2012-2016 香港科技大学，机械工程， 博士
2008-2012 西安交通大学，能源动力系统及自动化，学士

2023- 至今 上海交通大学，燃料电池研究所，长聘副教授
2020-2023 上海交通大学，燃料电池研究所，长聘教轨副教授
2016-2019 上海交通大学，燃料电池研究所，特别副研究员

燃料电池技术
电解水制氢技术
燃料电池、电解水多尺度传输机制与传质强化
燃料电池/电解槽水/气-热管理

2024-2025 某部慧眼行动重点项目，负责人
2023-2026 国家自然科学基金面上项目，"低铂燃料电池中纳米尺度离聚物对氧气局域传输的影响规律及传输强化研究"，负责人
2022-2026 上海市市级重大科技专项课题，"电解池堆多物理场耦合模型构建与在线检测技术开发"，负责人。
2022-2023 浦东新区科技发展基金产学研专项，"具备健康管理功能的高性能燃料电池电堆快速活化系统"，负责人
2022-2025 国家重点研发计划子课题，"电站膜电极关键材料部件衰减特征研究"，负责人
2021-2022 上海汽车工业科技发展基金项目，"燃料电池高效阴极技术"，负责人
2018-2020 国家自然科学基金青年项目，"PEMFC催化层中纳米尺度Nafion树脂的质子传导机理研究"，负责人
2022-2023 企业委托项目，"燃料电池膜电极技术与寿命评测技术"，负责人

