Prof. De-Yi Wang got his Ph.D. at Sichuan University in China in 2007. Part of his doctoral research was carried out at the University of Bolton in United Kingdom. Later, he joined Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden (IPF Dresden) in Germany with the support of Alexander Humboldt Fellowship to develop new generation fire retardant polymer nanocomposites.

He is currently a Research Professor and Head of the Novel Materials Programme at IMDEA Materials Institute, and a Professor at Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid. He created and directed the research line on high performance polymer nanocomposites at IMDEA Material Institute in 2012 after moving to Madrid from IPF Dresden. His main research interests focus on fire-safe engineering, flame-retardant materials, polymer engineering and sustainable materials, etc. He is among the pioneers in developing flame retardant nanoengineering technology to polymeric materials and in devising fire-safe engineering strategies for lithium-ion batteries and energy storage materials.

He has authored or co-authored over 340 peer-reviewed scientific articles, which received >18,000 citations (Google Scholar), and 6 books and chapters, and delivered more than 100 invited lectures and presentations. To date, he has coordinated over 30 research projects funded by the European Commission, international public entities, national and industrial sectors, etc. He is Guest/Adjunct Professor in several Universities in Spain, Switzerland and China. Moreover, he plays important advisory roles in international organizations, international conference committees and editorial responsibilities in journals in the field of materials science and engineering, such as Polymer Degradation and Stability, Composites Communications, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Advanced Nanocomposites, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, etc.

His achievements have been recognized by several grants and awards in the world, such as DuPont Young Professor Awards from USA, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship from Germany, International Foundation for Science (IFS) grant from Sweden, National Award for Technological Invention of China, Ramón y Cajal Grant from Spain, Lagrange Fellowship from Italy, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) grant and Marie Curie Grant from European Commission. He was appointed as the Academic Consultant by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In 2016, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is the founder of Association of Spanish-Sino Science and Technology. In 2024, he is elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences.