Dr. Yifan Diao, majoring in Materials Science and Engineering, graduated from Washington University in St. Louis. During school time, he published 16 papers, such as ACS Cent. Sci., Adv. Funct. Mater, Nat. Commun, ACS Nano, etc. Besides, he holds one U.S. (international) patent and received $50,000 in LEAP business incubation funds. When back to China in 2021, he joined Central R&D Institute in LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd, in charge of new material research and development. Yet, he has applied for 28 invention patents and won the prize of "Professional Service Award" in 2021 and "Scientific Research Star" in 2022. Recently, he was recognized as one of the “AACYF Top 30 under 30” class of 2023.