Sihai Yang

{{short description|Chinese chemist}}

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| name = Sihai Yang

| birth_name = Sihai Yang

| birth_place = China

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| image = File:Sihai Yang-2021.jpg

| caption = Sihai Yang

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| thesis_year = 2011

| doctoral_advisor = Martin Schröder

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| alma_mater = Peking University (BSc.)
University of Nottingham (PhD)

| fields = Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

| awards =Harrison Meldola Memorial Prize (2020)
CCDC Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists (2019)
ISIS Neutron & Muon Source Impact Awards (2019)
Institute of Physics B T M Willis Prize (2013)

| workplaces = University of Manchester
University of Nottingham

| known_for = Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

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Sihai Yang is a professor in the College of Chemical and Molecular Engineering at Peking University.{{cite web|url=https://www.chem.pku.edu.cn/sihaiyang/People/a9daec60e35e4b2bb07eb2d8e23b3ded.htm|title=Sihai Yang|author=Peking University|access-date=12 December 2024}} His research in general is based on Inorganic and Materials Chemistry where he and his group investigate on the design and synthesis of novel Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and zeolites for potential applications in gas adsorption, catalysis and industrial separations.{{cite web|url=https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/sihai-yang(247e73ac-b17c-4a89-a12c-2bbc39cae4fd)/projects.html?period=running|title=Dr. Sihai Yang Research|author=University of Manchester|access-date=30 January 2021}}

Education

Sihai Yang completed his Bachelor of Science at Peking University in 2007 and his Doctor of Philosophy degree at University of Nottingham in 2011.

Research and career

After graduating, Yang received an EPSRC PhD+ Fellowship, an Early Career Leverhulme Trust Fellowship in 2011 at The University of Nottingham.{{cite web|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/news/the-school-welcomes-three-new-research-fellows.aspx|title=The school welcome three new research fellows|author=University of Nottingham|access-date=30 January 2021}} He later received the Nottingham Research Fellowship in 2013{{cite news|author=University of Nottingham |date=11 April 2013|title=Dr Sihai Yang awarded prize for research excellence|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/news/dr-sihai-yang-awarded-prize-for-research-excellence.aspx|location=University of Nottingham, United Kingdom |access-date=30 January 2020}} and in 2015 moved to The University of Manchester where he currently is at the position of Professor.{{cite web|url=https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/sihai.yang.html|title=Dr. Sihai Yang|author=University of Manchester|access-date=30 January 2021}}

He develops solid materials for applications in clean-air technology, catalysis, biomass conversion, energy storage, separation and conductivity. His team studies a wide range of porous materials based upon metal-organic frameworks, zeolites, and inorganic materials. The key research interest is to investigate the chemical processes involved in host-guest binding underpinning their materials property using state-of-the-art structural and dynamic studies by synchrotron X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy and neutron scattering, combined with modelling.

Porous materials containing nanosized cavities (1-20 nm), the walls of which are decorated with designed active sites, can form unique functional platforms to study and re-define the chemistry and reactivity of small molecules within the confined space. Research in his group involves design, synthesis and characterisation of the materials, and more importantly, the structural and dynamic studies at National Facilities to understand their materials function at a molecular level. Recent finding includes the discovery of catalytic origins for a range of important biomass conversions, and a series of new metal-organic frameworks showing emerging properties for the clean-up of air pollutants, such as SO2 and NOx. {{cite web|url=https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/sihai-yang(247e73ac-b17c-4a89-a12c-2bbc39cae4fd)/projects.html?period=running|title=Dr. Sihai Yang Research|author=University of Manchester|access-date=30 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=MnKZbxYAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Dr. Sihai Yang (Google Scholar)|access-date=30 January 2021}}

