Li-Tang Yan is a Full Professor with Tenure at the Institute of Polymer Science & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. He received his M.Sc. at the School of Materials Science and Technology, Tianjin University, China, and his Ph.D. at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University. His research areas are modeling, theory, and simulation of soft matter systems. He is a Board Member of the Polymer Division, Chinese Chemical Society, and a Member of the American Physical Society. He was awarded the National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists in 2020, Excellent Young Investigator Award, NSFC in 2014, and 221 Talent Supporting Program, Tsinghua University in 2014.