2019-至今福州大学化学学院，副教授、博导。

2016-2019美国堪萨斯大学，化学与石油工程系，博士研究生

2009-2012，浙江大学，化学系，理学硕士

2004-2008，浙江大学，化学系，理学学士

主要从事多相催化研究，以近常压表面化学研究为特色手段，聚焦甲烷转化、生物质分子转化过程，以第一作者及通讯作者身份在Nat. Catal., Nat. Energ., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Nat. Commun., Angew. Chem., Chem. Soc. Rev., ACS Catal., J Catal., Sci. China Chem., Chin. J. Catal., Adv. Mat., Nano Lett.等期刊发表论文40余篇，论文引用6000余次，H-index为32。2022年起，担任期刊《Catalysis Communications》和《Applied Catalysis O: Open》的青年编委和客座编辑。主持国家自然科学基金2项，共同主持1项，福建省自然科学基金2项。

国家自然科学基金，面上项目，主持，2025-2028，在研

福建省自然科学基金，面上项目，主持，2024-2027，在研

国家自然科学基金，青年基金（C类），主持，2020-2022，结题

国家自然科学基金，联合基金（重点），参与方负责人，2020-2023，结题

福建省自然科学基金，面上项目，主持，2020-2023，结题

福州大学“旗山学者”（海外项目），科研启动，主持，2020-2024，结题

入选2020年度“旗山学者”（海外项目）奖励支持计划；

2021福建省B类高层次人才

2021福州大学优秀本科毕业论文指导教师

2024福州大学优秀硕士毕业论文指导教师

[1] G. Yan,╪Y. Tang,╪ Y. Li,╪ Y. Li, L. Nguyen, T. Sakata, K. Higashi, F.F. Tao,* P. Sautet,* Reaction product-driven restructuring and assisted stabilization of a highly dispersed Rh-on-ceria catalyst,Nature Catalysis, 5 (2022) 119-127.

[2] Y. Chen,╪ B. deGlee,╪Y. Tang,╪ Z. Wang, B. Zhao, Y. Wei, L. Zhang, S. Yoo, K. Pei, J.H. Kim, Y. Ding, P. Hu, F.F. Tao,* M. Liu,* A robust fuel cell operated on nearly dry methane at 500 °C enabled by synergistic thermal catalysis and electrocatalysis,Nature Energy, 3 (2018) 1042-1050.

[3]Y. Tang,╪ G. Yan,╪ S. Zhang,╪ Y. Li, L. Nguyen, Y. Iwasawa, T. Sakata, C. Andolina, J.C. Yang, P. Sautet,* Franklin Tao,* Turning on Low-Temperature Catalytic Conversion of Biomass Derivatives through Teaming Pd1 and Mo1 Single-Atom Sites,Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (2024) 32366-32382.

[4]Y. Tang,╪ V. Fung,╪ X. Zhang,╪ Y. Li, L. Nguyen, T. Sakata, K. Higashi, D.-e. Jiang, F.F. Tao,* Single-Atom High-Temperature Catalysis on a Rh₁O₅ Cluster for Production of Syngas from Methane,Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (2021) 16566-16579.

[5]Y. Tang,╪ Y. Wei,╪ Z. Wang,╪ S. Zhang, Y. Li, L. Nguyen, Y. Li, Y. Zhou, W. Shen, F.F. Tao,* P. Hu,* Synergy of Single-Atom Ni₁and Ru₁Sites on CeO₂for Dry Reforming of CH₄,Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141 (2019) 7283-7293.

[6] G. Zhang,╪ F. Liu,╪ S. Zhong,╪ F. Liu,* Q. Zhu,Y. Tang,* J. Tan, A. Zheng,* L. Jiang,* F.-S. Xiao, Surpassing stoichiometric limitation for supra-multi-molar adsorption and separation of acid gases,Nature Communications, 16 (2025) 2861.

[7]Y. Tang,╪ Y. Li,╪ V. Fung,╪ D.-e. Jiang, W. Huang, S. Zhang, Y. Iwasawa, T. Sakata, N. Luan, X. Zhang, A.I. Frenkel, F. Tao,* Single rhodium atoms anchored in micropores for efficient transformation of methane under mild conditions,Nature Communications, 9 (2018) 1231.

[8] R. Li,* Z. Liu, Q.T. Trinh, Z. Miao, S. Chen, K. Qian, R.J. Wong, S. Xi, Y. Yan, A. Borgna, S. Liang, T. Wei, Y. Dai, P. Wang,Y. Tang*, X. Yan, T.S. Choksi,* W. Liu,* Strong Metal-Support Interaction for 2D Materials: Application in Noble Metal/TiB₂Heterointerfaces and their Enhanced Catalytic Performance for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation,Advanced Materials, 33 (2021) 202101536.

[9] Y. Li,╪Y. Tang,╪ F. Tao,* C-N Coupling through Hydroaminoalkylation on a Single-Atom Rh Heterogeneous Catalyst,Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 62 (2023) 202214332.

[10]Y. Tang*, Y. Li, F. Tao,* Activation and catalytic transformation of methane under mild conditions,Chemical Society Reviews, 51 (2022) 376-423.

[11] Yuanjie Xu, Run Hou, Kunxiang Chi, Bo Liu, Zemin An, Lizhi Wu, Li Tan, Xupeng Zong, Yihu Dai, Zailai Xie, andYu Tang*, A water-resistant and stable Pd-Co₃O₄catalytic interface for complete methane oxidation with insights on active structures and reaction pathway,Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 74 (2025) 191–201

[12] Y. Xu, Z. An,Y. Tang,^*Recent progress in exploring heterogeneous catalyst surface chemistry with near ambient pressure XPS,Science China Chemistry, (2025) 2867–2891.