Yifan Zhu earned his B.S. in Materials Chemistry from School of Gifted Young at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2016 and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Nanoengineering from Rice University in 2021. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Materials Science and Nanoengineering at Rice University. His research focuses on developing quantum and porous polymer materials for solar energy conversion and water treatment applications.