Dr. Yin Ning received his B.Sc. degree in polymer materials and engineering from Ludong University in 2010 and his M.Sc. degree in materials science from SouthChina University of Technology in 2013. He then moved to theUK and obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Sheffield in 2017, whichwas followed by a three-year postdoctoral fellowship.Hehas been a professor at Jinan University since 2020. His current research interests involve polymerization-induced self-assembly and organic/inorganic crystalline nanocomposites via nanoparticle occlusion within inorganic crystals. To date, he has contributed 30 SCI publications in peer-reviewed high-profile journals,  including Acc. Chem. Res.(1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (3)，Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (3)，Chem. Sci. (3) etc.

2013.10–2017.01: University of Sheffield, PhD (Polymer Chemistry)

Supervisor: Prof. Steven P. Armes, FRS.

2010.09–2013.07: South China University of Technology, MEng (Materials Science)

Supervisor: Prof. Chaoyang Wang

2006.09–2010.07: Ludong University, BEng (Polymer Materials and Engineering)

2020.09–Present: Jinan University, Professor

2017.01–2020.01: University of Sheffield, Post-doctoral Research Associate

[1] Y. X. Dong, Z. Q. Liu, Y. Ning*, S. P. Armes* and D. Li, 

Occlusion of Diblock Copolymer-Modified Gold Nanoparticles Generates Diabolo-Shaped Au@ZnO Nanocomposite Crystals with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties, Chem. Mater., 2022, 34, 3357-3364.

[2] Y. Ning*, S. P. Armes* and D. Li, 

Polymer-Inorganic Crystalline Nanocomposite Materials via Nanoparticle Occlusion, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2022, 2100793. （邀请综述）

[3]Y. Ning*, Y. D. Han, L. J. Han, M. J. Derry and S. P. Armes*,

Exerting Spatial Control During Nanoparticle Occlusion within Calcite Crystals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020,59, 17966−17973.

[4] Y. Ning* and S. P. Armes*,

Efficient occlusion of nanoparticles within inorganic single crystals, Acc. Chem. Res., 2020,53, 1176−1186. （邀请综述）

[5] Y. Ning*, L. J. Han, M. Douverne, N. J. W. Penfold, M. J. Derry, F. C. Meldrumand S. P. Armes*,

What dictates the spatial distribution of nanoparticles within calcite?J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019,141, 2481−2489.

[6]Y. Ning*, L. J. Han, M. J. Derry, F. C. Meldrumand S. P. Armes*,

Model anionic block copolymer vesicles provide important design rules for efficient nanoparticle occlusion within calcite, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2019,141, 2557−2567.

[7]Y. Ning, L. A. Fielding, L. P. D. Ratcliffe, Y.-W. Wang, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

Occlusion of sulfate-based diblock copolymer nanoparticles within calcite: effect of varying the surface density of anionic stabilizer chains. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 11734−11742.

[8]Y. Ning*, L. A. Fielding, J. Nutter, A. N. Kulak, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*, Spatially controlled occlusion of polymer-stabilized gold nanoparticles within ZnO,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019,58, 4302–4307.

[9] M. Douverne, Y. Ning*, A. Tatani, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

How many phosphoric acid units are required to ensure uniform occlusion of sterically-stabilized nanoparticles within calcite?, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2019, 58, 8692–8697.

[10] Y. Ning*, D. J. Whitaker, C. J. Mable, M. J. Derry, N. J. W. Penfold, A. N. Kulak, D. C. Green, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

Anionic block copolymer vesicles act as Trojan horses to enable efficient occlusion of guest species into host calcite crystals, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 8396–8401.

[11] Y. Ning*, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

Efficient occlusion of oil droplets within calcite crystals, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 8964–8972.

[12]P-C. Yang*, Y. Ning*, T. J. Neal, E. Jones, B. R. Parker and S. P. Armes*,

Block copolymer microparticles comprising inverse bicontinuous phases prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 4200–4208.

[13] Y. Ning, L. A. Fielding, K. E. B. Doncom, N. J. W. Penfold, A. N. Kulak, H. Matsuoka and S. P. Armes*,

Incorporating diblock copolymer nanoparticles into calcite crystals: do anionic carboxylate groups alone ensure efficient occlusion?, ACS Macro Lett., 2016, 5, 311−315.

[14]Y. Ning, L. A. Fielding, T. S. Andrews, D. J. Growney and S. P. Armes*,

Sulfate-based anionic diblock copolymer nanoparticles for efficient occlusion within zinc oxide, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 6691–6702.