2024-2028 国家自然科学基金重大项目，"电制合成燃料设计与制备基础理论与关键技术"，参与

在燃料电池相关领域发表SCI论文100余篇，引用3800余次 (google scholar)，h-index: 36，2篇入选ESI热点论文，5篇入选ESI高被引论文，出版英文专著1章。
2024：
[36] Congfan Zhao, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, Shuiyun Shen, Ninghua Zhan, Rui Wu, Xiaohan Mei, Qian Wang, Lu An, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Agglomerate Engineering to Boost PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance, Advanced Energy Materials, in press.
[35] Lizhen Wu, Zhefei Pan, Shu Yuan, Xiaoyu Huo, Qiang Zheng*, Xiaohui Yan*, Liang An*, Optimization of dual-layer flow field in a water electrolyzer using a data-driven surrogate model, Energy and AI, 18, 2024, 100411.
[34] Xiaohui Yan, Jiazhen Li, Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Cehuang Fu, Shuiyun Shen, Jiewei Yin, Junliang Zhang*, Influence and Improvement of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Methods for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 171, 2024, 064504.
[33] Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Liuxuan Luo, Cehuang Fu, Huiyuan Li, Lu An, Xiaojing Cheng, Shuiyun Shen, Jiewei Yin, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Revealing the Role of Ionomer at the Triple-Phase Boundary in PEM Water Electrolyzer, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15, 2024, 5223–5230.
[32] Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Cehuang Fu, Jiazhen Li, Yongjian Su, Rui Xue, Shuiyun Shen, Jiewei Yin, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Discovery of Bubble Accumulation Behavior in Catalyst Layer of Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 227, 2024, 125552.
[31] Tianzi Bi, Rui Xue, Yao Jiang, Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Guiru Zhang, Xiaojing Cheng, Jiewei Yin, Guanghua Wei*, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Regulating water transport and salt precipitation for CO2RR by creating a functional layer, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 90, 2024, 784.
[30] Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Huiyuan Li, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Rational design of electrode for low cost proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer, Cell Reports Physical Science, 5, 2024, 101880. (Invited Perspective)
[29] Yongjian Su, Xiaojing Cheng, Yong Feng, Huiyuan Li, Cheng Yan, Miaomiao He, Liuxuan Luo, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Hierarchical Catalyst Layer Structure for Enhancing Local Oxygen Transport in Low Pt Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Sources, 603, 2024, 234453.
[28] Jiabin You, Huiyuan Li, Yong Feng, Xiaojing Cheng, Liuxuan Luo, Daihui Yang, Guanghua Wei, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Insight into oxygen diffusion mechanism in ionomer film on catalyst surface with varying perfluorosulfonic acid and water contents, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, 2024, 7248.
[27] Lizhen Wu, Zhefei Pan*, Shu Yuan, Xingyi Shi, Yun Liu, Fatang Liu, Xiaohui Yan*, Liang An*, A dual-layer flow field design capable of enhancing bubble self-pumping and its application in water electrolyzer, Chemical Engineering Journal, 488, 2024, 151000.
2023：
[26] Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Xiyang Cai, Lu An, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Bubble evolution and transport in PEM water electrolysis: Mechanism, Impact, and Management, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 96, 2023, 101075. (ESI热点论文、高被引论文)  
[25] Congfan Zhao, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, Lu An, Jiazhen Li, Shuiyun Shen, Jiewei Yin, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Effect of PFSA Ionomer in Anode Catalyst Layer on PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance, Journal of Power Sources, 580, 2023, 233413.
[24] Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, Xiaohan Mei, Shuiyun Shen, Qian Wang, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Bubble Management in PEM Water Electrolysis via Imprinting Patterned Grooves on Catalyst Layer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 212, 2023, 124249.
[23] Jiabin You, Zhifeng Zheng, Xiaojing Cheng, Huiyuan Li, Cehuang Fu, Liuxuan Luo, Guanghua Wei, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Insight into Oxygen Transport in Solid and High Surface Area Carbon Supports of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 2023, 21457.
[22] Zhiling Xu, Shu Yuan, Lu An, Shuiyun Shen, Qian Xu, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, Effect of Substrate Surface Charges on Proton Conduction of Ultrathin Nafion Films, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 2023, 10735.
[21] Congfan Zhao, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, Zhifeng Zheng, Jia Liu, Jiewei Yin, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang*, The effect of catalyst layer design on catalyst utilization in PEMFC studied via stochastic reconstruction method, Energy and AI, 13, 2023, 100245.
[20] Shiqing Liu, Shu Yuan, Yuwei Liang, Huiyuan Li, Zhiling Xu, Qian Xu, Jiewei Yin, Shuiyun Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Junliang Zhang, Engineering the Catalyst Layers towards Enhanced Local Oxygen Transport of Low-Pt Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Materials, Designs, and Methods, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, 2023: 4389.
2022：
[19] Xiaohui Yan, Zhiling Xu, Shu Yuan, Aidi Han, Yuanting Shen, Xiaojing Cheng, Yuwei Liang, Shuiyun Shen*, Junliang Zhang, Structural and Transport Properties of Ultrathin Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer Film in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer: A Review, Journal of Power Sources, 536, 2022: 231523.
[18] Yuanting Shen, Xiaohui Yan*, Liang An, Shuiyun Shen, Lu An, Junliang Zhang*, Portable Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Using Polyoxometalates as Multi-functional Hydrogen Carrier, Applied Energy, 313, 2022: 118781.
[17] Shuiyun Shen, Lin Li, Cehuang Fu, Guanghua Wei, Xiaojing Cheng, Jiewei Yin, Xiaohui Yan*, Gang Wu, Junliang Zhang*, A Facile Strategy to Boost the Active Sites of Fe-N-C Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169, 2022: 034506.
2021：
[16] Xiaohui Yan, Yimeng Peng, Yuanting Shen, Shuiyun Shen, Guanghua Wei, Jiewei Yin, Junliang Zhang*, The use of phase-change cooling strategy in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: a numerical study, Science China Technological Sciences, 64, 2021: 2762–2770.
[15] Yimeng Peng, Xiaohui Yan*, Chen Lin, Shuiyun Shen, Jiewei Yin, Junliang Zhang*, Effects of flow field on thermal management in proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks: a numerical study. International Journal of Energy Research, 45, 2021: 7617-7630.
2020：
[14] X.H. Yan, X.L. Li, C.H. Fu, C. Lin, H.M. Hu, S.Y. Shen, G.H. Wei, J.L. Zhang*, Large Specific Surface Area S-doped Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 30, 2020: 896-904.
[13] X.H. Yan, H.Z. Li, C. Lin, J.R. Chen, A.D. Han, S.Y. Shen, J.L. Zhang*, An inorganic-framework proton exchange membrane for direct methanol fuel cells with increased energy density. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4, 2020: 772-778.
[12] X.H. Yan, C. Lin, Z.F. Zheng, J.R. Chen, G.H. Wei, J.L. Zhang*, Effect of clamping pressure on liquid-cooled PEMFC stack performance considering inhomogeneous gas diffusion layer compression. Applied Energy, 258, 2020: 114073-114086.
2019：
[11] X.H. Yan, C. Guan, Y. Zhang, K.C. Jiang, G.H. Wei, X.J. Cheng, S.Y. Shen, J.L. Zhang*, Flow field design with 3D geometry for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Applied Thermal Engineering, 147, 2019: 1107-1114.
2018：
[10] X.H. Yan, X.L. Zhou, T.S. Zhao*, H.R. Jiang, L. Zeng, A highly selective proton exchange membrane with highly ordered, vertically aligned, and subnanosized 1D channels for redox flow batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 406, 2018: 35-41.
[9] X.H. Yan, A. Xu, L. Zeng, P. Gao, T.S. Zhao*, A paper-based microfluidic fuel cell using hydrogen peroxide as fuel and oxidant. Energy Technology, 6, 2018: 140–143. ( "Best of Energy Technology 2018")
Before 2018：
[8] X.H. Yan, P. Gao, G. Zhao, L. Shi, J.B. Xu, T.S. Zhao*, Transport of highly concentrated fuel in direct methanol fuel cells, Applied Thermal Engineering, 126, 2017: 290-295.
[7] X.H. Yan, Ruizhe Wu, J.B. Xu, Zhengtang Luo, T.S. Zhao*, A monolayer graphene - Nafion sandwich membrane for direct methanol fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 311, 2016: 188-194. (ESI高被引论文)
[6] X.H. Yan, H.R. Jiang, G. Zhao, L. Zeng, T.S. Zhao*, Preparations of an inorganic-framework proton exchange nanochannel membrane, J. Power Sources, 326, 2016: 466-475.
[5] X.H. Yan, T.S. Zhao*, L. An, G. Zhao, L. Shi, A direct methanol-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell with a Prussian Blue cathode, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 41, 2016: 5135-5140.
[4] X.H. Yan, T.S. Zhao*, G. Zhao, L. An, X.L. Zhou, A hydrophilic-hydrophobic dual-layer microporous layer enabling the improved water management of direct methanol fuel cells operating with neat methanol, J. Power Sources, 294, 2015: 232-238.
[3] X.H. Yan, T.S. Zhao*, L. An, G. Zhao, L. Zeng, A novel cathode architecture with a thin reaction layer alleviates mixed potentials and catalyst poisoning in direct methanol fuel cells, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 40, 2015: 16540-16546.
[2] X.H. Yan, T.S. Zhao*, L. An, G. Zhao, L. Zeng, A crack-free and super-hydrophobic cathode micro-porous layer for direct methanol fuel cells, Applied Energy, 138, 2014: 331-336. (ESI高被引论文)
[1] X.H. Yan, T.S. Zhao*, L. An, G. Zhao, L. Zeng, A micro-porous current collector enabling passive direct methanol fuel cells to operate with highly concentrated fuel, Electrochimica Acta, 139, 2014: 7-12.

