In 2018, he was selected into the Overseas high-level Young Talent Program and has been engaged in advanced functional materials research for a long time. Taking green synthetic chemistry as a starting point, it is deeply cross-integrated with disciplines such as materials chemistry, computational chemistry and crystal engineering around cutting-edge materials needs in the field of defense and aerospace. Related research work as first or corresponding author in Acc.Chem. Res., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., J. Mater. Chem. A, Chem. Eng. J., Org.Lett. More than 30 papers have been published in Chem.Eur. J and other journals, including 17 papers with IF>10. His work has been positively cited and reported by international research groups and academic publishing houses (Chemistryviews and Science journals) for many times.

(1) Nitrogen heterocyclic synthesis chemistry
(2) Crystal Engineering
(3) Computational Chemistry
(4) Energetic materials

2003/09-2007/07, Southwest Jiaotong University, Bachelor of Engineering, Tutor: Professor Ma Chaoying.
2007/09-2012/06, Doctor of Science, Sichuan University, Supervisor: Professor He Ling.

2012/07-2018/07, University of Idaho, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Supervisor: Professor Jean 'ne M. Shreeve

1) Ping Yin, Qinghua Zhang*, Jean'ne M. Shreeve*, Dancing with Energetic Nitrogen Atoms: Versatile N-Functionalization Strategies for N-Heterocyclic Frameworks in High Energy Density Materials, Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 4−16.
2) Ping Yin, Damon A. Parrish, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Energetic multifunctionalized nitraminopyrazoles and their ionic derivatives: ternary hydrogen-bond induced high energy density materials. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 4778−4786.
3) Ping Yin, Jiaheng Zhang*, Gregory H. Imler, Damon A. Parrish, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Polynitro-Functionalized Dipyrazolo-1,3,5-triazinanes: Energetic Polycyclization toward High Density and Excellent Molecular Stability. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8834−8838.
4) Ping Yin, Jiaheng Zhang, Lauren A. Mitchell, Damon A. Parrish, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, 3,6-Dinitropyrazolo[4,3-c]pyrazole-based Multipurpose Energetic Materials Via Versatile N-Functionalization Strategies. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12895–12897.
5) Ping Yin, Lauren A. Mitchell, Damon A. Parrish, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Energetic N-Nitramino/oxyl Functionalized Pyrazoles with Versatile π-π Stacking: Structure-property Relationships of High Performance Energetic Materials, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 14409–14411
6) Ping Yin, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, From N-Nitro to N-Nitroamino: Preparation of High-Performance Energetic Materials by Introducing Nitrogen-Containing Ions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14721–14725.
7) Ping Yin, Damon A. Parrish, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Bis(nitroamino-1,2,4-triazolates): N-bridging strategy toward insensitive energetic materials. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 12889−12892.
8) Ping Yin, Qiong Yu, Srinivas Dharavath and Jean'ne M. Shreeve*, Taming of tetranitroethane: a promising precursor for high performance energetic ingredients. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 15815-15820.
9) Ping Yin, Chunlin He, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Fused heterocycle-based energetic salts: alliance of pyrazole and 1,2,3-triazole, J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 1514-1519.
10) Ping Yin, Jiaheng Zhang, Damon A. Parrish, Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Energetic fused triazoles – a promising C–N fused heterocyclic cation, J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 8606-8612.
11) Ping Yin, Jiaheng Zhang, Chunlin He, Damon A. Parrish, Jean'ne M. Shreeve*, Polynitro-substituted pyrazoles and triazoles as potential energetic materials and oxidizers. J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 3200-3208.
12) Ping Yin, Qinghua Zhang, Jiaheng Zhang, Damon A. Parrish, Jean'ne M. Shreeve*, N-Trinitroethylamino functionalization of nitroimidazoles: a new strategy for high performance energetic materials. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 7500-7510.