He has published 32 papers in the international journals Nano Letter, ACS Nano, J. Mater. Chem. A, Macromolecules, Biomacromolecules, Cellulose and so on, with 18 first authors and correspondences. Using molecular dynamics simulation and small Angle scattering technology to cooperate with experiments 13 articles, one patent, including 20 scientific research articles published in the past five years. He presided over Beijing Youth Fund and national key projects.
Taught Courses:
Graduate courses: 1. Computational Materials Science
Undergraduate courses: 1. Material Informatics 2. Physical Chemistry
Academic Position:
J Phys. Chem. Lett, Langmuir, Cellulose, Soft matter, ACS Sustain. Chem. & Engin, ACS Applied Mater. & Inter.,, Green Chem. Wait for the reviewer.

In October 2009, he studied for a PhD at the University of Grenoble (formerly Fourier University), France, near the European Polygon of Science, and benefited from geographical advantages to study "Crystal Structure and physical properties of Cellulose" using synchrotron radiation X-ray and molecular dynamics. Subsequently, he joined the "Customized biofuel" project of Aachen University in Germany, the "Wood Nanotechnology" project of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, and the "biomass ethanol" project in the United States, and developed a C++ based broad Angle data analysis program. He has always been focused on and keen on developing molecular dynamics simulation methods, using density functional theory, combined with experimental techniques such as synchrotron radiation wide small Angle X-ray/neutron scattering and nuclear magnetic relaxation, to study basic scientific issues such as nanoscale aggregation structure and physical properties of nanofibers, hemicellulose and lignin in higher plants and cellulosic composites. It provides a theoretical basis for the analysis, separation and processing of biomacromolecule based materials.

2009.10 ~ 2013.06, Polymer Science, University of Grenoble Alpes, France, obtained a doctor's degree
2007.09 ~ 2009.06, Master degree in Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Wuhan University;
2003.09 ~ 2007.06, Bachelor degree in Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University;

2019.07-present Associate Professor, School of Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology;
2016.05-2019.05 Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Researcher;
2014.04-2016.04 Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Process Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany;
2013.10-2013.12 Center for Plant Macromolecules, French National Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Fellow;
2017.11 ~ 2018.01 Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Visiting Scholar;
2016.06-2016.06 Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany

