Dr. Si Yu Zheng
Associate Professor, PhD Advisor
E-mail: zhengsiyu@zjut.edu.cn
1. Academic Qualifications
PhD, Polymer Science, Zhejiang University, 2015-2020
Visiting Scholar, Polymer Science, The University of Tokyo, 2018-2019
BSc, Polymer Science, East China University of Science and Technology, 2011-2015
2. Professional Positions
2021—present: Lecture, Associate Professor (2025), PhD Advisor (2025), Zhejiang University of Technology
3. Research Interests
Chemical design and mechanics of polymer gels, zwitterionic polymers, and soft bioelectronic interfaces.
4. Research Grants
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, and so on, with over 10 research grants and more than 2 million CNY in PI funding.
5. Academic Service
5.1 Early Career Researcher Editorial Board Member
Wiley Polymer Journals (Wiley, 2026-2028)
Including Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Macromolecular Bioscience, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Journal of Polymer Science.
EcoMat (Wiley, 2025-2026)
Materials Futures (IOP, 2026-2027)
5.2 Guest Editor
Gels
5.3 Reviewer (60+ SCI journals)
Adv. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Sci., Small, Mater. Horiz., ACS Nano and so on.
6. Rresentative Publications (Since joining ZJUT)
A total of 70 articles published, full publication please refer to Researchgate
Total citation: 3251 (Scopus) / 3314 (Researchgate), H-index: 31 (Scopus, Researchgate)
1. M. Si†, X. Jian†, Y. Xie†, J. Zhou, W. Jian, J. Lin, Y. Luo, J. Hu, Y.-J. Wang, D. Zhang, T. Wang, Y. Liu, Z. L. Wu, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang. Advanced Energy Materials 2024, 14, 2303991. (ESI highly cited paper, ESI hot paper, Highlighted as inside back cover)
2. Y. Deng, J. Zhou, M. Si, G. Wang, Y. Tang, Z. R. Zhang, J. Hu, Y.-J. Wang, J. Yang*, S. Y. Zheng*. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 2860–2869.
3. M. Si, Y.-J. Wang, Y. Tang, W. Jian*, J. Lin*, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 5516−5525.
4. M. Si†, Y. Tang†, C. Xu, C. Y. Li*, K. Xia, W. Xu, J. Lin, Z. Jiang, J. Yang, S. Y. Zheng*. Materials Horizons 2025, 12, 1452–1462. (Highlighted as front cover, ESI highly cited paper, Selected as Materials Horizons Hot Article collection, Highlighted in a News column on the official website of the Royal Society of Chemistry https://www.rsc.org/news/metal-dendrites-used-for-tougher-more-conductive-hydrogels)
5. Y. Tang†, M. Si†, Y.-J. Wang†, J. Zhou, Y. Deng, K. Xia, Z. Jiang, D. Zhang, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang. Advanced Science 2024, 11, 2407501.
6. Y. Tang†, X. Ming†, *, L. Zhang, M. Si, J. Zhou, Y. Deng, J. Lin, J. Hu, W. Jian*, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang. Advanced Functional Materials 2026, e77157.
7. J. Feng, H. Ni, G. Wang, Y.-J. Wang*, Y. Tang, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang*. A Cephalopod-Inspired Zwitterionic Hydrogel with Salt-Responsive Mechanical, Volumetric and Optical Properties. Advanced Functional Materials 2026, e76499.
8. S. Y. Zheng*, S. Mao, J. Yuan, S. Wang, X. He, X. N. Zhang, C. Du, D. Zhang, Z. L. Wu, J. Yang*. Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33, 8418–8429.
9. S. Y. Zheng†,*, J. Zhou†, M. Si, S. Wang, F. Zhu, J. Lin, J. Fu*, D. Zhang, J. Yang*. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33, 2303272. (ESI highly cited paper, highlighted as inside front cover, Recognized as a top viewed article in Adv. Funct. Mater. by Wiley)
10. S. Y. Zheng†,*, J. Zhou†, S. Wang, Y.-J. Wang, S. Liu, G. Du, D. Zhang, J. Fu*, J. Lin, Z. L. Wu, Q. Zheng, J. Yang*. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 2205597. (Highlighted as inside front cover)
11. G. Wang, H. Ni, Y. Li, H. Torun, S. Chen, M. W. Shahzad, X. Zhang*, S. Y. Zheng*, B. B. Xu*, J. Yang*. Advanced Functional Materials 2025, 35, 2505048. (ESI highly cited paper)
12. G. Wang, H. Ni, Y. Deng, X. Chen, X. Li, L. Che, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang*, D. Zhang*. Macromolecules 2026, 59, 5771−5783. (Highlighted as outside front cover)
13. S. Wang†, Y. Chen†, S. Donkor, Z. Guo, G. Wang, Y. Li, S. Y. Zheng*, B. B. Xu*, J. Yang*. Advanced Science 2026, 13, e18135.
14. Y. Gu†, Y. Yang†, J. Yuan†, Y. Ni, J. Zhou, M. Si, K. Xia, W. Yuan, C. Xu, S. Xu, Y. Xu, G. Du*, D. Zhang, W. Sun*, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang*. Biomacromolecules 2023, 24, 3345–3356.
15. Y. Deng†, H. Ni†, Y. Tang, B. Liu, H. Ding, G. Wang, S. Y. Zheng*, J. Yang*. Biomimetic underwater adhesives based on ILs-mediated coacervation. Materials Horizons 2026, 13, 840−850.