= Notable work =

In 2018, Yang led a research with Martin Schröder where they designed a novel robust Metal Organic Framework (MFM - 300(Al)) which exhibited reversible NO2 isotherm uptake of 14.1 mmol g−1 and also showed the capability to selectively remove low concentrations of NO2 (5,000 to < 1 ppm) from gaseous mixtures.{{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Thomas|first3=K. Mark|last4=Ramirez-Cuesta|first4=Anibal J.|last5=George|first5=Michael W.|last6=Drathen|first6=Christina|last7=Tuna|first7=Floriana|last8=McInnes|first8=Eric J. L.|last9=Sun|first9=Junliang|last10=Sheveleva|first10=Alena M. |last11=Daemen|first11=Luke L.|last12=Cheng|first12=Yongqiang|last13=Davies|first13=Andrew J.|last14=Briggs|first14=Lydia|last15=Godfrey|first15=Harry G. W.|last16=Han|first16=Xue|title=Reversible adsorption of nitrogen dioxide within a robust porous metal–organic framework

|journal=Nature Materials|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-018-0104-7|volume=17|year=2018|issue=8|pages=691–696|doi=10.1038/s41563-018-0104-7|pmid=29891889|bibcode=2018NatMa..17..691H |s2cid=48352557 |access-date=30 January 2021}} The research revealed five types of supramolecular interactions that cooperatively binds both NO2 and N2O4 molecules within the MFM-300(Al) framework and also showed the coexistence of helical monomer–dimer chains of NO2 within the framework which provided an initial understanding of the behavior of guest molecules within porous hosts which may provide further development routes of future NO2 capture and conversion technologies.{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Katy|date=11 July 2018 |title=The filter creating bubbles of clean air in London|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/11/health/airlabs-clean-air-filter/index.html|publisher=CNN|location=London, United Kingdom |access-date=30 January 2020}}

In 2019, Yang led a further research with Martin Schröder where a novel Metal Organic Framework (MFM - 520) was synthesized which showcased a high adsorption capacity of NO2 (4.2 mmol g−1).{{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Teat|first3=Simon J.|last4=Ramirez-Cuesta|first4=Anibal J.|last5=McCormick McPherson|first5=Laura J.|last6=Tuna|first6=Floriana|last7=McInnes|first7=Eric J. L.|last8=Sun|first8=Junliang|last9=Sheveleva|first9=Alena M. |last10=Daemen|first10=Luke L.|last11=Cheng|first11=Yongqiang|last12=Zhang|first12=Xinran|title=Capture of nitrogen dioxide and conversion to nitric acid in a porous metal–organic framework

|journal=Nature Chemistry|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-019-0356-0|volume=11|year=2019|issue=12|pages=1085–1090|doi=10.1038/s41557-019-0356-0|pmid=31758160|bibcode=2019NatCh..11.1085L |osti=1580418 |s2cid=208235639 |access-date=30 January 2021}} The framework also showed a high turn over number and treatment of captured NO2 in the framework with water led to a quantitative conversion of the captured NO2 into HNO3 which is an important feedstock for fertilizer production.{{cite news|last=Hays|first=Brooks|date=22 November 2019|title=Scientists turn fossil fuel pollutant into usable industrial chemical|url=https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/11/22/Scientists-turn-fossil-fuel-pollutant-into-usable-industrial-chemical/8741574452508/|publisher=UPI|access-date=30 January 2020}}{{cite news|date=23 November 2019 |title=Novel material can capture and convert toxic pollutant into industrial chemical: Study|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/novel-material-can-capture-and-convert-toxic-pollutant-into-industrial-chemical-study-119112300679_1.html|publisher=Press Trust of India|location=Washington, US|access-date=30 January 2020}}

= Awards and nominations =

  • Harrison Meldola Memorial Prize (2020){{cite web|url=https://www.rsc.org/prizes-funding/prizes/2020-winners/|title=2020 Royal Society of Chemistry Award Winners|author=Royal Society of Chemistry|access-date=30 January 2021}}
  • CCDC Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/News/List/2019-ccdc-prize-winner-dr-sihai-yang/|title=2019 CCDC Prize Winner: Dr. Sihai Yang|author=Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre|access-date=30 January 2021}}
  • ISIS Neutron & Muon Source Impact Awards (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/2019-Impact-Award-Science.aspx|title=The 2019 Science Impact Award - developing functional materials|author=ISIS Neutron and Muon Source|access-date=30 January 2021}}
  • Institute of Physics B T M Willis Prize (2013){{cite web|url=https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/sihai-yang(247e73ac-b17c-4a89-a12c-2bbc39cae4fd)/prizes.html|title=Dr. Sihai Yang: Prizes|author=University of Manchester|access-date=30 January 2021}}

