Mrs. Yarong Liu l Chemical Engineering
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Dr. Liu Yarong ,  is a Han Chinese researcher and Ph.D. candidate at Beijing Institute of Technology, specializing in chemistry with a focus on the microenvironment regulation mechanisms of transition metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells under the guidance of Prof. Bo Wang and Prof. Wenxiu Yang. She earned her M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Zhengzhou University, where she worked on the preparation and performance enhancement of proton exchange membranes for high-temperature hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells under Prof. Jingtao Wang, and her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Xinxiang University. Dr. Liu has made significant contributions to fuel cell research, authoring four SCI papers as first author and three as corresponding author, with publications in top-tier journals including J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., and Adv. Energy Mater, and has applied for or been granted four patents, covering single-atom iron catalysts, carbon quantum dot functionalized graphene oxide membranes, transition metal diatomic catalysts, and two-dimensional N/O mixed-metal organic frameworks. She has served as principal investigator for projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, with ongoing funding through 2028. Her academic excellence has been recognized with multiple awards and scholarships, including first- and second-class graduate scholarships at Beijing Institute of Technology and sponsored scholarships from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and her research impact is reflected by 141 citations, seven documents, and an h-index of 5 (Scopus ID: 59854412500).