Beibei Yan is a professor in School of Environmental Science and Technology, Tianjin University. As the coordinator, she has undertook National key R&D plan international innovation cooperation key project, several National Science and Technology Support Programs, National Natural Science Foundation Programs, Tianjin Natural Science Fund Projects and Tianjin Outstanding Fund Project. The accumulated research funding is higher than 10 million RMB. As for academic achievements, she has received Tianjin Prize for Progress in Science and Technology (2023, first prize, ranked No.1), Tianjin Prize for Progress in Science and Technology (2012, first prize, ranked No.2), National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology (2015, second prize, ranked No.9) and Outstanding Young Scientific Workforce of Tianjin Innovation Talents Promotion Plan (2016), Tianjin Youth Science and Technology Award (2019), Title of Tianjin Young and Middle-aged Technological Innovation Leader (2019). For teaching skill, she has won the Tianjin Prize for Educational Achievement (2013, first prize, ranked No.8) and Excellent Instructor for Graduation Design in Tianjin University (2018). She was the first or corresponding author for  36 top journals in the field of energy and environment such as Progress in Energy and Combustion Science and Environmental Science & Technology. She has obtained 19 authorized patents, 3 PCT international patents, 5 software copyrights, also has 20 patents are under applying. Besides, she also published two books as co-author.

• The utilization of solid waste
• Pollutants (Tar, Trace Heavy Metals and NOx) transfer and chemical mechanism during gasification
• Flameless combustion of low calorific value gas

• 国家自然科学基金优秀青年基金获得者，2021
• 天津市科学技术进步奖，一等奖，2023
• 天津市杰出青年基金获得者，2019
• 天津市创新人才推进计划中青年科技领军人才, 2019
• 天津市青年科技奖, 2019
• 天津市创新人才推进计划青年科技优秀人才, 2016

• Yan B B, Wu Z T, Zhou S Q*, Lv J W, Liu X Y, Wu W Z, Chen G Y. A critical review of NH3-H2 combustion mechanisms[J]. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2024, 196: 114363.
• Zhou S Q, Zhu X C, Wu Z T, Wu W Z, Yan B B*, Chen G Y. Effect of composition of biomass steam-gasified gas on laminar burning velocity and overall activation energy[J]. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2024, 181: 107048.
• Yan B B, Hu Y J, Wang J, Tao J Y*, Xia S G, Yang W Z, Zhang Y, Chen G, Zhou W D, Chen G Y. State-of-the-art conceptual design of supercritical carbon dioxide as a green technology involved in bioresource conversion processes[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024, 486: 150166.
• Wang Z, Liu H B, Zhu X C, Zhou S Q, Zhang X Y, Li J, Yan B B*, Chen G Y. Comparative analysis of microwave wet torrefaction and anaerobic digestion for energy recovery from antibiotic mycelial residue[J]. Fuel. 2024, 357:129776.
• Yan B B, Li S J, Cao X S J, Zhu X C, Li Jian*, Zhou S Q, Zhao J, Sun Y N, Chen G Y. Flue gas torrefaction integrated with gasification based on the circulation of Mg-additive[J]. Applied Energy. 2023, 333:120612.
• Wang Z, Chen C, Zhang X Y, Li J, Wu W Z, Yan B B*, Chen W W, Zuo X Y, Li X J, Yang G X, Tao J Y. An operation strategy towards efficient energy recovery from integrated anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of corn stalk[J]. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2023, 188:106710.
• Yan B B, Liu Z B, Wang J, Ge Y D, Tao J Y*, Cheng Z J, Chen G Y. Mn-doped Ca2Fe2O5 oxygen carrier for chemical looping gasification of biogas residue: Effect of oxygen uncoupling[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022, 446:137086.
• Wang Z, Che Y C, Li J, Wu W Z, Yan B B*, Zhang Y X, Wang X T, Yu F, Chen G Y, Zuo X Y, Li X J*. Effects of anaerobic digestion pretreatment on the pyrolysis of Sargassum: Investigation by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS[J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2022, 267:115934.
• Zhou S Q, Su H, Wu Z T, Zhu X C, Yan B B*, Chen G Y. Numerical study on self-ignition temperature of biomass gasified gas for the application of MILD combustion[J]. Fuel Processing Technology, 2022,236:107417.
• Tao J Y, Li J, Yan B B*, Chen G Y, Cheng Z J, Li W Q, Lin F W, Hou L A. Catalytic reforming: A potentially promising method for treating and utilizing wastewater from biogas plants[J]. Environmental Science & Technology. 2020, 54(1): 577-585.