1994年于吉林大学化学系无机化学专业获理学学士学位;
1997年吉林大学无机合成与制备化学国家重点实验室，获硕士学位;1999年赴日本攻读博士学位

其间获得日本学术振兴会（JSPS）特别研究员奖学金。 2002年3月获得工学博士学位后，先后在日本京都大学化学研究所及美国休斯敦大学化学系从事博士后研究。 2004年4月起在北京科技大学物理化学系任教，同年7月晋升为副教授;

主要科研项目/业绩：
[1] 国家自然科学基金面上项目、21671016、“氧化物半导体复合纳米贵金属的界面微观结构调控及其协同催化性能研究”、2017/01-2020/12、在研，主持。
[2] 国家自然科学基金面上项目、51472025、“表/界面优化的氧化铈多壳层空心结构的构筑及催化性能研究”、2015/01-2018/12、在研，主持。
[3] 国家自然科学基金面上项目， 21271021、“核壳结构低维稀土氟化物微纳材料的控制合成及其发光性能”、2013/01-2016/12、在研、主持。

[1] Lingbo Zong, Jie Xu, Shuaiyu Jiang, Kun Zhao, Zumin Wang, Porun Liu, Huijun Zhao, Jun Chen, Xianran Xing, Ranbo Yu*, Composite Yttrium-Carbonaceous Spheres Templated Multi-Shell YVO4 Hollow Spheres with Superior Upconversion Photoluminescence, Advanced Materials, accepted. (SCI, IF=18.960)
[2] Jiangyan Wang, Hongjie Tang, Lijuan Zhang, Hao Ren, Ranbo Yu*, Quan Jin, Jian Qi, Dan Mao, Mei Yang, Yun Wang, Porun Liu, Yu Zhang*, Yuren Wen, Lin Gu, Guanghui Ma, Zhiguo Su, Zhiyong Tang, Huijun Zhao, Dan Wang*, Multi-shelled Metal Oxides Prepared via an Anion-adsorption Mechanism for High-rate Lithium-ion Batteries, Nature Energy, 2016, 1, 16072,
[3] Kun Zhao, Shenlong Zhao, Jian Qi, Huajie Yin, Chao Gao,Abdul MuqsitKhattak, Yijin Wu, Azhar Iqbal, Lei Wu,d Yan Gao*, Ranbo Yu* and Zhiyong Tang*. Cu2O clusters grown on TiO2 nanoplates as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen generation. Inorg. Chem. Front, 2016,3, 488-493 (SCI, IF=4.532)
[4] Feng Wang, Jiangyan Wang, Hao Ren, Hongjie Tang, Ranbo Yu* andDan Wang*. Multi-shelled LiMn2O4 hollow microspheres as superior cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Inorg. Chem. Front, 2016,3, 365-369 (SCI, IF=4.532)
[5] Shuaiyu Jiang, Xiaodan Yang, Jun Chen, Xianran Xing, Lianzhou Wang and Ranbo Yu*. Microstructure construction and composition modification of CeO2macrospheres with superior performance. Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 92-96 (SCI, IF=4.532)
[6] Hao Ren, Jiajia Sun, Ranbo Yu*, Mei Yang, Lin Gu, Porun Liu, Huijun Zhao, David Kisailusand Dan Wang. Controllable synthesis of mesostructures from TiO2 hollow to porous nanospheres with superior rate performance for lithium ion batteries. Chemical Science, 2016, 7, 793 - 798 (SCI, IF=9.144)
[7] Jian Qi, Xiaoyong Lai, Jiangyan Wang, Hongjie Tang, Hao Ren, Yu Yang, Quan Jin, Lijuan Zhang, Ranbo Yu*, Guanghui Ma, Zhiguo Su, Huijun Zhaoand Dan Wang*. Multi-shelled hollow micro-/nanostructures. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015,44, 6749. (SCI, IF=34.09)
[8] Hao Ren, Hui Shao, Lijuan Zhang, Dong Guo, Quan Jin, Ranbo Yu*, Lei Wang, Yuliang Li, Yun Wang, Huijun Zhao, and Dan Wang. A New Graphdiyne Nanosheet/Pt Nanoparticle-Based Counter Electrode Material with Enhanced Catalytic Activity for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 1500296(1-6). (SCI, IF=15.23)
