2007年本科毕业于中国科学技术大学，并于同年进入该校攻读博士学位。2012年毕业于该校高分子科学与工程系，获得博士学位。2012年6月进入江南大学化工学院材料系任教，为讲师职称。

1、UV光固化有机/无机纳米复合材料的研究

2、UV光固化超疏水涂层材料的研究

3、UV光固化导电高分子材料的研究

4、UV光固化传感涂层的研究

1. Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “Preparation and Properties of Exfoliated Nanocomposites through Intercalated a Photoinitiator into LDH Interlayer Used for UV Curing Coatings”, Progress in Organic Coatings,2010, 69, 92-99.

2. Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “Preparation and Properties of UV-cured Acrylated Silane Intercalated Polymer/LDH Nanocomposite”, Materials Research Bulletin,2011, 46, 124-129.

3. Yan Yuan, Yong Zhang, Wenfang Shi, “A Novel Approach for Preparing Exfoliated UV-cured Polymer/LDH Nanocomposites via Pre-exfoliated Organic LDH”, Applied Clay Science, 2011, 53, 608-614.

4. Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “A Novel LDH Nanofiller Intercalated by Silsesquioxane for Preparing Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Composites”, Applied Clay Science, 2012, 67-68, 83-90.

5. Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “Preparation and Properties of UV-curable Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites Based on Layered Double Hydroxides”, UV&EB 2010 Technology Expo and Conference, 2010, USA.

6. Lv Shichang, Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “Strengthening and Toughening Effects of Layered Double Hydroxide and Hyperbranched Polymer on Epoxy Resin”, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2009, 65, 425-430.

7. Hu Lihua, Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “Preparation of Polymer/LDH Nanocomposite by UV-initiated Photopolymerization of Acrylate through Photoinitiator-modified LDH Precursor”, Materials Research Bulletin, 2011, 46, 244-251.

8. Haibo Hu, Yan Yuan, Wenfang Shi, “Preparation of waterborne hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate/LDH nanocomposite”, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2012, 75, 474-479.