuning of Structural Colors in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals, Acta Chimica Sinica 2020, 78 (6): 478-489.

3. Xinlei Pang, Lang Qin, Bo Xu, Quan Liu, and Yanlei Yu*, Ultralarge Contraction Directed by Light-Driven Unlocking of Prestored Strain Energy in Linear Liquid Crystal Polymer Fibers, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30 (32), 2002451.

4. Chongyu Zhu, Yao Lu, Jiahao Sun, and Yanlei Yu*, Dynamic Interfacial Regulation by Photodeformable Azobenzene-Containing Liquid Crystal Polymer Micro/Nanostructures, Langmuir 2020, 36 (24), 6611–6625.

5. Shuqiang Han, Yingying Chen, Bo Xu, Jia Wei*, and Yanlei Yu, An Azoester-containing Photoresponsive Linear Liquid Crystal Polymer with Good Mesophase Stability, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2020, 38, 806–813.

6. Zhongxu Lan, Xueli Chen, Xiao Zhang, Chongyu Zhu, Yanlei Yu and JiaWei *, Transparent, High Glass-Transition Temperature, Shape Memory Hybrid Polyimides Based on Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane, Polymers 2019, 11 (6), 1058.

7. Zhongxu Lan, Chunyu Li, Yanlei Yu and JiaWei *, Colorless Semi-Alicyclic Copolyimides with High Thermal Stability and Solubility, Polymers 2019, 11 (8), 1319.

8. Xiao Zhang, Chongyu Zhu, Bo Xu, Lang Qin, Jia Wei, and Yanlei Yu*, Rapid, Localized, and Athermal Shape Memory Performance Triggered by Photoswitchable Glass Transition Temperature, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11 (49), 46212.

9. Xinlei Pang, Jiu-an Lv, Chongyu Zhu, Lang Qin, Yanlei Yu*, Photodeformable Azobenzene-Containing Liquid Crystal Polymers and Soft Actuators. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (52), 1904224.

10. Yuyun Liu, Chongyu Zhu, Yong Zhao, Xin Qing, Feng Wang, Daosheng Deng, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Directed Pinning of Moving Water Droplets on Photoresponsive Liquid Crystal Mats. Adv. Mater. Inter. 2019, 6 (21), 1901158.

11. Quan Liu, Yuyun Liu, Jiu-an Lv, Erqiang Chen, Yanlei Yu*, Photocontrolled Liquid Transportation in Microtubes by Manipulating Mesogen Orientations in Liquid Crystal Polymers. Adv. Intel. System 2019, 1900060.

12. Bo Xu, Chongyu Zhu, Lang Qin, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Light‐Directed Liquid Manipulation in Flexible Bilayer Microtubes. Small 2019, 15 (24), 1901847.

13. Lang Qin, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Photostationary RGB Selective Reflection from Self‐Organized Helical Superstructures for Continuous Photopatterning. Adv. Optical Mater. 2019, 7 (18), 1900430.

14. Xin Qing, Yuyun Liu, Jia Wei, Ran Zheng, Chongyu Zhu, Yanlei Yu*, Phototunable Morpho Butterfly Microstructures Modified by Liquid Crystal Polymers, Adv. Optical Mater. 2018, 7 (3), 1801494.

15. Lang Qin, Wei Gu, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Piecewise Phototuning of Self-Organized Helical Superstructures, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30 (8), 1704941.

16. Xinlei Pang, Bo Xu, Xin Qing, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Photo-Induced Bending Behavior of Post-Crosslinked Liquid Crystalline Polymer/Polyurethane Blend Films, Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2018, 39 (1), 1700237.

17. Cheng-Chang Li, Chun-Wei Chen, Chu-Kuan Yu, Hung-Chang Jau, Jiu-An Lv, Xin Qing, Ching-Fu Lin, Chiao-Yu Cheng, Cheng-Yu Wang, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Tsung-Hsien Lin*, Arbitrary Beam Steering enabled by Photomechanically Bendable Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Polymers, Adv. Opt. Mater. 2017, 5 (4), 1600824.

18. Jiu-an Lv, Yuyun Liu, Jia Wei, Erqiang Chen, Lang Qin, Yanlei Yu*, Photocontrol of Fluid Slugs in Liquid Crystal Polymer Microactuators, Nature 2016, 537 (7619), 179-184.

19. Yuyun Liu, Bo Xu, Shengtong Sun, Jia Wei, Limin Wu, Yanlei Yu*, Humidity- and Photo-Induced Mechanical Actuation of Crosslinked Liquid Crystal Polymers, Adv. Mater. 2017, 29 (9), 1604792.

20. Yuyun Liu, Wei Wu, Jia Wei*, Yanlei Yu*, Visible Light Responsive Liquid Crystal Polymers Containing Reactive Moieties with Good Processability, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9 (1), 782-789.

21. Xin Qing, Jiu-an Lv, Yanlei Yu*, Photodeformable Liquid Crystal Polymers, Acta Polymerica Sinica 2017, 11, 1679-1705.

22. Jiu-an Lv, Wei Wang, Wei Wu, Yanlei Yu*, A reactive azobenzene liquid-crystalline block copolymer as a promising material for practical application of light-driven soft actuators, J. Mater. Chem. C. 2015, 3 (26), 6621-6626.

23. Jianqiang Zhao, Yuyun Liu, Yanlei Yu*, Dual-responsive inverse opal films based on a crosslinked liquid crystal polymer containing azobenzene, J. Mater. Chem. C. 2014, 2 (48), 10262-10267.

24. Jiu-an Lv, Weiru Wang, Jixiang Xu, Tomiki Ikeda, Yanlei Yu*, Photoinduced Bending Behavior of Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films with a Poly(oxyethylene) Backbone, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2014, 35 (14), 1266-1272.

25. Jing Wei, Yuyun Liu, Jia Chen, Yuhui Li, Qin Yu, Gaoxiang Pan, Yanlei Yu*, Yonghui Deng*, Dongyuan Zhao, Azobenzene-Derived Surfactants as Phototriggered Recycable Templates for the Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26 (11), 1782-1787.

26. Zhen Jiang, Ming Xu, Fuyou Li*, Yanlei Yu*, Red-light Controllable Liquid-Crystal Soft Actuators via Low-power Excited Upconversion Based on Triplet-Triplet Annihilation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (44), 16446−16453.

27. Zeng Yan, Xinming Ji, Wei Wu, Jia Wei, Yanlei Yu*, Light-Switchable Behavior of a Micro-Array of Azobenzene Liquid Crystal Polymer Induced by Photodeformation, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2012, 33 (16), 1362-1367.

28. Wei Wang, Xuemei Sun, Wei Wu, Huisheng Peng*, Yanlei Yu*, Photo-Induced Deformation of Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Film Oriented by Highly Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51 (19), 4644-4647.