[9] Kun Zhao, Jian Qi, Huajie Yin, Zumin Wang, Shenlong Zhao, Xiang Ma, Jiawei Wan, Lin Chang, Yan Gao,* Ranbo Yu* and Zhiyong Tang*. Efficient water oxidation under visible light by tuning surface defects on ceria nanorods. J. Mater. Chem. A , 2015, 3, 20465 (SCI, IF=8.262)
[10] Lingbo Zong, Pengfei Xu, Yunji Ding, Kun Zhao, Zumin Wang, Xuecheng Yan, Ranbo Yu*, Jun Chen and Xianran Xing. Y2O3:Yb3+/Er3+ Hollow Spheres with Controlled Inner Structures and Enhanced Upconverted Photoluminescence. Small, 2015, 11(23), 2768-2773. (SCI, IF=8.368)
[11] Simeng Xu, C. M. Hessel, Hao Ren, Ranbo Yu*, Quan Jin, Mei Yang, Huijun Zhao and Dan Wang*. Alpha-Fe2O3 multi-shelled hollow microspheres for lithium ion battery anodes with superior capacity and charge retention. Energy Environ. Sci., 2014. 7(2), 632-637. (SCI, IF=25.427)
[12] Pengfei Xu, Ranbo Yu*, Hao Ren, Lingbo Zong, Jun Chen and Xianran Xing. Hierarchical nanoscale multi-shell Au/CeO2 hollow spheres. Chem. Sci., 2014. 5(11), 4221-4226. (SCI, IF= 9.144)
[13] Hongjie Tang, C. M. Hessel, Jiangyan Wang, Nailiang Yang, Ranbo Yu*, Huijun Zhao and Dan Wang*. Two-dimensional carbon leading to new photoconversion processes. Chem. Soc. Rev.,2014. 43(13), 4281-4299. (SCI, IF=34.09)
[14] Hao Ren, Ranbo Yu*, Jiangyan Wang, Quan Jin, Mei Yang, Dan Mao, D. Kisailus, Huijun Zhao and Dan Wang*. Multi-shelled TiO2 Hollow Microspheres as Anodes with Superior Reversible Capacity for Lithium Ion Batteries. Nano Lett., 2014. 14(11), 6679-6684. (SCI, IF=13.779)
[15] Jian Qi, Kun Zhao, Guodong Li, Yan Gao, Huijun Zhao, Ranbo Yu* and Zhiyong Tang*. Multi-shelled CeO2 hollow microspheres as superior photocatalysts for water oxidation. Nanoscale, 2014. 6(8), 4072-4077. (SCI, IF=7.394)
[16] Wenliang Jiao, Xiaopeng Hu, Hao Ren, Pengfei Xu, Ranbo Yu*, Jun Chen and Xianran Xing. Magnetic Ni and Ni/Pt hollow nanospheres and their catalytic activities for hydrolysis of ammonia borane. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014. 2(43), 18171-18176. (SCI, IF=8.262)
[17] Zhenghong Dong, Hao Ren, C. M. Hessel, Jiangyan Wang, Ranbo Yu, QuanJin, Mei Yang, Zhudong Hu, Yunfa Chen, Zhiyong Tang, Huijun Zhao and Dan Wang*.Quintuple-Shelled SnO2 Hollow Microspheres with Superior Light Scattering for High-Performance DyeSensitized Solar Cells. Adv. Mater., 2014. 26(6), 905-909. (SCI, IF=18.960)
[18] Jiali Wang, Xiaodan Yang, Kun Zhao, Pengfei Xu, LingboZong, Ranbo Yu*, Dan Wang, Jinxia Deng, Jun Chen and XianranXing.Precursor-induced fabrication of beta-Bi2O3 microspheres and their performance as visible-light-driven photocatalysts.J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013. 1(32), 9069-9074. (SCI, IF=8.262)
[19] Shuo Wang, Louxin Yi, J. E. Halpert, Xiaoyong Lai, Yuanyuan Liu, Hongbin Cao, Ranbo Yu*, Dan Wang* and Yuliang Li. A Novel and Highly Efficient Photocatalyst Based on P25-Graphdiyne Nanocomposite. Small, 2012. 8(2), 265-271. (SCI, IF=8.368)

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