国家“十四五”重点研发计划重点专项指南编制和总体专家组成员。首批教育部“全国高校黄大年式教师团队”、科技部“重点领域创新团队”、辽宁省“兴辽英才计划”高水平创新创业团队核心成员。《石油化工高等学校学报》期刊编委，《精细化工》期刊青年编委，“辽宁省优秀硕士学位论文指导教师”，大连市高端人才。于大连理工大学高分子材料系取得博士学位（导师：蹇锡高院士），先后在日本东京大学、电气通信大学和美国加州大学河滨分校进行博士后研究工作，2015年回到母校工作。主要研究方向为高性能可持续高分子材料的设计与开发，包括基于可再生资源的高性能绿色（生物基）高分子材料制备、高分子材料的循环回收再利用和耐高温功能薄膜材料设计等。主持包括重点研发项目课题、国家重大科技项目课题、国家自然科学基金面上项目、辽宁省自然科学基金等10余个纵向项目；承担包括国家重点研发计划、石油化工联合基金重点支持项目、中国工程院咨询研究项目、国际合作项目及其他企事业委托等多个项目。获第八届中国创新挑战赛（大连）现场赛创新奖。入现职以来以第一/通讯作者在Nat. Commun., Macromolecules, ACS Catal., J. Mater. Chem. A, Chem. Eng. J., Carbon, Polym. Chem., Compos. Part B-Eng. 等相关领域Top期刊发表70余篇学术论文，授权专利22项，撰写中文/英文专著3/2章。指导的研究生共获各级奖励及荣誉称号40余人次，包括“优秀研究生”荣誉称号、“国家奖学金”、校“优秀博士论文单项奖学金”、校博士”学术之星“、“校优秀毕业生”、“辽宁省优秀毕业生”、“校优秀博士学位论文”、“校优秀硕士学位论文“、“辽宁省优秀硕士学位论文”、“化学化工与材料京博优秀博士论文提名奖”和各类科技竞赛奖项等。毕业生已签约陶氏化学和OPPO等知名企事业单位。

近年来以第一作者或通讯作者发表的部分论文：

l Cijian Zhang, Yining Wang, Qian Liu, Yousi Chen, Shouhai Zhang, Yan Kou*, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng*. Biomimetic polyaryl ether-based aerogels for efficient interfacial solar water vapor generation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 489: 151247.

l Jiahui Li, Qi Cao, Yi Zhao, Chengwen Gu, Beitao Liu, Qianqian Fan, Cijian Zhang, Yu Huang, Shuzi Jiang, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Bio-based flame retardant for manufacturing fire safety, strong yet tough versatile epoxy resin via in-situ constructive phase separation. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024, 276: 111362.

l Yifan Li, Jiahui Li, Wenhao Zhang, Qiyun Lin, Lingcheng Chen*, Zhihuan Weng^*, Yi Xiao*. Rigid and crosslinkable polyimide curing epoxy resin with enhanced comprehensive performances. Polymer, 2024, 297: 126836.

l Qi Cao^#, Jiahui Li^#, Qianqian Fan, Beitao Liu, Yan Kou^*, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Flame retardant behavior of bio-based epoxy resin bearing pyridazinone and dynamic ester bond via self-blow-out and vesicular carbon formation. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2024, 222: 110707.

l Chengwen Gu, Fanchen Sun, Qitong Wang, Jiahui Li, Yi Zhao, Yunhe Zhang^*, Shouhai Zhang, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Engineering poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone) dielectric film for stable high-temperature capacitive energy storage. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023, 62: 22131-22140. (Supplementary Cover)

l  Yu Qi^#, Qianqian Fan^#, Jiahui Li,  Qi Cao, Xiaotong Pan, Yuxi Pan^*, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Toughened and reinforced the petroleum-based epoxy resin via thermotropic liquid crystal bio-based counterpart. Composites Communications, 2023, 44: 101771.

l  Cijian Zhang^#, Shicong Song^#, Qi Cao, Jiahui Li, Qian Liu, Shouhai Zhang, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Improving the comprehensive properties of chitosan-based thermal insulation aerogels by introducing a biobased epoxy thermoset to form an anisotropic honeycomb-layered structure. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 246: 125616. 

