December 1970, Born in Changchun, Jilin Province.

July 1992, Bachelor, Harbin Institute of Technology.

July 1995, Master, Harbin Institute of Technology.

July 1998, PhD, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science.

August 1998 – September 2001, Research Assistant, City University of Hongkong; Postdoctoral Fellow, Peking University, University of Sherbrooke.

November 2001, Professor and PhD supervisor, School of Chemical Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry), Tongji University.

1. Cooperative Design, Construction and Assembly of Rare Earth/Inorganic /Organic Hybrid Photo-conversion Materials

2. Facile Controlled Synthesis, Phase Structure, Microstructure and Photo-conversion Property of Rare Earth Functional Compounds and Micro-Nano Solids

3. Functionalizing Assembly, Photofunctional Integration and Optical Devices of Rare Earth Crystal Frameworks Hybrid Systems.

4. Controlled Preparation and Photophysical Sensing of Rare Earth Crystal Frameworks Hybrid Systems.

5. Investigation, Application and Development of High Value Rare Earth Based Luminescent Materials

1. Member of Division of Luminescence, the Chinese Society of Rare Earths

2. Director of the Shanghai Society of Rare Earths

3. Guest Professor of Qingdao University

4. Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (2008)

5. Most Cited Researchers in China (Material Science) in Elsevier (2014, 2015)

As corresponding author, he has published over 400 research papers in the international English journals included by Web of Science, which is rate cited over 5000 times. He has been elected as the Most Cited Researchers in China (Material Science) in Elsevier (2014, 2015). Recently, many papers are elected as ESI “Hot Paper” and ESI “Highly Cited Papers”. The invention patents authorization is over 30. An H factor is 41. He has written one English monograph, one English Chapter and one Chinese Chapter. His group has made the systematic research achievements in photofunctional rare earth materials, especially in photofunctional rare earth hybrid materials, becoming the leading research group in this field. He has supervised 19 graduated PhD students and 42 graduated master students (including eight master-PhD students). Among 45 students have obtained the scholarships of Tongji University master or PhD students. Since 2012, 12 students have obtained National Scholarships.

1. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (21571142), Near Ultraviolet/Visible Excited Novel Rare Earth Hybrid Materials: Chemical Bonding Assembly, Photo-conversion Function and Application, 2016/01-2019/12, Principal Investigator.

2. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (91122003), Novel Rare Earth Functional Compound Crystal Materials: Oriented Design, Controlled Preparation, Luminescent and Magnetic Properties, 2012/01-2014/12, Principal Investigator.

3. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (20971100), Chemically Bonded-Template Effect Cooperative Controlled Assembly Rare Earth/Inorganic/Organic Polymeric Luminescent Hybrid Material Systems, 2010/01-2012/12, Principal Investigator.

4. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (20671072), Construction of Novel Rare Earth/Inorganic/Organic Luminescent Molecular Materials with Multiple Strong Chemical Bonds, 2007/01-2009/12, Principal Investigator.

5. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (20301013), Assembly of Novel Multi-component Rare Earth Luminescent Molecular-based Hybrid Functional Systems, 2004/01-2006/12, Principal Investigator.

1. X. Y. Xu, B. Yan*, “Nanoscale LnMOF-functionalized nonwoven fiber protected by polydimethysiloxane coating layer as highly sensitive ratiometric oxygen sensor”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 8514-8521.

2. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, "A dual-emitting 4d-4f metal-organic framework as a self-calibrating luminescent sensor for indoor formaldehyde pollution”, Nanoscale 2016, 8, 12047-12053.

3. X. Y. Xu, B. Yan*, “Fabrication and application of ratiometric and colorimetric fluorescent probe for Hg²⁺based on dual-emissive metal-organic framework hybrids with carbon dots and Eu³⁺”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 1543-1549.

4. J. N. Hao, B. Yan* “Simultaneous determination of indoor ammonia pollution and its biological metabolite in human body by use of a recyclable nanocrystalline lanthanide functionalized MOF”, Nanoscale 2016, 8, 2881-2886.

5. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, “A responsive MOF nanocomposite for decoding volatile organic compounds”, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 2265-2268.

6. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, “Ratiometric detection of temperature using responsive dual-emissive MOF hybrids”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 9353-9358.

7. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, “Recyclable lanthanide-functionalized MOF hybrids to determine hippuric acid in urine as biological indices of toluene exposure”, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 14509-14512.

8. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, “Ratiometric multiplexed barcodes based on luminescent metal-organic framework films”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 8413-8418.

9. X. Shen, B. Yan*, “A novel fluorescence probe for sensing organic amine vapors from Eu³⁺β-diketonate functionalized bio-MOF-1 hybrid system”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 7038-7044.

10. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, “A water-stable lanthanide-functionalized MOF as a highly selective and sensitive fluorescent probe for Cd²⁺”, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 7737-7740.

11. T. W. Duan, B. Yan*, “Lanthanide ions (Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺, Sm³⁺, Dy³⁺) activated ZnO embedded zinc 2,5-pridinedicarboxylic metal organic frameworks for luminescent application”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 2823-2830.

12. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, “Lanthanides post-functionalized nanocrystalline metal-organic frameworks for tunable white-light emission and orthogonal multi-readout thermometry”, Nanoscale 2015, 7, 4063-4069.

13. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, “Ag⁺-sensitized lanthanide luminescence in Ln³⁺post-functionalized metal-organic framework and Ag⁺sensing”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 4788-4792.

14. X. Y. Xu, B. Yan*, “Eu(III)-functionalized MIL-124 as fluorescent probe for highly selectively sensing ions and organic small molecules especially for Fe(III) and Fe(II)”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 721-729.

15. Y. Lu, B. Yan*, “Lanthanide organic-inorganic hybrids based on functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for near-UV white LED”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15443-15446.

16. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, Fang Lei, “Postsynthetic lanthanides functionalization of nanosized metal-organic frameworks for highly sensitive ratiometric luminescent nanothermometers”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15235-15238.

17. Y. Lu, B. Yan*, “A ratiometric fluorescent pH sensor based on nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) modified by europium (III) complex”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 13323-13326.

18. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, “Highly sensitive and selective fluorescent probe for Ag⁺based on a Eu³⁺post-functionalized metal-organic framework in aqueous media”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 18018-18025.

19. Y. Lu, B. Yan*, “Luminescent lanthanide barcodes based on postsynthetic functionalized nanoscale metal-organic frameworks”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 7411-7416.

20. Y. Lu, B. Yan*, J. L. Liu, “Nanoscale metal-organic framework as highly sensitive luminescent ensor for Fe²⁺in aqueous solution and living cell”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9969-9972.

21. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, “Amino-decorated lanthanide (III) – organic extended frameworks for multi-color luminescence and fluorescence sensing”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 6758-6764.

22. Y. Zhou, H. H. Chen, B. Yan*, “Eu³⁺post-functionalized nanosized metal-organic framework for cation exchange-based Fe^3+--sensing in aqueous environment”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 13691-13697.

23. Y. Lu, B. Yan*, “A novel visible and near infrared luminescent monolayer thin film based on postsynthetic method and functional linker”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 5526-5532.

24. T. W. Duan, B. Yan*,“Hybrids based on lanthanide ions activated yttrium metal organic frameworks: functional assembly, polymer film preparation and luminescence tuning”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 5098-5104.

25. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, “Imparting tunable and white-light luminescence to a nanosized metal-organic framework by controlled encapsulation of lanthanide cations”, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 3456-3463.

26. X. H. He, B. Yan*, “Novel series of quaternary fluoride nanocrystals: room-temperature synthesis and down-shifting/up-converting multicolor fluorescence”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 2368-2374.

27. Y. Zhou, B. Yan*, X. H. He, “Controlled synthesis and up/down-conversion luminescence of self-assembled hierarchical architectures of monoclinic AgRE(WO₄)₂:Ln³⁺(RE = Y, La, Gd, Lu; Ln = Eu, Tb, Sm, Dy, Yb/Er, Yb/Tm)”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 848-855.

28. X. H. He, B. Yan*, “A novel Sc³⁺-containing fluoride host material for down- and up-conversion luminescence”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2013, 1, 3910-3912.

29. Q. Zhang, B. Yan*, F. Lei, H. H. Chen, “Organic salt assisted colloidal synthesis and X-ray luminescence of (Tm, Tb, Eu)-doped LaOBr nanocrystals”, Nanoscale 2012, 2, 7646-7648.

30. Q. Zhang, B. Yan*, “Salt effect based synthesis and anomalous magnetic properties of rare-earth oxide nanosheets with sub-1-nm thickness”, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 5150-5154.