1997年10月毕业于浙江大学高分子系，获理学博士学位。1998年9月开始在上海有机化学研究所从事博士后研究，两年后继续留在该所工作。2002年10月至2006年3月，在日本大阪大学Frontier Research Center作访问学者，特任研究员。2006年4月回有机所工作。曾经参与研究过的课题有：（1）稀土金属有机配合物的合成，结构表征和催化极性烯类单体聚合的研究；（2）新型含氟离子交换膜的研制；（3）新农药创制；（4）新型有机电致磷光材料的合成及其在OLED中的应用；（5）与L’Oreal, Bayer和Syngenta等公司进行国际合作研究。

目前的研究方向：(1) 新农药创制，与国际大公司合作研发环境友好的新型农药；(2)有机合成方法学研究，如金属催化的C-H键活化用于C-C键和C-N键的形成反应。

1. Wenying Li, Lisheng Mao, Long Lu, Hongwu He  “Synthesis, characterization and luminescent property of new iridium(III) complexes bearing pyrrylimine ligands.”  Acta Chimica Sinica  2008, 66(19), 2141.
2. Watanabe, Masami; Hirao, Toshikazu; Moriuchi, Toshiyuki; Mao, Lisheng; Wu, Hsyueh-Liang. “ Preparation of transition metal complex compounds as materials for organic electroluminescent device.”   PCT Int. Appl. (2007), 81pp. WO 2007086505A1 CAN 147:212038.
3. Tani, Kazuyasu; Fujii, Hiroyuki; Mao, Lisheng; Sakurai, Hidehiro; Hirao, Toshikazu.   “Iridium(III) complexes bearing quinoxaline ligands with efficient red luminescence properties.”   Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan  2007, 80(4), 783.
4. Lisheng Mao, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Hidehiro Sakurai, Hiroyuki Fujii, and Toshikazu Hirao “New tridentate cyclometalated platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of N,2-diphenyl-8-quinolinamine: syntheses, crystal structures, and photophysical properties.”Tetrahedron Letters, 2005, 46(48), 8419.
5. Hiroyuki Fujii, Toshikazu Hirao, Hidehiro Sakurai, Lisheng Mao, Kazuyasu Tani“Organometallic compound containing quinoxaline structure and light emitting element.” U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. (2005), 19pp. US 2005191527 A1  CAN 143: 275296.
6. Lisheng Mao, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Toshikazu Hirao,  “Facile Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Quinoxalines by Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling.”   Synthesis, 2004, (15), 2535.
7. Hiroyuki Fujii, Hidehiro Sakurai, Kazuyasu Tani, Lisheng Mao, and Toshikazu Hirao,  “Highly efficient and vivid-red phosphors bearing 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline units and their application to organic light-emitting devices.”  IEICE TRANS. ELECTRON, 2004, E87-C(12), 2119.
8. Jie Chen, Long Lu, Jun Yuan, Xiaoyan Xu, Wen Ling, Lisheng Mao, Yonghua Wang  “Herbicide mixtures of pyribambenz-propyl or pyribambenz-isopropyl with other herbicides.”  PCT Int. Appl. (2005), 43pp.  WO 2005002338 A1  CAN 142: 108785.
9. Long Lu, Jie Chen, Jun Wu, Wen Lin, Lisheng Mao, Mingzhi Li, Xian Cai, Weili Peng, Yong Wu, Shenggan Wu, Hongjun Wang, Guochao Wang, Hu Cui, Shidong Han, Weilian Qiu and Yonghua Wang,  “Preparation processes and herbicidal uses of 2-pyrimidinyloxy-N-aryl-benzylamine derivatives.”  PCT Int. Appl. (2002), 39pp.  WO 2002034724 A1. CAN 136: 355244
10. Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen and Jie Sun,  “Synthesis of bis(methylcyclopentadienyl) (piperidino) lanthanoids and their catalytic behavior for polymerization of methylmethacrylate.” J. Organomet. Chem., 1998, 566, 9-14.
11. Lisheng Mao and Qi Shen,  “(Diisopropylamido) bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)lanthanides as Single-component Initiators for Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate.”  J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 1998, Vol. 36, 1593-1597.
12.Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen, Mingqiang Xue and Jie Sun,  “Syntheses of {(MeC5H4)2Ln(THF)[O-CN(i-Pr)2-NPh]} (Ln = Yb, Er, Y) and the X-ray Crystal Structure of the Y Complex: the  Active Species for Polymerization of Phenyl Isocyanate by Diisopropylamido bis (methylcyclopentadienyl) Lanthanides.”Organometallics, 1997, 16, 3711-3714.
13. Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen and Songchun Jin,  “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Li(THF)4][(t-BuCp)Yb(NPh2)3].”    Polyhedron, 1994, 13, 1023-1025.
14. Lisheng Mao, Mingqiang Xue and Qi Shen,  “Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate by Diisopropylamido bis methylcyclopentadienyl) ytterbium Complex.” Chin. Chem. Lett. 1997, 8 (7), 637-638.
15. Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen and Yonghua Lin,  “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Li(dme)3] [(t-BuC5H4)2Gd(NPh2)2].1/2dme. ”  Chin. J. Struct. Chem., 1998, 17 (1), 65-67.
16. Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen and Yonghua Lin,  “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Complex [Li(DME)3][(t-BuCp)2Nd(NPh2)2].1/2DME. ”Chin. J. Org. Chem., 1994, 14, 215-219.
17. Mingqiang Xue, Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen and Jiale Ma, “Catalytic Ring-Opening Polymerizationof e-Caprolactone by Lanthanocene Amides.”   Chin. J. Appl. Chem.,  1999, 16 (2), 102-104.
18. Lisheng Mao, Qi Shen and Songchun Jin,   “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Li(THF)4] [(tert-BuCp)Yb(NPh2)3].”Journal of the Chinese Rare Earth Society, 1994, 12(2), 107-110.
19. Yingming Yao, Lisheng Mao, Xinhua Lu, Qi Shen and Jie Sun “Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of Neutral Homoleptic Lanthanide Amide Yb(NPh2)3(THF)2. ”Journal of the Chinese Rare Earth Society, 2001, 19(4), 308-311.
20. Shen, Qi; Zhang, Lilu; Yao, Yingming; Mao, Lisheng; Luo, Yunjie   “Preparation of polyacrylonitrile by using rare earth org. complex and quaternary compound as catalyst.”CN1168893 A  31 Dec 1997, 10pp.
21. Fan, Guanghui; Mao, Lisheng; Shao, Hailing  “Plastic composite filtering materials.”CN1113821 A  27 Dec 1995, 5pp.