Ning Yuan is an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China. He earned his bachelor’s degree in polymer material and engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology (2008), a master’s degree in inorganic chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2011), and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Tübingen, Germany (2015). He has worked at China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) since 2016. His research interests include nanoporous materials and their application in the fields of environment, architecture, energy, etc.