Dr. He’s research focus on the design of bioinspired nanostructures and their microscopic properties, advanced characterization techniques (synchrotron-based small-angle X-ray scattering, atomic force microscopy, etc.), and the conformational relationships between microscopically ordered structures and macroscopic assemblies. Currently, he has published over 40 papers in related fields, such as Acc. Chem. Res., Nat. Commun., Chem. Soc. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., Natl. Sci. Rev., Small. Besides, He has chaired 5 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), including the top-level project and youth project.

• Bioinspired Nanostructure Design, Micromechanics and Thermal Management Performance

• Structure-Property Relationship Between Microscopically Ordered Structures and Macroscopic Assemblies

• Mechanism of Solid-Phase Ion Migration Based on In-situ Electron Microscopy

• Design and Application of Bioinspired Self-Healing Materials

* 2018-----Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

* 2013-----B.Sc. in Polymer Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China

* 2022-Present--Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

* 2020-2022----- Research Associate, Hefei National Research Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, USTC, Hefei, China

* 2018-2020----- Postdoctoral Fellow, Hefei National Research Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, USTC, Hefei, China

The Micius Youth, USTC, 2020

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Science Fund Project), 2020;

National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2024;

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sustainable Biomimetic Materials, 2022, core member;

Guangdong Key Laboratory of Sustainable Bionics and Green Energy, 2023, core member;

Shenzhen Major Science and Technology Project, 2025;  

1. Xin Guo1 †, Chen Cui1 †, Kai-Xin Li1, Ze-Yong Zhuang1, Meng-Han Zhu1, Fu-Xing Zhao1, Jing-Tong Ye1, Qian-Hao Pan1, Yu-Tao Wang1, Chen Chen1, Zong-Ying Huang1, Mei-Hua Wang1, Xiao-Jing Qiu1, Bang Yu1, Li-Wen Zhang1, Jing-Long Wang1, Zhen He1*, and Shu-Hong Yu1,2* Enamel-inspired composite with robust mechanical properties and self-healing capability Nat. Commun. 2026, Accept.

2. Wang,Yu-Tao; Yu,Yi-Meng; Chang,Li-Ge; Zhu,Meng-Han; Yu,Ruohan; Zhao,Fu-Xing; Chen,Chen; Gao,Yan; Qiu,Xiao-Jing; Guo,Xin; Pan,Qian-Hao; Lu,Yu-Yang; Wang,Yan-Ru; Wang,Jin-Long; Wu,Jin-song; He,Zhen*; Yu,Shu-Hong*, Thermally driven solid-phase ion exchange for in-situ transition from hetero-core-shell to alloy nanostructure, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2026, 148(2), 2529-2540. DOI:10.1021/jacs.5c17945

3. Qian-Hao Pan; Mei-Hua Wang; Zong-Ying Huang; Xiao-Jing Qiu; Yu-Tao Wang; Fu-Xing Zhao; Meng-Han Zhu; Xin Guo; Chen Chen; Si-Chao Zhang; Jin-Long Wang; Zhen He*; Shu-Hong Yu*, Biomimetic Pyramid Structure Film for Enhancing Building Radiative Cooling. Advanced Science 2025, 12 (14), 2413559. doi.org/10.1002/advs.202413559

4. Zhen He*; Jie Su; Yu-Tao Wang; Kang Wang; Jin-Long Wang; Yi Li; Rui Wang; Qing-Xia Chen; Hui-Jun Jiang*; Zhong-Huai Hou; Jian-Wei Liu*; Shu-Hong Yu*, Interfacial-Assembly-Induced In Situ Transformation from Aligned 1D Nanowires to Quasi-2D Nanofilms. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (29), 19998-20008. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03730 

5. Z. He; L. G. Chang; Y. Lin; F. L. Shi; Z. D. Li; J. L. Wang; Y. Li; R. Wang; Q. X. Chen; Y. Y. Lu; Q. H. Zhang; L. Gu; Y. Ni; J. W. Liu; J. B. Wu; S. H. Yu, Real-Time Visualization of Solid-Phase Ion Migration Kinetics on Nanowire Monolayer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (17), 7968-7975. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02137