Education background
Ph.D., Tsinghua University, Material Science and Engineering, 2010
B.S., Tsinghua University, Polymer Science and Engineering, 2005
Experience
10/2013-present, Associate Professor, Division of Nuclear Chemical Engineering, INET
07/2010-10/2013, Assistant Professor, Division of Nuclear Chemical Engineering, INET
Social service
Teaching
Adsorption Science and Technology (in preparation)
Journal Reviewer
Journal of American Chemical Society
Advanced Materials
Advanced Functional Materials
Environmental Science & Technology
Macromolecules
ACS Macro Letters
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Applied Catalysis B
Carbon
Small
Service to Professional Associations
Environmental Radiochemistry Committee, Nuclear chemistry and Radiochemistry Branch, CNS, academic board
Nuclear Chemical Engineering Committee, CNS, academic board
American Chemical Society, member
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
Dr. Ye’s research focuses on the task-specific development of sorbent materials for environmental applications such as radionuclides separation, heavy metal remediation, etc. His major interest lies in exploiting the state-of-the-art strategies, based on polymer chemistry and biomimetic materials science, for developing advanced sorbents while tuning their hierarchical structures. Bearing the goal to contribute adaptable methodologies and valuable insights to the research area of sorbent materials, over the past ten years, he has established a series of methods for controlled architecture and surface engineering of varieties of sorbents, as well as systematical protocols to study their adsorption behaviors and complexation mechanisms.
Sorbents Synthesis: Surface Engineering and Structure Tuning
A critical challenge to develop high-performance sorbents for radionuclides separation lies in the effective creation of functional moieties on the surfaces while optimizing their binding ability. Dr. Ye has been working on surface engineering and structural tuning of sorbents for years. Novel strategies such as mussel-inspired polydopamine chemistry, metal-polyphenol interaction, and photo-regulated living radical polymerization have been exploited for the synthesis of a series of potential sorbents, showing effective adsorption toward corresponding radioactive metal ions.
Uranium Extraction from Seawater
Developing facile and robust technologies for effective separation of uranium from seawater is of great significance for resource sustainability. Currently, Dr. Ye is dedicated to the development of uranium sorbent, including amidoxime-functionalized polymers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), etc., for uranium enrichment. Except for addressing fundamental issues, Dr. Ye is also making efforts to merge the gap between scientific principles and practical applications.
Research Status
2020-2022, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Adsorption materials of radionuclides
The project aims to develop new synthetic strategies by taking advantage of photo-regulated living radical polymerization techniques and the bio-inspired metal-polyphenol interaction to prepare new functional polymer sorbents. Meanwhile, based on the fundamental theory of polymer solutions, an in-depth study will be carried out to clarify the influences of factors like conformation of chain segments and coordination environment on the adsorption ability of polymer sorbents.
2020-2022, China National Nuclear Corporation
New diblock copolymer sorbents for uranium extraction from seawater: simulation-assisted design and precise synthesis
The project focuses on the development of high-performance polymer sorbents for uranium extraction from seawater, highlighting the rational design of polymer structure with the aid of computer simulation and the precise architecture of the target polymer structure using controlled/living radical polymerization methods.
2018-2021,State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
Partitioning of high-level liquid waste (HLLW) in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing (Sub-project III: Separation of strontium-90 and cesium-137 from HLLW)
The sub-project aims to synthesize effective and selective extractants of strontium-90 and cesium-137 while developing a solvent extraction process to achieve efficient separation of the two fission products from HLLW.
Honors And Awards
National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholar, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Young Scholar of Distinction, Tsinghua University
Metallurgical Dean’s Award, Metallurgical Society of National University
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Tsinghua University
Excellent Graduate, Tsinghua University
National Scholarship (1st Prize), Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Academic Achievement
Publications
Zhang, L.; Pu, N.; Yu, B.; Ye, G.*; Chen, J.; Xu, S.; Ma, S*. Skeleton Engineering of Homocoupled Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Highly Efficient Uranium Capture via Synergistic Coordination. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2020, 12, 3688-3696.
Jiang, J.; Ye, G.*; Lorandi, F.; Liu, Z.; Liu, Y.; Hu, T.; Chen, J.*; Lu, Y.; Matyjaszewski, K.* Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Meets Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization: An Adaptable Strategy for Broadband Light-Regulated Macromolecular Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019, 58, 12096-12101.
Jiang, J.; Ye, G.*; Wang, Z.; Lu, Y.; Chen, J.*; Matyjaszewski, K.* Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Dots (CDs) as a Class of Metal-Free Photocatalysts for PET-RAFT Polymerization under Visible Light and Sunlight. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2018, 57, 12037-12042.
Zeng, Z.; Wen, M.; Yu, B.; Ye, G.*; Huo, X.; Lu, Y.; Chen, J.* Polydopamine Induced in-Situ Formation of Metallic Nanoparticles in Confined Microchannels of Porous Membrane as Flexible Catalytic Reactor. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2018, 10, 14735-14743.
Yu, B.; Ye, G.*; Zeng, Z.; Zhang, L.; Chen, J.*; Ma, S.* Mussel-inspired polydopamine chemistry to modulate template synthesis of 1D metal–organic framework superstructures. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 21567-21576.
Yang, Y.; Liu, X.; Ye, G.*; Zhu, S.; Wang, Z.; Huo, X.; Matyjaszewski, K.*; Lu, Y.; Chen, J. Metal-Free Photoinduced Electron Transfer-Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Integrated with Bioinspired Polydopamine Chemistry as a Green Strategy for Surface Engineering of Magnetic Nanoparticles. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2017, 9, 13637-13646.
