1. 新型光敏剂制备及柔性太阳能电池研究
2. 激光防护与（近红外与激光）隐身材料研究
3. 纳米热控功能涂层材料
4. 生物影像及组织工程材料研究

社会兼职：
中文核心期刊《功能材料》期刊通讯编委，以及国际Macromolecules(大分子)、J. Mater Chem (材料化学期刊)、J. Polym. Sci. (高分子科学)、Polymer、Synthatical Metal和Dye&Pigments (染料)等国际著名学术期刊的通讯审稿专家。

荣誉获奖:
1.“国家突出贡献专家"
2.“首批新世纪百千万人才工程国家级人选”
3.获教育部“首批新世纪国家优秀人才"
4.获中国兵器工业总公司部级科技进步三等奖1项
5.安徽省高校优秀科技成果奖1项

主讲课程：
高分子化学、高分子合成化学

已取得的主要研究成果：
”可溶性光电功能共轭高分子材料”、“全波段太阳能吸收材料”、“有机/无机分子杂化纳米发光材料控制制备”和“纳米低介电功能材料分子构筑研究”。

主要论文：
1. Ning Du , Zhen Yang , Xiang Yang Liu , Yang Li , and Hong Yao Xu，Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk，Adv. Funct. Mater. , 2011, 21: 772–778 2. Xiao Dan Zhao, Hai Ming Fan, Xiang Yang Liu, Haihua Pan, and Hong Yao Xu, Pattern-Dependent Tunable Adhesion of Superhydrophobic MnO2 Nanostructured Film, Langmuir, 2011, 27, 3224–3228 3. Bing Yuan, Jing-Liang Li Xiang Yang Liu, Yu-Qiang Ma and Hong-Yao Xu, Critical behavior of confined supramolecular soft materials on a microscopic scalew, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 2793–2795 4. Zhengquan Yan, Shanyi Guang*, Hongyao Xu*, Xiangyang Liu, An effective real-time colorimeteric sensor for sensitive and selective detection of cysteine under physiological condition, Analyst, 2011, 136(9):1916-1921 5. Bing Yuan, Xiang-Yang Liu*, Jing-Liang Li and Hong-Yao Xu, “Volume Confinement Induced Microstructural Transitions and Property Enhancements of Supramolecular Soft Materials”, Soft Matter, 2011, 7: 1708-1713. 6. Xinyan Su, Shanyi Guang, Changwei Li, Hongyao Xu,* Xiangyang Liu, Xin Wang, and Yinglin Song, Molecular Hybrid Optical Limiting Materials from Polyhedral Oligomer Silsequioxane: Preparation and Relationship between Molecular Structure and Properties, Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 2840–2845
7. Ben-hong Yang, Hong-yao Xu,* Zhen-zhong Yang and Chao Zhang, Controllable Preparation of Ultra-low-dielectric Nanoporous Silica via Inorganic-organic Hybrid Templates, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2469–2473
8. Wang Xin, Guan Shanyi, Xu Hongyao, Su Xinyan, Zhu Xuhui, Li Cun. Preparation and Properties of Oxadiazole- Containing Polyacetylenes as Electron Transport Materials， J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2010, 48, 1406-1414
9. Benhong Yang, Hongyao Xu, Zhenzhong Yang, Xiangyang Liu. Design and Architecture of Low-Dielectric-Constant Organic–Inorganic Hybrids from Octahydridosilsesquioxanes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009, 19(47): 9038-9044
10. Xinyan Su, Shanyi Guang, Hongyao Xu, Xiangyang Liu, Sheng Li, Xin Wang, Yan Deng, Pei Wang. Controllable Preparation and Optical Limiting Properties of POSS-Based Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites with Different Molecular Architectures. Macromolecules, 2009, 42(22): 8969-8976
11. Jinghua Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jingliang Li, Christina S. Strom, Hongyao Xu. Spherulitic Networks: From Structure to Rheological Property. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009, 113(14): 4549-4554
12. Xin Wang,a,b Shanyi Guang,a Hongyao Xu,*a,b Xinyan Su,b Junyi Yang,c Yinglin Song,c Naibo Lin,a and Xiangyang Liu，Thermally stable oxadiazole-containing polyacetylenes: Relationship between molecular structure and nonlinear optical properties， Journal of Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 18(35): 4204-4209.
13. Xinyan Su, 1,2 Hongyao Xu, 1,2,* Quanzhen Guo 2, Guang Shi 3, Junyi Yang 3, Yinglin Song 3, Xiangyang Liu, Stilbene-containing Polyactylenes: Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Relationship between Molecular Structure and NLO Properties, J. Polymer Science: Part A, polymer Chemistry, 2008, 46(13): 4529-4541.
14. Xin Wang, Jincui Wu, Hongyao Xu, Pei Wang, Ben Zhong Tang, “Preparation and property of two soluble oxadiazole-containing functional polyacetylene”, J. Polymer Science: Part A, polymer Chemistry, 2008, 46(6): 2072-2083
15. Xinyan Su a,b, Hongyao Xu a,b,*, Junyi Yang c, Naibo Lina, Yinglin Song, Soluble functional polyacetylenes for optical limiting: relationship between optical liming properties and molecular structure, Polymer, 2008, 49：3722-3730.

近几年承担的科研项目：
目前课题组成员主持和参加的的省部级以上科研项目：
国家自然科学基金项目4项
国家自然科学基金国际合作项目1项
国家973项目1项
企业委托等等4项课题


其他：
研究工作简介：近年来参加“国家973计划”1项、“上海市重大项目”1项，连续主持7项国家自然科学基金、1项自然科学基金国际合作项目、1项教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”基金、1项国家科技部基金、其它省部级科研项目8项和国际国内企业委托项目3项等课题研究工作。已在Advanced Functional Materials、Macromolecules, J. of Materials Chemistry, J. Polymer Science, Polymer等国内外重要学术期刊发表论文170余篇,被SCI和EI收录120余篇,论文被它引800余次。申请发明专利15项，获科技进步和成果奖2项。 企业合作：同美国知名化工企业亨斯迈公司以及国内上市企业金发科技等国外内大公司，联合培养工程硕士和进行新材料产业开发联合研究。