Abstract：

　　Jiayin Yuan studied Chemistry at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1998-2002. He moved to Germany and completed his master’s degree in 2004 and PhD degree in 2009. Next he joined the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany and led a research group before he was appointed as Associate Professor at Clarkson University, USA in 2017. In 2018 he landed in Stockholm University as a Wallenberg Academy Fellow and since 2019 he has been a full professor in Materials Chemistry with research expertise in functional polymers and carbon materials, covering basic research and applications in sustainable development. Since 2021 he has served as the Director of the Stockholm Material Hub (www.stockholmmaterial.com). He received the ERC Starting Grant in 2014 and Consolidator Grant in 2022.

Biosketch：

　　Porous carbon materials represent an exciting family of functional carbonaceous materials for energy and environmental applications. Conventional porous  carbons possess intrinsic structural stability, interconnectivity, and chemical tuneability, and are popularly used in devices as separators or chemically inert conductive supports. Our group has been active in the research on heteroatom-doped porous carbon membranes (HPCMMs) as electro(co)catalysts in energy devices. Synergy of the porous nature, incorporation of heteroatoms, and the membrane state creates a vivid profile pattern. The first part of the talk will summarize our progress in synthesis of porous carbon membranes via carbonization of polymeric templates. In the second part, I will continue the talk by applying the as-made porous carbon materials in electrochemical reactions for fuel decarbonization techniques, e.g. water splitting, electrochemical CO₂ reduction and hydrazine oxidation reactions.