Wu, F.; Pu, N.; Ye, G.*; Sun, T.; Wang, Z.; Song, Y.; Wang, W.; Huo, X.; Lu, Y.; Chen, J. * Performance and Mechanism of Uranium Adsorption from Seawater to Poly(dopamine)-Inspired Sorbents. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 4606-4614.
Zeng, Z.; Wen, M.; Ye, G.*; Huo, X.; Wu, F.; Wang, Z.; Yan, J.; Matyjaszewski, K. *; Lu, Y.; Chen, J. Controlled Architecture of Hybrid Polymer Nanocapsules with Tunable Morphologies by Manipulating Surface-Initiated ARGET ATRP from Hydrothermally Modified Polydopamine. Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 10212-10219.
Song, Y.; Ye, G.*; Lu, Y.; Chen, J.; Wang, J. *; Matyjaszewski, K. * Surface-Initiated ARGET ATRP of Poly(Glycidyl Methacrylate) from Carbon Nanotubes via Bioinspired Catechol Chemistry for Efficient Adsorption of Uranium Ions. ACS Macro Lett. 2016, 5, 382-386.
Yang, Y.; Wang, J.; Wu, F.; Ye, G.*; Yi, R.; Lu, Y.; Chen, J. * Surface-initiated SET-LRP mediated by mussel-inspired polydopamine chemistry for controlled building of novel core-shell magnetic nanoparticles for highly-efficient uranium enrichment. Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 2427-2435.
Song, Y.; Ye, G.*; Wu, F.; Wang, Z.; Liu, S.; Kopec, M.; Wang, Z.; Chen, J.; Wang, J. *; Matyjaszewski, K. * Bioinspired Polydopamine (PDA) Chemistry Meets Ordered Mesoporous Carbons (OMCs): A Benign Surface Modification Strategy for Versatile Functionalization. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 5013-5021.
Song, Y.; Ye, G.*; Wang, Z.; Kopec, M.; Xie, G.; Yuan, R.; Chen, J.; Kowalewski, T.; Wang, J.; Matyjaszewski, K. * Controlled Preparation of Well-Defined Mesoporous Carbon/Polymer Hybrids via Surface-Initiated ICAR ATRP with a High Dilution Strategy Assisted by Facile Polydopamine Chemistry. Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8943-8950.
Ye, G.*; Lee, J.; Perreault, F.; Elimelech, M. * Controlled Architecture of Dual-Functional Block Copolymer Brushes on Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Integrated "Defending" and "Attacking" Strategies against Biofouling. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2015, 7, 23069-23079.
Yi, R.; Ye, G.*; Pan, D.; Wu, F.; Wen, M.; Chen, J. * Novel core-shell structured superparamagnetic microspheres decorated with macrocyclic host molecules for specific recognition and magnetic removal of Pb(II). J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 6840-6846.
Zhang, W.; He, X.; Ye, G.*; Yi, R.; Chen, J. * Americium(III) Capture Using Phosphonic Acid-Functionalized Silicas with Different Mesoporous Morphologies: Adsorption Behavior Study and Mechanism Investigation by EXAFS/XPS. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 6874-6881.
Zhang, W.; Ye, G.*; Chen, J. * Novel mesoporous silicas bearing phosphine oxide ligands with different alkyl chains for the binding of uranium in strong HNO3 media. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 12706-12709
Patents
Zeng Z., Yu B., Ye G., et al. Fabrication of catalytic membrane reactor using track-etched membrane. CN108144559A
Yu B., Zeng Z., Ye G., et al. A method for modification of membrane with cylindrical pore channels. CN108211800A
Wang W., Paziliya J., Ye G., et al. Preparation of crown ether decorated glass fiber. CN107115846A
Liu Y., Ye G., Chen J. et al. Preparation of crown ether functionalized SBA-15 ordered mesoporous silicas. CN106311153A
Liu Y., Ye G., Chen J. et al. Application of crown ether decorated SBA-15 ordered mesoporous silicas. CN106268653A
Ye G., Liu F., Liu Y., et al. Synthesis of a class of sorbent for lithium separation. CN106179273A
Chen J., Wu F., Ye G. Preparation of a magnetic sorbent for palladium recovery from nitric acid media. CN105771904A
Chen J., Wu F., Ye G. Preparation and application of a class of modified silica-based sorbent. CN105617979A
Wu F., Ye G., Chen J., et al. A class of magnetic biomimetic sorbent for treatment of uranium-containing wastewater. CN105413659A
Zhang W., Ye G., Chen J., et al. Synthesis of a kind of hydroxyl-containing phosphine oxide silane coupling agent. CN103275124A
Ye G., Leng Y., Bai F., et al. Preparation of a new kind of calixcrown decorated silica-based sorbent, CN103055816A
Ye G., Bai F., Wei, J., et al. Crown ether grafted silica resin synthesized by co-condensation polymerization, CN102875812A
Ye G., Bai F., Wei, J., et al. Lead removal by using single-armed cycloaliphatic crown ether modified silica resin. CN102874889A
Ye G., Bai F., Wei, J., et al. Palladium separation by using double-armed cycloaliphatic crown ether modified silica resin. CN102849823A
Ye G., Wei J., Wang J., et al. Catalytic hydrogenation synthesis of crown ether derivatives using the Pichler Ru catalyst, CN 102336737 A.
Ye G., Wei J., Wang J., et al. Method for separation and purification of crown ether stereoisomer, CN 102344435 A.
Ye G., Bai F., Wei, J., et al. Preparation of a cycloaliphatic crown ether modified silica resin. CN102585231A.
Ye G., Gao J., Wang J., et al. Process for preparation of alkyl-substituted benzocrown ethers, CN 102167692 A.
Ye G., He Y., Qu Z., et al. Fabrication of optical waveguide using azobenzene-containing polymer. CN101762847A.
Last updated：2020-10-06