课程名称：工程热力学
授课对象：本科生
学时数：48学时
学分：3

课程名称：Thermodynamics II （英文授课）
授课对象：普渡大学交换生+本科试点班
学时数：48学时
学分：3

课程名称：Advanced Thermodynamics （英文授课）
授课对象：研究生
学时数：48学时
学分：3

上海市电机工程学会电池与储能专委会委员
Carbon Neutralization青年编委
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry
担任多种SCI期刊审稿人：ACS Energy Letters; Applied Energy; Chemical Engineering Science; Energy and AI; Chemical Engineering Journal...

教学与人才培养:
上海交通大学“佳和”优秀青年教师奖（2024）
上海交通大学“教书育人奖”三等奖（2023）
全国高校混合式教学设计创新大赛三等奖（2022）
新利体育最受欢迎教师奖 （2021）
上海交通大学第四届青年教师教学竞赛一等奖，教学能手奖（2020）
上海交通大学优异学士学位论文Top 1% 指导教师（2019）
新利体育最佳导师奖（2019）
上海交通大学优秀班主任（2018）
新利体育优秀班主任（2018, 2019, 2020）
博士生袁述获第一届全国储能科学与工程博士生学术论坛 最佳报告奖（2023）
博士生赵聪凡获中国电源学会第二十六届学术年会优秀论文奖（2023）


科学研究：
中国汽车工程学会科技进步一等奖（排2, 2024）
上海市技术发明一等奖（排13, 2021）
上海交通大学首届十大科技进展（排8, 2021）