Li Yang is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yili Normal University, a position she has held since 2024. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at Liaoning Normal University in 2001 and was admitted to Jilin University without examination in the same year to continue her graduate studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from Jilin University in 2006, following a combined Master's and Doctoral program. She completed postdoctoral research at Texas Tech University She (2006-2011) and Virginia Tech University (2011-2012) before joining the Chinese Academy of Sciences as an Associate Researcher (2012-2014). In 2014, she became a Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) under the National Overseas Talent Plan, where she worked until 2024. In 2024, she joined Yili Normal University as Advanced Talents of Yili Normal University and was selected for the Tianchi Leading Talent Program. Her research interests include biofunctional materials, carbon-based new energy materials, CO₂ green conversion, pollutant degradation, and the mechanistic study of organic and biochemical reactions. Her work employs theoretical methodologies to tackle significant challenges in sustainable energy production and environmental protection, with the goal of predicting innovative materials and reaction mechanisms for a greener future.