1. 结合小角中子散射和衬度匹配法表征纳米纤维素与合成聚合物高分子的纳米级空间结构分布(Nano. Lett. 2021);
2.炼金术自由能模拟阐明表面改性致纳米纤维素分散的分散机理（J. Mat. Chem. A. 2020);
3. 分子动力学模拟结合核磁自旋晶格松弛技术揭示纤维素和半纤维素的结构异质性（Macromolecules 2019 & Biomacromolecule 2018）;
4. 计算中子衍射与分子模拟结合确立纤维素II和III的新氢键结构（Cellulose 2015）。
5. 原位同步辐射X射线衍射结合分子模拟揭示天然纤维素的固-固相转变热力学原理（Macromolecules 2012）
论文专著：
1.Chen P.*#, Li Y.#, Nishiyama Y.*, Pingali V.S., O’Neil, M.H., Zhang, Q., Berglund L.*Neutron small angle scattering shows the PMMA filling the microfibril interstices of transparent wood. Nano Letter. 2021, 21, 7, 2883–2890 （致谢BNL-NSIT-BNL，HFIR-BioSAXS，ESRF-WOS线站）
2.Chen P.*, Nishiyama Y. *, Wohlert Jakob* Quantifying the influence of dispersion interactions on the elastic properties of crystalline cellulose. Cellulose 2021, 28, 10777–10786
3.Yu Chen, Xiaotong Fu, Shuxian Yu, Kun Quan, Changjun Zhao, Ziqiang Shao, Dongdong Ye*, Haisong Qi, Pan Chen*. Parameterization of classical nonpolarizable force field for hydroxide toward the large-scale molecular dynamics simulation of cellulose in pre-cooled alkali/urea aqueous solution. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2021, 138(48), 51477
4.Shaoliu Qin, Yian Chen*, Shenming Tao, Cunzhi Zhang, Xingzhen Qin*, Pan Chen*, Haisong Qi*, High recycling performance of holocellulose paper made from sisal fibers, Industrial Crops and Products, 2021, 176,114389 （共同通讯）https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114389
5.Chen, P.; Re, G. L.; Berglund, L. A.; Wohlert, J. Surface Modification Effects on Nanocellulose – Molecular Dynamics Simulations Using Umbrella Sampling and Computational Alchemy. J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8 (44), 23617–23627.
6.Li, Q.; Chen, P*.; Li, Y.; Li, B.; Liu, S*. Construction of Cellulose-Based Pickering Stabilizer as a Novel Interfacial Antioxidant: A Bioinspired Oxygen Protection Strategy. Carbohydrate Polymers 2020, 229, 115395.
7.Chen, P.; Terenzi, C.; Furó, I.; Berglund, L. A.; Wohlert, J.* Quantifying Localized Macromolecular Dynamics within Hydrated Cellulose Fibril Aggregates. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (19), 7278–7288.
8.Chen, P.; Terenzi, C.; Furó, I.; Berglund, L. A.; Wohlert, J.* Hydration-Dependent Dynamical Modes in Xyloglucan from Molecular Dynamics Simulation of 13C NMR Relaxation Times and Their Distributions. Biomacromolecules 2018, 19 (7), 2567–2579.
9.[Lombardo, S.#; Chen, P.#]; Larsson, P. A.; Thielemans, W.; Wohlert, J.; Svagan, A. J. Toward Improved Understanding of the Interactions between Poorly Soluble Drugs and Cellulose Nanofibers. Langmuir 2018, 34 (19), 5464–5473.
10.Wang, Y.; Liu, L.; Chen, P.*; Zhang, L.; Lu, A.* Cationic Hydrophobicity Promotes Dissolution of Cellulose in Aqueous Basic Solution by Freezing–Thawing. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20 (20), 14223–14233.
11.Chen, P.*; Ogawa, Y.; Nishiyama, Y.; Ismail, A. E.; Mazeau, K.* Iα to Iβ Mechano-Conversion and Amorphization in Native Cellulose Simulated by Crystal Bending. Cellulose 2018, 25 (8), 4345–4355.
12.Chen, P.; Nishiyama, Y.*; Wohlert, J.; Lu, A.*; Mazeau, K.; Ismail, A. E.* Translational Entropy and Dispersion Energy Jointly Drive the Adsorption of Urea to Cellulose. J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121 (10), 2244–2251.
13.Chen, P.; Ogawa, Y.; Nishiyama, Y.*; Ismail, A. E.; Mazeau, K. Linear, Non-Linear and Plastic Bending Deformation of Cellulose Nanocrystals. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18 (29), 19880–19887.
14.[Chen, P.*#; Marianski, M.*#]; Baldauf, C.* H-Bond Isomerization in Crystalline Cellulose IIII: Proton Hopping versus Hydroxyl Flip-Flop. ACS Macro Lett. 2016, 5 (1), 50–54.
15.Chen, P.; Ogawa, Y.; Nishiyama, Y.*; Bergenstråhle-Wohlert, M.; Mazeau, K. Alternative Hydrogen Bond Models of Cellulose II and IIII Based on Molecular Force-Fields and Density Functional Theory. Cellulose 2015, 22 (3), 1485–1493.
16.Chen, P.; Nishiyama, Y.*; Mazeau, K. Atomic Partial Charges and One Lennard-Jones Parameter Crucial to Model Cellulose Allomorphs. Cellulose 2014, 21 (4), 2207–2217.
17.Chen, P.; Nishiyama, Y.*; Putaux, J.-L.; Mazeau, K. Diversity of Potential Hydrogen Bonds in Cellulose I Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Cellulose 2014, 21 (2), 897–908.
18.Chen, P.; Nishiyama, Y.*; Mazeau, K. Torsional Entropy at the Origin of the Reversible Temperature-Induced Phase Transition of Cellulose. Macromolecules 2012, 45 (1), 362–368.
19.Guangjie Song, Christine Lancelon-Pin, Pan Chen, Jian Yu, Jun Zhang*, Lei Su*, Masahisa Wada, Tsunehisa Kimura, and Yoshiharu Nishiyama* Time-Dependent Elastic Tensor of Cellulose Nanocrystal Probed by Hydrostatic Pressure and Uniaxial Stretching. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12 3779–3785
20.Yian Chen, Yuehu Li, Yu Liu, Pan Chen, Cunzhi Zhang, and Haisong Qi. Holocellulose Nanofibril-Assisted Intercalation and Stabilization of Ti3C2Tx MXene Inks for Multifunctional Sensing and EMI Shielding Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021 13 (30), 36221-36231.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10583
21.Cheng, Q.; Chen, P.; Ye, D.; Wang, J.; Song, G.; Liu, J.; Chen, Z.; Chen, L.; Zhou, Q.; Chang, C.; Zhang, L. The Conversion of Nanocellulose into Solvent-Free Nanoscale Liquid Crystals by Attaching Long Side-Arms for Multi-Responsive Optical Materials. J. Mater. Chem. C 2020, 8 (32), 11022–11031. （致谢BNL-NIST-LIX线站）
22.Mianehrow, H.; Lo Re, G.; Carosio, F.; Fina, A.; Larsson, P. T.; Chen, P.; Berglund, L. A. Strong Reinforcement Effects in 2D Cellulose Nanofibril–Graphene Oxide (CNF–GO) Nanocomposites Due to GO-Induced CNF Ordering. J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8 (34), 17608–17620. （致谢BNL-NIST-LIX线站）
23.Zhang, C.; Chen, G.; Wang, X.; Zhou, S.; Yu, J.; Feng, X.; Li, L.; Chen, P.; Qi, H. Eco-Friendly Bioinspired Interface Design for High-Performance Cellulose Nanofibril/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12 (49), 55527–55535.
24.Jianxin Liu, Pan Chen, Dujian Qin, Shuai Jia, Chao Jia, Lei Li, Hongli Bian, Jie Wei , Ziqiang Shao. Nanocomposites membranes from cellulose nanofibers, SiO 2 and carboxymethyl cellulose with improved properties. Carbohydrate Polymer 2020, 233 115818
25.Mittal, N.; Ansari, F.; Gowda.V, K.; Brouzet, C.; Chen, P.; Larsson, P. T.; Roth, S. V.; Lundell, F.; Wågberg, L.; Kotov, N. A.; Söderberg, L. D. Multiscale Control of Nanocellulose Assembly: Transferring Remarkable Nanoscale Fibril Mechanics to Macroscale Fibers. ACS Nano 2018, 12 (7), 6378–6388.
26.Li, Y.; Yu, S.; Chen, P.; Rojas, R.; Hajian, A.; Berglund, L. Cellulose Nanofibers Enable Paraffin Encapsulation and the Formation of Stable Thermal Regulation Nanocomposites. Nano Energy 2017, 34, 541–548.