理学博士，硕士生导师，主要从事新型多孔材料的研发与应用相关研究工作。近年来主持国家自然科学基金1项，江苏省自然科学基金1项，入选2020年江苏省“双创博士”。以第一/通讯作者在Chem. Soc. Rev.，Coord. Chem. Rev.，ACS Catal.，Chem. Sci.等国际期刊上发表学术论文17篇，累计被引用超3000余次，多篇论文入选高被引论文。

代表性论文如下：

1. M. Ding^#, R. W. Flaig^#, H.-L. Jiang*, O. M. Yaghi*, Carbon capture and conversion using metal-organic frameworks and MOF-based materials, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 2783-2828.

2. M. Ding, X. Liu, P. Ma, J. Yao*, Porous materials for capture and catalytic conversion of CO₂ at low concentration, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 465, 241576.

3. X. Liu^#, M. Ding^#, P. Ma, C. Duan, J. Yao*, Rational fabrication of ZIF-8 forests via metal template-guided growth for promoting CO₂ chemical transformation, Sep. Purif. Technol. 2022, 295, 121336.

4. P. Ma^#, M. Ding^#, Y. Zhang, W. Rong, J. Yao*, Integration of lanthanide-imidazole containing polymer with metal-organic frameworks for efficient cycloaddition of CO₂ with epoxides, Sep. Purif. Technol. 2023, 313, 123498.

5. W. Rong, M. Ding*, P. Ma, S. Kong, J. Yao, Biomass derived ZnO/N-doped porous carbon for photo-induced CO₂ cycloaddition, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2024, 129, 682-690.