Yunhao grew up in Qingdao, China. He received his bachelor's degree in applied chemistry from Chongqing University in 2022, under the supervision of Professor Cunpu Li and Professor Zidong Wei. He then moved to Chicago and joined the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and is now co-advised by Professor Stuart Rowan and Professor Shrayesh Patel.
Yunhao is currently working on synthesizing and characterizing composite polymer electrolytes based on cellulose nanocrystals.