Yunqian Dai was born in Longchang, Sichuan. She received her Ph.D. from Southeast University in 2011 with Prof. Yueming Sun. She spent two years in Prof. Xia’s group as a visiting graduate student from 2008-2010. She has been a full professor at Southeast University in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering since 2019. Her current research interests include electrospun nanofibers and their applications in catalysis, environmental science, and energy technology.