Haotian earned his Ph.D. in 2025 from the College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science of Soochow University, under the supervision of Prof. Wei Zhang. Following his doctoral studies, he joined Prof. Zhang’s group as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Currently, he is contemplating projects about methodologies for the efficient interlocking polymerization of molecular cages. Outside of the lab, he enjoys fitness training and video games.