[15]Y. Ning, Y. Yang, C. Y. Wang*, T. Ngai* and Z. Tong,

Hierarchical porous polymeric microspheres as efficient adsorbents and catalyst scaffolds, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 8761–8763.

[16]Y. Ning, C. Y. Wang*, T. Ngai* and Z. Tong,

Fabrication of tunable Janus microspheres with dual anisotropy of porosity and magnetism, Langmuir,2013, 29, 5138−5144.

[1] Y. X. Dong, Z. Q. Liu, Y. Ning*, S. P. Armes* and D. Li, 

Occlusion of Diblock Copolymer-Modified Gold Nanoparticles Generates Diabolo-Shaped Au@ZnO Nanocomposite Crystals with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties, Chem. Mater., 2022, 34, 3357-3364.

[2] Y. Ning*, S. P. Armes* and D. Li, 

Polymer-Inorganic Crystalline Nanocomposite Materials via Nanoparticle Occlusion, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2022, 2100793. （邀请综述）

[3]Y. Ning*, Y. D. Han, L. J. Han, M. J. Derry and S. P. Armes*,

Exerting Spatial Control During Nanoparticle Occlusion within Calcite Crystals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020,59, 17966−17973.

[4] Y. Ning* and S. P. Armes*,

Efficient occlusion of nanoparticles within inorganic single crystals, Acc. Chem. Res., 2020,53, 1176−1186. （邀请综述）

[5] Y. Ning*, L. J. Han, M. Douverne, N. J. W. Penfold, M. J. Derry, F. C. Meldrumand S. P. Armes*,

What dictates the spatial distribution of nanoparticles within calcite?J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019,141, 2481−2489.

[6]Y. Ning*, L. J. Han, M. J. Derry, F. C. Meldrumand S. P. Armes*,

Model anionic block copolymer vesicles provide important design rules for efficient nanoparticle occlusion within calcite, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2019,141, 2557−2567.

[7]Y. Ning, L. A. Fielding, L. P. D. Ratcliffe, Y.-W. Wang, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

Occlusion of sulfate-based diblock copolymer nanoparticles within calcite: effect of varying the surface density of anionic stabilizer chains. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 11734−11742.

[8]Y. Ning*, L. A. Fielding, J. Nutter, A. N. Kulak, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*, Spatially controlled occlusion of polymer-stabilized gold nanoparticles within ZnO,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019,58, 4302–4307.

[9] M. Douverne, Y. Ning*, A. Tatani, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

How many phosphoric acid units are required to ensure uniform occlusion of sterically-stabilized nanoparticles within calcite?, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2019, 58, 8692–8697.

[10] Y. Ning*, D. J. Whitaker, C. J. Mable, M. J. Derry, N. J. W. Penfold, A. N. Kulak, D. C. Green, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

Anionic block copolymer vesicles act as Trojan horses to enable efficient occlusion of guest species into host calcite crystals, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 8396–8401.

[11] Y. Ning*, F. C. Meldrum and S. P. Armes*,

Efficient occlusion of oil droplets within calcite crystals, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 8964–8972.

[12]P-C. Yang*, Y. Ning*, T. J. Neal, E. Jones, B. R. Parker and S. P. Armes*,

Block copolymer microparticles comprising inverse bicontinuous phases prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 4200–4208.

[13] Y. Ning, L. A. Fielding, K. E. B. Doncom, N. J. W. Penfold, A. N. Kulak, H. Matsuoka and S. P. Armes*,

Incorporating diblock copolymer nanoparticles into calcite crystals: do anionic carboxylate groups alone ensure efficient occlusion?, ACS Macro Lett., 2016, 5, 311−315.

[14]Y. Ning, L. A. Fielding, T. S. Andrews, D. J. Growney and S. P. Armes*,

Sulfate-based anionic diblock copolymer nanoparticles for efficient occlusion within zinc oxide, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 6691–6702.

[15]Y. Ning, Y. Yang, C. Y. Wang*, T. Ngai* and Z. Tong,

Hierarchical porous polymeric microspheres as efficient adsorbents and catalyst scaffolds, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 8761–8763.

[16]Y. Ning, C. Y. Wang*, T. Ngai* and Z. Tong,

Fabrication of tunable Janus microspheres with dual anisotropy of porosity and magnetism, Langmuir,2013, 29, 5138−5144.

C. Y. Wang and Y. Ning, Preparation of anisotropic porous and magnetic microspheres, China Patent Application No.: 201210043589.4 (CN 102585064 A)

Polymer chemistry; analytic chemistry experiments; structure and properties of polymers; surface-interface of polymers

Referee for Adv.Mater., polym.chem.,giant,etc.