I. Competitive research grants

1. Yayi Wang. (2023.01-2027.12), National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant no. 52225001).

2. Yayi Wang, Gang Xue, Weiwu Ma, et al. (2019.11-2022.12), National Key R&D Program of China (Grant no. 2019YFD1100502).

3. Yayi Wang, Xiaohua Fu, Yan Yuan, et al. (2020.01-2023.12), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 51978485).

4. Yayi Wang, Xiaohua Fu, Shuai Zhou (2018.01-2021.12), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 51778446).

5. Yayi Wang, Jun Shi, Yuxian Zhuang, et al. (2017.01-2020.06), National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project (Grant no. 2017ZX07501001-07).

6. Yayi Wang. (2016.01-2018.12), National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (Grant no. 51522809).

7. Yayi Wang, Jun Li, Fu xiaohua, et al. (2014.01-2017.12), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 51378370).

8. Yayi Wang, Shaowei Chen, Mianli Pan, et al. (2012.01-2015.12), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 51178325).

9. Yayi Wang, Shaowei Chen, Minli Li, et al. (2011.01-2013.12), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 51078283).

10. Yayi Wang. (2009.01-2012.12), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (Grant no. NCET-08-0404).

11. Yayi Wang. (2009.07-2011.06), Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Rising-Star Program (Grant no. 09QA1406100).

12. Yayi Wang, Jun Li, Hongyu Wang, et al. (2007.01-2009.12), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant no. 50608064).

13. Yayi Wang, Jun Li, Hongyu Wang, et al. (2006.01-2007.12), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang province (Grant no. Y505031).

II. Refereed Journal Papers

1. Hao Sheng, Jiawei Liu, and Yayi Wang*. Upcycling sewage sludge into anammox seeds via in situ nitrate-driven oxidation. Nature Sustainability, 2025, 8: 1340–1348.

2. Jiawei Liu, Jia Li, Han Wang*, Mingda Zhou and Yayi Wang*. Siderophores as a selective regulator for enhancing anaerobic ammonium oxidation bacteria. Nature Water, 2025, 3: 806–817.

3. Danping Li, Tongde Wang, Guohua Gao*, Han Wang, Lingfeng Ni and Yayi Wang*. Multisite (Cu0/Cu+/Cu2+–Fe) interfaces enhance nitrate adsorption and active hydrogen utilization for ammonia electrosynthesis from neutral nitrate. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025.

4. Xiaochuan Ran, Tong Wang, Mingda Zhou, Zibin Li, Han Wang, Gazhit Ts. Tsybekmitova, Jianhua Guo, and Yayi Wang*. A novel perspective on the instability of mainstream partial nitrification: the niche differentiation of nitrifying guilds. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59(18): 8922–8938.

5. Yijing Zhu, Han Wang*, Jia Li, Zhiwei Wang, and Yayi Wang*. Metabolic profiles and microbial synergy mechanism of anammox biomass enrichment and membrane fouling alleviation in the anammox dynamic membrane bioreactor. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 58(14): 6284–6295.

6. Kaichong Wang, Jia Li, Xin Gu, Han Wang*, Xiang Li, Yongzhen Peng, and Yayi Wang*. How to provide nitrite robustly for anaerobic ammonium oxidation in mainstream nitrogen removal. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57(51): 21503–21526.

7. Lingfeng Ni, Kaichong Wang, Zhiwei Wang and Yayi Wang*. Antibiofouling characteristics and mechanisms in an anammox membrane bioreactor based on an optimized photocatalytic technology-photocatalytic Optical Fibers. Environmental Science & Technology, 2022, 56(22): 16144–16155.

8. Xiaochuan Ran, Mingda Zhou, Tong Wang, Yanren Wang, Han Wang and Yayi Wang*. Exploring the ecological niche of comammox Nitrospira by in-situ enrichment within mainstream nitrification systems. Water Research, 2025, 283: 123810.

9. Tong Wang, Han Wang*, Xiaochuan Ran and Yayi Wang*. Salt stimulates sulfide−driven autotrophic denitrification: Microbial network and metagenomics analyses. Water Research, 2024, 257: 121742.

10. Mingda Zhou, Junjie Wang, Han Wang*, Xiaochuan Ran, Hao Xue, Chao Liu and Yayi Wang*. Revealing the comprehensive impact of organic compounds on the partial nitrification-anammox system during incineration leachate treatment: metabolic hierarchy and adaptation. Water Research, 2024, 255: 121534.

III. Honors and awards

1. 2022 Distinguished Youth Science Foundation in 2022, which is an outstanding prize for Chinese scholar with the age limit of 45.

2. 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (The first prize)

3. 2016 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (The second prize)

4. 2015 Outstanding Youth Science Foundation in 2015, which is an outstanding prize for Chinese scholar with the age limit of 40.

5. 2014 Shanghai graduate students' outstanding achievement (Dissertation) Award (Grant no.13263）

6. 2008 National Department of Housing and Community Development (China), “Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Price (Grade I)” (Grant no. 2008-1-0213)

7. 2006 Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, “Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Nationwide” (Grant no. 2006031)

IV. Academic activities

1. Member of Management Committee of China Urban Water Association

2. Editorial board member of Water Research X (Elsevier, SCI-indexed Journal)

3. Editorial board member of Energy Environmental Protection (Chinese CSCD Journal)

4. Editorial board member of Journal of Beijing University of Technology (Chinese CSCD Journal)

5. Reviewer for ISME, Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental microbiology, Water Resea rch, Chemical Engineering Journal, Bioresource Technology, Chemosphere, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Water Science and Technology, Enzyme and Microbial Technology