**Yongjun Ji**

Yongjun Ji received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 2012 from East China Normal University, China. Then, he joined Prof. Yadong Li's group at Tsinghua University as a Postdoctoral Fellow. During 2014–2020, he worked as an associate research fellow in Prof. Fabing Su's group at the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In June 2020, he joined the School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University as a full professor. His research interests include controlled synthesis of novel nanomaterials, mesocrystals, and single-atom catalysts, as well as their application in heterogeneous catalysis. Currently, he has published 75 papers in journals such as *Nature Communications*, *National Science Review*, *Matter*, *Advanced Materials*, *Advanced Functional Materials*, *Journal of Catalysi*s, *ACS Catalysis*, *Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Small, Nano Research*, and *Energy Storage Materials*. To date, his papers have been cited over 2000 times. Additionally, he has 26 pending patents in China, including 14 issued patents.

#### **Liwen Xing**

Liwen Xing received his bachelor's degree from Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China, in 2012; a master's degree from Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, in 2016; and a doctoral degree in Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, in 2020. Since Oct. 2020, Dr. Xing has been a Lectorate at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, China. His research interests focus on the controlled synthesis and precise tailoring of solid-state materials for advanced applications in the field of electrocatalysis and sensing.

#### **Ke Wu**

Dr. Ke Wu is a Senior Lecturer of Chemistry at the Beijing Technology and Business University. Dr. Wu obtained his BS degree from the Nanjing Normal University (Nanjing, China) in 2014 and received his PhD in chemistry from the Peking University (Beijing, China) in 2019. He was a Boya postdoctoral fellow at Peking University before starting his independent academic career in 2021. Dr. Wu's research efforts focus on controlled synthesis, surface modulation, and catalytic applications of ceria-related nanomaterials for DeNOx and biomass conversion.
