Yang Shaogui

Ph.D., Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

Contact Information

Email: yangsg@njnu.edu.cn

Office: Room E311, School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University (Xianlin Campus)

Address: No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China

Phone: +86-25-85891849

 

Education

2001.09 – 2004.09, Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Dalian University of Technology

1998.09 – 2001.06, M.S. in Environmental Science, Northeast Normal University

1994.09 – 1998.06, B.S. in Environmental Science, Northeast Normal University

 

Research Experience

2017.06 – Present, Professor, School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University

2014.06 – 2015.06, Visiting Scholar, Michigan State University, USA

2004.10 – 2017.05, Associate Professor, School of Environment, Nanjing University

 

Research Interests

1. Development of environmental functional materials and their applications in water pollution control and resource recovery.

2. Environmental behaviors (migration and transformation) of typical pollutants and their associated biological effects.

 

Courses Taught

Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering (Undergraduate)

Environmental Statistics (Graduate)

Advances in Environmental Materials (Graduate)

 

Awards and Honors

Prof. Yang has been dedicated to research in water pollution control and environmental catalysis, receiving 6 provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, including the First Prize of the Natural Science Award from the Ministry of Education. He has supervised graduate students who received the Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Professional Master's Thesis Award, and has been recognized as an Outstanding Teacher of Nanjing Normal University. Representative honors include:

1. First Prize of the Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education (Ranked 2nd), 2019

2. Outstanding Teacher of Nanjing Normal University, 2025

3. Advanced Individual in Organizational Work, Jiusan Society Jiangsu Provincial Committee, 2025

4. First Prize of the Science and Technology Award for Environmental Protection (Ranked 7th), 2014

5. Second Prize of the Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education (Ranked 3rd), 2013

6. Supervisor of Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Professional Master's Thesis, 2016

7. Supervisor of Nanjing Normal University Outstanding Doctoral/Master's Thesis, 2023 & 2024

8. Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Dalian University of Technology, 2006

 

Recent Research Projects (Principal Investigator or Participant)

Prof. Yang has led multiple projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth and General Programs), the High-End Foreign Experts Introduction Program, the National Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment, and more than 10 provincial and ministerial key projects. He has also participated in over 20 other national research initiatives, such as the National "973" Program, the "863" Program, and key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation. Representative projects include:

1. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22676112), PI, 2027–2030

2. Major Project of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education (23KJA180004), PI, 2023–2026

3. High-End Foreign Experts Introduction Program (G2023014055L), PI, 2023–2024

4. Key R&D Program of Jiangsu Province (Social Development) (BE2019743), PI, 2019–2022

5. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21777067), PI, 2018–2021

6. Jiangsu Provincial Policy-Guided Program (BY2016068-05), PI, 2016–2018

7. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51278242), PI, 2013–2016

8. Sub-Project of the National Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2012ZX07501-003), PI, 2012–2015

9. Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20707009), PI, 2008–2010

10. Social Development Program of Jiangsu Province (BS2007051), PI, 2007–2009

 

Recent Publications

Since beginning his independent research career, Prof. Yang has published over 200 papers in leading international journals in the fields of environment and materials science, including Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Environmental Science & Technology, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Water Research, Advanced Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Small, and Environmental Pollution. His publications have received over 14,000 SCI citations, with an H-index of 65. For a complete list of publications, please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shaogui-Yang.

(*Corresponding author)

1. Zhong Qiang, Sun Yue, Yang Shaogui, Dai Yinhao, He Huan, Liu Zhaoqing. Lattice strain-mediated MoSe₂ enable superior piezocatalysis activity for upcycling of organic pollutants. Nature Communications, 2026, 17(1): 4659.

2. Zhong Qiang, Sun Yue, Yang Shaogui, Xu Chenmin, Liu Zhaoqing, Zhang Kan, Yan Sicheng, He Huan. Anion vacancies triggered spin polarization enables efficient piezocatalysis for water cleanup. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, e202507265.

3. Wu Leliang, Sun Dunyu, Yan Chenyu, Chen Longjiong, Zhang Dequan, Qi Chengdu, Yang Shaogui, He Huan. Self-Driven UV/Periodate Process for Cu-EDTA Decomplexation and In Situ Copper Recovery. Environmental Science & Technology, 2026, 60(22): 16268-16278.

4. Zhong Qiang, Xue Yan, Qi Zihao, Sun Yue, Wu Leliang, Sun Dunyu, Xu Chenmin, Ri Kwangchol, Yang Shaogui, Zhu Jiandong, Ji Qiuyi, Liu Yazi, Li Shiyin, He Huan. FeSeS@C Cage-In-Cage Superlattices for Peroxymonosulfate Activation: Surface Acidity Regulates Fe Spin State. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 360: 124539.

5. Liu Yazi, Deng Aixin, Yin Yingjiaqi, Lin Jingkai, Li Qi, Sun Yue, Zhang Jinqiang, Li Shiyin, Yang Shaogui*, Xu Yan, He Huan, Liu Shaomin, Wang Shaobin. Modulation of catalyst microenvironments in ZnIn₂S₄/g-C₃N₄ S-scheme heterojunction for ratio-tunable syngas production from CO₂ photoreduction. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 362: 124724.

6. Ri KwangChol, Pak SongSik, Sun Dunyu, Zhong Qiang, Yang Shaogui*, Sin SongIl, Wu Leliang, Sun Yue, Cao Hui, Han Chunxiao, Xu Chenmin, Liu Yazi, He Huan, Li Shiyin, Sun Cheng. Boron-doped rGO electrocatalyst for high effective generation of hydrogen peroxide: Mechanism and effect of oxygen-enriched air. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 343: 123471.

