Changzhou Yuan received a Ph.D. from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2009. He is a distinguished professor and Taishan Scholar in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Jinan. He is a highly cited researcher (in Materials Science) as ranked by Clarivate Analysis and one of the most cited Chinese researchers (in Materials Science) as ranked by Elsevier. His current research focuses on the design and synthesis of micro/nanomaterials for electrochemical energy-related applications including supercapacitors, Li/Na/K-ion batteries, Li-S batteries, and energy-storage photocatalysts. He has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals with a total citation count >18,000 and an h-index of 78.