1981.9-1985.7，北京大學，膠體化學，理學學士；
1985.9-1988.7，中國科學院感光所，物理化學，理學碩士，導師：俞稼鏞
1988.9-至今，中科院理化所，歷任助研、副研究員、研究員、博士生導師
長期從事三次采油技術方面的研究：
（1）新型驅油劑分子設計與合成
（2）新型復合增效驅油體系設計及機理研究
（3）驅油體系與油藏物理化學環境相互作用的研究
在研項目：國家重點研發計劃“變革性技術關鍵科學問題”重點專項《油/水/固界面浸潤調控智能流體提高采收率關鍵材料與機理研究》中課題《界面潤濕調控機制及超浸潤智能驅油體系構筑》以及油田橫向項目若干。
1．Yiyang Wang, Yuhua Dai, Lu Zhang, Lan Luo, Sui Zhao, Miaozhen Li, Erjian Wang, Jiayong Yu.Hydrophobically Modified Associating Polyacrylamide Solutions: Relaxation Processes and Dilational Properties at Oil-Water Interface. Macromolecules, 2004, 37:2930-2937. 2．Yan-Ping Chu, Yong Gong, Xiao-Li Tan, Lu Zhang, Sui Zhao, Jing-Yi An and Jia-Yong Yu .Studies of synergism for lowering dynamic interfacial tension in sodium 3．Feng, J.; Liu, X. P.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, S.; Yu, J. Y., The Dilational Properties of Anionic Gemini Surfactants with Polyoxyethylene Spacers at Water-Air and Water- Decane Interfaces. Langmuir 2010, 26, (14), 11907-11914. 4．Zhao, R.-h.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, S.; Yu, J.-y., Effect of Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Ability on Dynamic Interfacial Tensions of Alkylbenzene Sulfonates. Energy and Fuel 2010, 24, (9), 5048–5052. 5．Ce Wang, Hongbo Fang, Qingtao Gong, Zhicheng Xu, Ziyu Liu, Lei Zhang, Lu Zhang, Sui Zhao, Roles of catanionic surfactant mixtures on the stability of foams in the presence of oil. Energy & Fuels. 2016,30:6355-6364 
-(n-alkyl) naphthalene sulfonate/alkali/acidic oil systems.J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 2004, 276:182-187.
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