Academic & Administrative Experiences:
1983-1987, Zhejiang University, B. S. in Chemistry
1987-1991, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph. D in Physical Chemistry
1992-1995, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, DICP, Assistant/Associate Researcher
1995-1998, Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG, Germany, Visiting Scientist
1998-2000, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, DOE, USA,Postdoctoral Associate
2000-Present, Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking university
2011-2015, Dean, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking university
2016-2022, Vice Dean, Faculty of Science, Peking University
Awards and Honors:
1995, 3rd Class Award of Natural Science Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2001, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
2008, P&G Teaching Award, Peking University
2013, Tens of thousands of talents Project candidates, Young and Middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions
2015, Special Government Allowances of the China State Council
2017, Peking University Teaching Excellence Award
2022, Outstanding Teacher, Beijing
Professional Activities:
Editorial board members,
Acta Physico-Chemica Sinica, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Acta Chimica Sinica, Chinese Science Bulletin
Associate Editor,
Acta Physico-Chemica Sinica, Research, Chemistry (Huaxue Tongbao)
Editorial Advisory Board Member,
Advanced Functional Materials
Member,
National Committee of Physical Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society
Member,
13th National Committee of Catalysis, Chinese Chemical Society
Member,
4th National Committee of Surface and Interface Physics, Chinese Physical Society
Teaching Courses:
Surface Structure and Analysis, Graduate Course
Modern Surface Science Techniques, Graduate Course
Surface Physical Chemistry, Graduate Course
Physical Chemistry, Undergraduate Course
Selected Publications
- Selective Cleavage of α-Olefins to Produce Acetylene and Hydrogen, M.J. Xu, Z.-Y. Hu, X.Y. Liang, Y.F. Zhu, H.H. Ding, J. Hu, J.F. Xu, Z. Zhu, Z.-A. Wu, X.W. Zhao, W.J. Guo, K.Q. Nie, Y.F. Ye, J.F. Zhu, Z.-P. Liu, X. Zhou, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 12850–12856.
- Steering Electron-Induced Surface Reaction via a Molecular Assembly Approach, Y.X. Lin, J. Li, X.Y. Liang, T. Hu, Z.C. Huang, Z. Zhu, M.X. Diao, X.W. Zhao, Z.T. Peng, Y.F. Wang, Q.W. Chen, J. Liu, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 10150–10158.
- Surface-Confined Alternating Copolymerization with Molecular Precision by Stoichiometric Control, L.B. Xing, J. Li, Y.C. Bai, Y.X. Lin, L.H. Xiao, C.L. Li, D.H. Zhao, Y.F. Wang, Q.W. Chen, J. Liu, K. Wu, Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 666 (1-9).
- Clustering-Evolved Frontier Orbital for Low-Temperature CO2 Dissociation, J.L. Pan, X.E. Li, Y.F. Zhu, J.Y. Zhou, Z. Zhu, C.L. Li, X.Z. Liu, X.Y. Liang, Z.X. Yang, Q.W. Chen, P.J. Ren, X.D. Wen, X. Zhou, K. Wu, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 18748–18752.
- Assembling Surface Molecular Sierpiński Triangle Fractals via K+-Invoked Electrostatic Interaction, J.X. Dai, X.W. Zhao, Z.T. Peng, J. Li, Y.X. Lin, X.J. Wen, L.B. Xing, W.H. Zhao, J. Shang, Y.F. Wang, J. Liu, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 13531.
- Single-Cation Catalyst: Ni Cation in Monolayered CuO for CO Oxidation, J.Y. Zhou, J.L. Pan, Y. Jin, Z.T. Peng, Z. Xu, Q.W. Chen, P.J. Ren, X. Zhou, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 8430.
- Visualization of on-surface ethylene polymerization through ethylene insertion, W.J. Guo, J.Q. Yin, Z. Xu, W.T. Li, Z.T. Peng, C. J. Weststrate, X. Yu, Y.R. He, Z. Cao, X.D. Wen, Y. Yang, K. Wu, Y.W. Li, J. W. Niemantsverdriet, X. Zhou, Science, 2022, 375, 1188.
- Stepwise On-Surface Dissymmetric Reaction to Construct Binodal Organometallic Network, J. Liu, Q.W. Chen, K. Cai, J. Li, Y.R. Li, X. Yang, Y.J. Zhang, Y.F. Wang, H. Tang, D.H. Zhao, K. Wu, Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 2545.
- On Controllability and Applicability of Surface Molecular Self-Assemblies, L.B. Xing, Z.T. Peng, W.T. Li, K. Wu, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019, 52, 1048.
- Unraveling Charge State of Supported Au Single-atoms during CO Oxidation, X. Zhou, Q. Shen, K.D. Yuan, W.S. Yang, Q.W. Chen, Z.H. Geng, J.L. Zhang, X. Shao, W. Chen, G.Q. Xu, X.M. Yang, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 554.
- Assembling molecular Sierpiński triangle fractals, J. Shang, Y.F. Wang, M. Chen, J.X. Dai, X. Zhou, J. Kuttner, G. Hilt, X. Shao, J.M. Gottfried, K. Wu, Nature Chemistry, 2015, 7, 389.