研究興趣
納米結構功能材料。以功能為導向，設計、合成納米粒子與分子基元，發展新型催化與傳感功能體系。
教育背景與工作經歷
1984年獲得山東大學化學系學士學位
1987年獲得中科院化學研究所碩士學位
1987年獲得中科院化學研究所博士學位
1990-1992年 北京大學博士后
1992-1994年 東京大學博士后
研究興趣
納米結構功能材料。以功能為導向，設計、合成納米粒子與分子基元，發展新型催化與傳感功能體系。
榮譽與獎勵
1989 年中國化學會青年化學獎
1999 年國家杰出青年科學基金
2000 年中國科學院自然科學一等獎
2002 年國家自然科學二等獎
社會職務
物理化學研究所副所長
代表性論文及論著
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2. L. Fu, X. Wen, X. Ai, Y. Sun, Y. Wu, J. Zhang, Y. Wang, “ Efficient Two-Photon- Sensitized Luminescence of a Europium( III ) Complex” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 747-750.
3. C. Yang, L. Fu, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, W. Wong, X. Ai, Y. Qiao, B. Zou, L. Gui ‘A Highly Luminescent Europium Complex Showing Visible Light Sensitized Eu(III) Emission: Observation of Singlet Pathway' Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004 , 43 , 5010.
4. J. Zhang, Y. Wang, H. Ji, Y. Wei, and N. Wu, “ Magnetic Nanocomposite Catalysts with High Activity and Selectivity for Selective Hydrogenation of Ortho -Chloronitrobenzene”, J. Catal. , 2005， 229， 114-118.
5. B. Zuo Y. Wang, Q. Wang, J. Zhang, N. Wu, L. Peng, L. Gui, X. Wang, R. Wang, D. Yu, ‘An efficient ruthenium catalyst for selective hydrogenation of ortho - chloronitrobenzene prepared via assembling ruthenium and tin oxide nanoparticles,' J. Catal. 2004, 222, 493.
6. X. Fu, Y. Wang, L. Huang, Y. Sha, L. Gui, L. Lai and Y. Tang, ‘Assemblies of metal nanoparticles and self-assembled peptide fibrils' Adv. Mater ., 2003, 15, 902.
7. Y. Wang, J. Ren, K. Deng, L. Gui, Y. Tang, ‘Preparation of Tractable Platinum, Rhodium, and Ruthenium Nanoclusters with Small Particle Size in Organic Media', Chem. Mater ., 2000, 12, 1622.
8. N. Toshima and Y. Wang, ‘Preparation and Catalysis of Novel Colloidal Dispersions of Copper/Noble Metal Bimetallic Clusters', Langmuir, 1994, 10 (12), 4574.
9. Y. Wang, H. Liu, and Y. Jiang, ‘A New Method for Immobilization of Polymer-protective Colloidal Platinum Metal Via Co-ordination Capture with Anchored Ligands.' J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun ., 1989, 1878.
10. Y. Wang, and Y. Wei, ‘ Metal Nanoclusters ' (Chapter) in H. S. Nalwa, Ed., Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , American Scientific Publishers, California USA , Vol.5, 337-368, 2004