=Major Publications=

  • {{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Teat|first3=Simon J.|last4=Ramirez-Cuesta|first4=Anibal J.|last5=McCormick McPherson|first5=Laura J.|last6=Tuna|first6=Floriana|last7=McInnes|first7=Eric J. L.|last8=Sun|first8=Junliang|last9=Sheveleva|first9=Alena M. |last10=Daemen|first10=Luke L.|last11=Cheng|first11=Yongqiang|last12=Zhang|first12=Xinran|title=Capture of nitrogen dioxide and conversion to nitric acid in a porous metal–organic framework

|journal=Nature Chemistry|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-019-0356-0|volume=11|year=2019|issue=12|pages=1085–1090|doi=10.1038/s41557-019-0356-0|pmid=31758160|bibcode=2019NatCh..11.1085L |osti=1580418 |s2cid=208235639 |access-date=30 January 2021}}

  • {{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Thomas|first3=K. Mark|last4=Ramirez-Cuesta|first4=Anibal J.|last5=George|first5=Michael W.|last6=Drathen|first6=Christina|last7=Tuna|first7=Floriana|last8=McInnes|first8=Eric J. L.|last9=Sun|first9=Junliang|last10=Sheveleva|first10=Alena M. |last11=Daemen|first11=Luke L.|last12=Cheng|first12=Yongqiang|last13=Davies|first13=Andrew J.|last14=Briggs|first14=Lydia|last15=Godfrey|first15=Harry G. W.|last16=Han|first16=Xue|title=Reversible adsorption of nitrogen dioxide within a robust porous metal–organic framework

|journal=Nature Materials|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-018-0104-7|volume=17|year=2018|issue=8|pages=691–696|doi=10.1038/s41563-018-0104-7|pmid=29891889|bibcode=2018NatMa..17..691H |s2cid=48352557 |access-date=30 January 2021}}

  • {{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Manuel|first3=Pascal|last4=Ramirez-Cuesta|first4=Anibal J.|last5=Callear|first5=Samantha K.|last6=Garcia-Sakai|first6=Victoria|last7=Campbell|first7=Stuard I. |last8=Newby|first8=Ruby|last9=Tang|first9=Chiu C.|title=Supramolecular binding and separation of hydrocarbons within a functionalized porous metal–organic framework

|journal=Nature Chemistry|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.2114|volume=7|issue=2|year=2015|pages=121–129|doi=10.1038/nchem.2114|pmid=25615665|bibcode=2015NatCh...7..121Y |access-date=30 January 2021}}

  • {{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Lin|first3=Xiang|last4=Lewis|first4=William|last5=Bichoutskaia|first5=Elena|last6=Suyetin|first6=Mikhail|last7=Parker|first7=Julia E.|last8=Tang|first8=Chiu C.|last9=Allan|first9=David R.|last10=Rizkallah|first10=Pierre J. |last11=Hubberstey|first11=Peter|last12=Champness|first12=Neil R.|last13=Thomas|first13=K. Mark|last14=Blake|first14=Alexander|title=A partially interpenetrated metal–organic framework for selective hysteretic sorption of carbon dioxide

|journal=Nature Materials|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat3343|volume=11|year=2012|issue=8|pages=710–716|doi=10.1038/nmat3343|pmid=22660661|bibcode=2012NatMa..11..710Y |access-date=30 January 2021|url-access=subscription}}

  • {{cite journal|last1=Yang|first1=Sihai|last2=Schröder|first2=Martin|last3=Thomas|first3=K. Mark|last4=Ramirez-Cuesta|first4=Anibal J.|last5=Callear|first5=Samantha K.|last6=David|first6=William I. F.|last7=Anderson|first7=Daniel P.|last8=Newby|first8=Ruby|last9=Sun|first9=Junliang|last10=Blake|first10=Alexander|last11=Parker|first11=Julia E. |last12=Tang|first12=Chiu C.|title=Selectivity and direct visualization of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide in a decorated porous host

|journal=Nature Chemistry|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.1457|volume=4|issue=11|year=2012|pages=887–894|doi=10.1038/nchem.1457|pmid=23089862|bibcode=2012NatCh...4..887Y |access-date=30 January 2021|url-access=subscription}}

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