Dr. Yu-Bao Lan received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Zhengzhou University in June 2009 and June 2012, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Science from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Lanzhou University in June 2019. He subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Lanzhou University from July 2019 to December 2022. Since December 2022, he has been affiliated with Northwest Normal University, where he currently serves as an associate professor and a supervisor for master’s students. His research focuses on crystalline porous materials, specifically the design, synthesis, and application of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). He has presided over project funded by the Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He has published numerous academic papers in journals such as Organic Letters, Polymer Chemistry, and Chemical Communications.