Jingfang Yu, professor, entered CUG One Hundred Talents Program. She has published 10 first author SCI papers on leading academic journals including Nat. Commun.，Mater. Horiz., Chem. Soc. Rev.，ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces， Nanoscale，Chem. Commun., one of which has been selected as the ESI “highly cited papers”. She has one granted international patent (PCT) and two granted Chinese patents.

2015.10~2016.04     University of Connecticut, Postdoc

2016.05~2022.02     Oxford University, Postdoc

2022.12~so far         Engineering research center of nano geomaterials ministry of education, China University of Geosciences, Prof.

2007.08~2011.06     Xiangtan University, Pharmaceutical Engineering, B. E.

2011.08~2013.05     Texas State University, Chemistry Department, M. Sc.

2013.08~2015.09     University of Connecticut, Chemical engineering, Ph. D.

1. Preparation of two dimensional mineral nanosheets

2. Surface modification of two dimensional nanosheets

3. Preparation of functional intercalation composite materials

4. Two dimensional nanosheets for gas barrier films

1. Layered Double Hydroxides Platform Research-Surface，SCG Chemicals Co. Ltd. (SCG Add. 50), 2020-2023，Primary researcher.

2. LDH and LDO Nanosheets for Coating and Adhesive Applications，SCG Chemicals Co. Ltd. (SCG Add. 35), 2017-2020，Primary researcher.

3. Controlling Microstructure of Hybrid Thin Films through Flow-Induced Orientation, National Science Foundation (CMMI-1562907), 2016-2019，Participated.

4. A New Class of Heterogeneous Catalysts Based on Single-Layer Nanosheets，American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (57580-ND5), 2015-2018，Participated.

5. Environmentally Friendly Flame Retardants Based on Inorganic Nanosheets, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SU835705), 2014-2015, Participated.

6. Center on Interfaces in Materials, National Science Foundation (DMR-1205670), 2012-2018，Participated.

[1] Jingfang Yu, Chunping Chen, James B. Gilchrist, Jean-Charles Buffet, Zhonghua Wu, Guang Mo, Fei Xie, Dermot O’Hare*, Aged layered double hydroxide nanosheet–polyvinyl alcohol dispersions for enhanced gas barrier coating performance, Materials Horizons, 2021, 8, 2823-2833, DOI: 10.1039/D1MH00433F.

[2] Jingfang Yu, Jean-Charles Buffet, Dermot O’Hare*, Aspect ratio control of layered double hydroxide nanosheets and their application for high oxygen barrier coating in flexible food packaging, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12(9), 10973-10982, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21986.

[3] Jingfang Yu, Hao Ding, John Lampron, Benjamin R.Martin, Abraham Clearfield, Luyi Sun*, Complexing agent directed growth of α-zirconium phosphate-based hexagonal prisms, Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59(2), 1204-1210, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02929.

[4] Jingfang Yu, Kanittika Ruengkajorn, Dana-Georgiana Crivoi, Chunping Chen, Jean-Charles Buffet, Dermot O’Hare*, High gas barrier coating using non-toxic nanosheet dispersions for flexible food packaging film, Nature Communications, 2019, 10(1), 2398, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10362-2.

[5] Jingfang Yu, Qiang Wang, Dermot O'Hare*, Luyi Sun*, Preparation of two dimensional layered double hydroxide nanosheets and their applications, Chemical Society Reviews, 2017, 46, 5950-5974, DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00318H.

[6] Jingfang Yu, Jingjing Liu, Abraham Clearfield, Johnathan E. Sims, Michael T. Speiegle, Steven L. Suib, Luyi Sun*, Synthesis of layered double hydroxide single-layer nanosheets in formamide, Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55 (22), 12036-12041, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02203.

[7] Jingfang Yu, Benjamin R.Martin, Abraham Clearfield, Zhiping Luo, Luyi Sun*, One-step direct synthesis of layered double hydroxide single-layer nanosheets, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 9448-9451, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR01077B.

[8] Jingfang Yu^#, Lichen Xiang^#, Benjamin R. Martin, Abraham Clearfield, Luyi Sun*, Direct growth of layered intercalation compounds via single step one-pot in situ synthesis, Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 11398-11400, DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03589A.

Applied Patents:

[1] Dermot O'Hare; Jingfang Yu; Dana-Georgiana Crivoi; Kanittika Ruengkajorn; Coating method and product thereof, US Patent App. 16/763,292; US20210171788A1.

Authorized Patents:

[1] Dermot O'Hare; Jingfang Yu; Dana-Georgiana Crivoi; Kanittika Ruengkajorn; Coating method and product thereof, 2018-11-13, WIPO, WO/2019/092453.

[2] Zeng, H.; Jiang, Q.; Yu, J.; He, M.; Sun, L. Preparation method of nano-fiber boehmite material. Chinese Patent No. CN 103553097A/B, date of patent: April 15, 2015.  

[3] Zeng, H.; Xia, K.; Jiang, H.; Cai, L.; Huang, L.; Zhao, F.; Yu, J. A Method of Synthesis of Optically Pure (S)-2-Octanol by Immobilized microorganism. Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101503712 A, Publication date: August 12, 2009.

1. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship，University of Connecticut, 2015.

2. “Environmentally Friendly Flame Retardants Based on Inorganic Nanosheets” “The US EPA P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet” Grant award.

3. Third Place Award of the Chinese-American Chemical Society Southwest Chapter Annual Poster Competition.