Bing Yan obtained his doctorate from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1998. He continued his research as a research assistant and postdoctoral fellow at the City University of Hong Kong, Peking University and the University of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2001. Since November 2001, he has been a professor of chemistry at Tongji University, China. His current interests focus on rare earth chemistry and photofunctional materials, including rare earth inorganic/organic molecular luminescent hybrids; rare earth functional compounds and micro-nano solid materials; and rare earth crystal framework hybrid systems. As a corresponding author, he has published over 400 research papers in international journals.

Rare Earth Luminescence, Luminescent Rare Earth Compounds and Photofunctional Rare Earth Materials.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified Silica.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified Mesoporous Silica.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Microporous Zeolites.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Metal Organic Frameworks.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials on Polymer and Polymer-Silica Composite.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials on Multi-Components Assembly.- Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials for Applications.