Dafeng Yan holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Hunan University. He was selected for the “Young Chutian Scholars” Program of Hubei Province and is currently working at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University. His main research areas include the controllable construction of defect-based catalysts and electrocatalytic conversion performance and mechanism research of small molecules; the development of low energy consumption electrochemical hydrogen production coupled with electrosynthesis system of high value-added chemicals; and electrochemical wastewater treatment and resource recycling.