FACULTY

Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor

Office: Nan Yong Building

Email: csyang@nju.edu.cn

Education

2015-2021 Ph.D., Tianjin University

2011-2015 B.Eng., Tianjin University

Professional Appointment

2025-Present Assistant Professor & Ph.D. Supervisor, School of Sustainable Energy and Resources, bevictor伟德官网-韦德官方网站 版权所有

2021-2024 Postdoctoral Researcher, Fudan University

Research Areas

Smart Catalytic Systems and Dynamic Reaction Science for Carbon Neutrality

 1.Artificial Photosynthesis Systems for CO₂ Valorization
     • Solar-driven CO₂ conversion      to high-value chemicals (olefins/oxygenated intermediates)
     • Molecular-scale catalytic interfaces with synergistic      photo-thermal-electric regulation

 2.Smart Catalytic Platforms for C1 Molecules and hydrogen energy
     • Syngas/CO₂ directional      conversion to fuel
     • Big data-guided rational catalyst design
     • Microreactor-enhanced transport processes with dynamic modulation

 3.Multi-Physical Field Coupled Catalysis
     • Surface reaction pathway modulation via electro-thermal/photo-thermal      hybrid energy fields
     • Heat transfer enhancement in structured catalysts

 4.Dynamic Catalytic Fingerprinting
     • Ultrafast time-resolved in situ infrared spectroscopy
     • Transient species tracking via synchrotron XAS
     • Operando characterization of catalyst surface reconstruction

Research Projects

2025-2027 Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholars

2024-2028, Research Backbone, National Key R&D Program

2022-2024, Principal Investigator, China Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Support Program

2022-2024, Principal Investigator, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Program

Awards and Honors

2021 Tianjin University Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award

Selected Publications

1.Chengsheng Yang, Sicong Ma*, Yongmei Liu, Lihua Wang, Desheng Yuan, Wei-Peng Shao, Lunjia Zhang, Fan Yang, Zhi-Pan Liu, Yong Cao, Yifeng Zhu*, Xinhe Bao*, "Homolytic H₂ dissociation for enhanced hydrogenation catalysis on oxides," Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 540.

2.Chengsheng Yang, Chunlei Pei, Ran Luo, Sihang Liu, Yanan Wang, Zhongyan Wang, Rentao Mu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Strong Electronic Oxide-support Interaction of In₂O₃/ZrO₂ Catalysts for Highly Selective Hydrogenation of CO₂ to Methanol," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19523-19531.

3.Chengsheng Yang, Sihang Liu, Yanan Wang, Jimin Song, Guishuo Wang, Shuai Wang, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu, and Jinlong Gong*, "The Interplay between Structure and Product Selectivity of CO₂ Hydrogenation,"Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 11242-11247.

4.Chengsheng Yang¹, Rentao Mu¹, Guishuo Wang, Jimin Song, Hao Tian, Zhi- Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Hydroxyl-mediated Ethanol Selectivity of CO₂ Hydrogenation," Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 3161-3167.

5.Beikai Ding¹, Chengsheng Yang¹, Yue Chen, Wei-Peng Shao, Fan Yang, Chi Zhang, Zheng Wang, Yongmei Liu, Yong Cao, Yifeng Zhu*, Xinhe Bao*, "Cr₂O₃ clusters on ZnO as hydrogen pools for efficient syngas-to-light olefins," ChemCatChem 2024，e202401421.

6. Xianghong Li, Peng Zhang, Chengsheng Yang, Zhongyan Wang, Xiwen Song, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Fast-response Nickel-promoted Indium Oxide Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation from Intermittent Solar Hydrogen," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301901.

7.Xiwen Song, Chengsheng Yang, Xianghong Li, Zhongyan Wang, Chunlei Pei, Zhi -Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "On the Role of Hydroxyl Groups on Cu/Al₂O₃ for CO₂ Hydrogenation," ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 14162-14172.

8.Sihang Liu, Chengsheng Yang, Shenjun Zha, Dmitry Sharapa, Felix Studt, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong, "Moderate Surface Segregation Promotes Selective Ethanol Production in CO2 Hydrogenation Reaction over CoCu Catalysts," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202109027.

9.Zhongyan Wang, Chengsheng Yang, Xianghong Li, Xiwen Song, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong, "The Role of CO₂ Dissociation in CO₂ Hydrogenation to Ethanol on CoCu/SiO₂ Catalysts," Nano Res. 2022, 16, 6128-6133.

10.Sicheng Yuan, Yue Sun, Chengsheng Yang, Yang Zhang, Chang Cong, Ye Yuan, Dan Lin, Luchao Pei, Yanji Zhu, and Huaiyuan Wang*. "A novel dual-functional epoxy-based composite coating with exceptional anti-corrosion and enhanced hydrogen gas barrier properties," Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 449, 137876.

11.Jimin Song, Sihang Liu, Chengsheng Yang, Guishuo Wang, Hao Tian, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu*, and Jinlong Gong*, "The Role of Al Doping in Pd/ZnO Catalyst for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol," Appl. Catal. B 2020, 263, 118367.

12.Sihang Liu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Chengsheng Yang, Shenjun Zha, Konstantin M. Neyman, Felix Studt, and Jinlong Gong*, "Adsorption Preference Determines Segregation Direction: A Shortcut to More Realistic Surface Models of Alloy Catalysts," ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 5011-5018.

13.Guishuo Wang, Ran Luo, Chengsheng Yang, Jimin Song, Chuanye Xiong, Hao Tian, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Active Sites in CO₂ Hydrogenation over Confined VO_x-Rh Catalysts," Sci. China Chem. 2019, 62, 12, 1710-1719.