l  Jiahui Li^#, Haiyang Zhao^#, Qi Cao, Wenguang Zeng, Jiangjiang Zhang, Yujie Guo, Yi Zhao, Xigao Jian^*, Zhihuan Weng^*. Synthesis of Cyano-containing Epoxy Precursor from Vanillin for Engineering Multifaceted Performance-enhancing Resins. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11(26): 9528-9536. (Supplementary Cover)

l  Qi Cao^#, Haiyang Zhao^#, Jiahui Li, Yujie Guo, Wenguang Zeng, Jiangjiang Zhang, Zhiyong Wei, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. The synergistic effect of biphenyl structure and N element in flame retardant and high value-added recycling of bio-based epoxy resin. Polymer degradation and stability, 2023, 212: 110424.

l  Qi Cao, Jiahui Li, Beitao Liu, Yi Zhao, Jing Zhao, Hongwei Gu, Zhiyong Wei, Fei Li, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Toward versatile bio-based epoxy vitrimers by introducing aromatic N-heterocycles with stiff and flexible segments. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 469: 143702.

l  Hongwei Gu, Qi Cao, Jiahui Li, Jing Zhao, Shouhai Zhang, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Enhancing the comprehensive performance of bisphenol A epoxy resin via blending with a bio-based counterpart. Polymer, 2023, 280: 126038.

l  Beitao Liu, Qi Cao, Jiahui Li, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Facile recycling of anhydride-cured epoxy thermoset under mild conditions with multifunctional hydrazine hydrate. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34: 108465.

l  Qi Cao, Jiahui Li, Yu Qi, Shouhai Zhang, Jinyan Wang, Zhiyong Wei, Hongchang Pang, Xigao Jian, Zhihuan Weng^*. Engineering double load-sharing network in thermosetting: Much more than just toughening. Macromolecules, 2022, 55(21): 9502-9512.

l  Jiahui Li, Zhihuan Weng^*, Qi Cao, Yu Qi, Bowen Lu, Shouhai Zhang, Jinyan Wang, Xigao Jian. Synthesis of an aromatic amine derived from biomass and its use as a feedstock for versatile epoxy thermoset. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 433, 134512.

l  Qi Cao, Zhihuan Weng^*, Yu Qi, Jiahui Li, Wentao Liu, Chengde Liu, Shouhai Zhang, Zhiyong Wei, Yousi Chen, Xigao Jian. Achieving higher performances without an external curing agent in natural magnolol-based epoxy resin. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2022, 33(4): 2195-2199.

l  Zhihuan Weng^*, Lequn Song, Yu Qi, Jiahui Li, Qi Cao, Cheng Liu, Shouhai Zhang, Jinyan Wang, Xigao Jian. Natural magnolol derivatives as platform chemicals for bio-based phthalonitrile thermoset: Achieving high performances without an external curing agent. Polymer, 2021, 226: 123814.

l  Yu Qi, Zhihuan Weng^*, Yan Kou, Jiahui Li, Qi Cao, Jinyan Wang, Shouhai Zhang, Xigao Jian. Facile synthesis of bio-based tetra-functional epoxy resin and its potential application as high-performance composite resin matrix. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021, 214: 108749.

l  Yu Qi, Zhihuan Weng^*, Yan Kou, Lequn Song, Jiahui Li, Jinyan Wang, Shouhai Zhang, Cheng Liu, Xigao Jian. Synthesize and introduce bio-based aromatic s-triazine in epoxy resin: Enabling extremely high thermal stability, mechanical properties, and flame retardancy to achieve high-performance sustainable polymers. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 406: 126881. (高被引论文)

l  Yu Qi, Zhihuan Weng^*, Kewen Zhang, Jinyan Wang, Shouhai Zhang, Cheng Liu, Xigao Jian. Magnolol-based bio-epoxy resin with acceptable glass transition temperature, processability and flame retardancy. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 387: 124115. (高被引论文)

l  Zhihuan Weng^*, Kewen Zhang, Yu Qi, Tianpeng Zhang, Miao Xia, Fangyuan Hu, Shouhai Zhang, Cheng Liu, Jinyan Wang, Xigao Jian. Scalable fabrication of heteroatom-doped versatile hierarchical porous carbons with an all-in-one phthalonitrile precursor and their applications. Carbon, 2020, 159: 495-503 (Cover).

l  Yu Qi, Jinyan Wang, Yan Kou, Hongchang Pang, Shouhai Zhang, Nan Li, Cheng Liu, Zhihuan Weng^*, Xigao Jian. Synthesis of an aromatic N-heterocycle derived from biomass and its use as a polymer feedstock. Nature Communications, 2019, 10: 2107.