7. Sun Dunyu, Wu Leliang, Zhong Qiang, Ri KwangChol, Abbas Syed Azhar, Yang Shaogui, Xu Chenmin, Liu Yazi, Xu Zhe, Qi Chengdu, He Huan, Li Shiyin, Sun Cheng. Modulating the Electronic Structures of Fe₃C-based Catalyst by Surface Sulfidation to Facilitate H₂O₂ Activation. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2024, 353: 124076.

8. Xu Xiaoming, Meng Lingjun, Zhang Jian, Yang Shaogui, Sun Cheng, Li Hui, Li Junshan, Zhu Yongfa*. Full-Spectrum Responsive Naphthalimide/Perylene Diimide with a Giant Internal Electric Field for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, e202308597.

9. Zhong Qiang, Sun Yue, Xu Chenmin, Li Yanfang, Sun Dunyu, Wu Leliang, Yang Shaogui, Liu Yazi, Qi Chengdu, Xu Zhe, He Huan, Li Shiyin, Wang Zunyao, Wang Shaobin. FexSey@C superlattice nanocrystals for peroxymonosulfate activation: Intrinsic nature of Fe spin state. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 339: 123113.

10. Liu Yazi, Sun Yue, Zhao En, Yang Weiwei, Lin Jinkai, Zhong Qiang, Qi Haifeng, Deng Aixin, Yang Shaogui, Zhang Huayang, He Huan, Liu Shaomin, Chen Zupeng*, Wang Shaobin. Atomically Dispersed Silver-Cobalt Dual-Metal Sites Synergistically Promoting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2301840.

11. Zhong Qiang, Xu Chenmin, Liu Yazi, Ji Qiuyi, Xu Zhe, Sun Dunyu, Zhou Shuohua, Yang Bing, Dai Yinhao, Qi Chengdu, Yang Shaogui*, He Huan, Li Shiyin, Sun Cheng. Defect-engineered FeSe₂₋ₓ@C with porous architecture for enhanced peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation processes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 309: 121259.

12. Xiang Weiming, Ji Qiuyi, Xu Chenmin, Guo Yang, Liu Yazi, Sun Dunyu, Zhou Wenwu, Xu Zhe, Qi Chengdu, Yang Shaogui, Li Shiyin, Sun Cheng, He Huan. Accelerated photocatalytic degradation of iohexol over Co₃O₄/g-C₃N₄/Bi₂O₂CO₃ of p-n/n-n dual heterojunction under simulated sunlight by persulfate. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 285: 119847.

 

Patents

Prof. Yang has established a systematic intellectual property portfolio in the areas of Fenton-like catalysis, photoelectrocatalytic oxidation, and novel membrane separation technologies for water pollution control and resource recovery, with over 20 authorized national invention patents, many of which have been transferred or applied in practical wastewater treatment projects. Representative patents include:

 

Fenton-like Catalysis & Advanced Oxidation Technologies

1. Yang Shaogui, Zhong Qiang, Sun Yue, Xu Chenmin, Ji Qiuyi, Wu Leliang, Sun Dunyu, Liu Yazi, He Huan. A nanocrystal superlattice catalyst and its preparation method and application. ZL202310640592.2.

2. Yang Shaogui, Zhong Qiang, Sun Yue, Xu Chenmin, Liu Yazi, He Huan, Xu Zhe, Ji Qiuyi, Sun Dunyu. A FeSe₂@C Fenton-like catalyst and its preparation method and application. ZL202210890463.4.

3. Yang Shaogui, Li Guangzhe, Sun Dunyu, Zhong Qiang, Cao Hui, Xu Chenmin, Liu Yazi, He Huan, Xu Zhe, Ji Qiuyi. A constant-speed gas diffusion electrode for hydrogen peroxide generation and its application method. ZL202211300830.7.

Photoelectrocatalysis & Novel Reactors

4. Yang Shaogui, Huang Wen, Kong Jijie, Ding Shanshan, Sun Cheng, He Huan. A photoelectro-Fenton azo dye wastewater treatment reactor and its application method. ZL201810193074.X.

5. Yang Shaogui, Xiao Jun, Fang Xue, Cui Jun, Sun Cheng, He Huan. A continuous microwave-ultrasonic wastewater treatment device. ZL201420122357.2.

Photocatalytic Materials & Composite Catalysts

6. Yang Shaogui, Xiang Weiming, Ji Qiuyi, He Huan, Cheng Xinying, Zhou Wenwu, Wang Xiaohan, Guo Yang, Sun Cheng. A ternary composite multi-effect photocatalyst and its preparation method. ZL201911133986.9.

7. Yang Shaogui, Chen Hongzhe, Sun Cheng, Yu Kai. A bismuth ferrite-carbon nanotube composite and its preparation method and application in treating organic dye wastewater. ZL201110426881X.

8. Yang Shaogui, Zhou Shuohua, Xu Chenmin, Cao Hui, Wang Yasheng, Sun Yue, He Huan, Qi Chengdu, Liu Yazi, Song Haiou, Li Shiyin. A tubular ceramic membrane material and its preparation method and application. ZL202211087823.3.

Books and Chapters

1. China Water Quality Criteria Green Paper 2014 (Contributor), 2014, Science Press.

2. Water Quality Criteria: Methods and Applications (Contributor), 2011, Science Press.

3. Environmental Monitoring Experiments (2nd Edition) (Contributor), 2010, Science Press.

4. Environmental Chemistry Experiments (Contributor), 2009, East China University of Science and Technology Press.