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Prof. Xin WANG received his B.Eng. (1994) and MPhil (1997) degrees in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from Zhejiang University, and Ph. D (2002) in Chemical Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as a research fellow at University of California, Riverside, and concurrently, as R&D director for a start-up fuel cell company. He joined Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) as an assistant professor in 2005 and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2010 and full professor in 2016. He had served various roles during his tenure with NTU, including Co-Chair of the interdisciplinary School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Chair of the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and Associate Dean (Research) at College of Engineering. He was appointed as the Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy in 2022. He moved to City University of Hong Kong as Chair Professor of Electrochemistry and Head of CHEM in 2023. He now serves as Dean of College of Science. He is also a global STEM professor and the director of JC STEM Lab of Electrocatalysis and Electrosynthesis.
Prof. Wang has research interest in nanostructure control, surface functionalization and interface tuning for selective electrocatalysis towards key electrochemical reactions for energy and environmental applications. He serves as an associate editor for Carbon Energy (Wiley). He is a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore, a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and has been a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. He is a winner of Mitsui Chemicals-SNIC Industry Award in Materials and Nano-Chemistry 2021 and Nanyang Research Award 2021.
Positions Available
Prof. Xin Wang will recruit Ph.D students and postdoctoral fellows to work in the area of electrocatalysis and electrochemical technology for energy and environmental applications. Interested candidates please send your CV including research interests to [email protected].
PhD applicants will have to go through a centralized admission process through the City University of Hong Kong with Prof. Wang’s recommendation. Outstanding candidates are also welcome to apply for Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPFS).
For postdoctoral fellows, salary offered will be competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include leave, medical, and dental consultations at the campus clinic.
City University of Hong Kong is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to the principle of diversity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially applicants who will enhance the diversity of our staff.
The complete publication list can be found in the Google Scholar profile:
Full publications:
https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=cDSykPsAAAAJ&hl=en
Scholar or ORCID: 0000-0003-2686-466X
- T. Wang, L. Sun, X. Ai, P. Chen, Y. Chen*, X. Wang*, Boosting Formate Electrooxidation by Heterostructured PtPd Alloy and Oxides Nanowires, Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2403664
- L.B. Sun, C. Dai, T. Wang, X. Jin, Z. J. Xu, X. Wang*, Modulating the Electronic Structure of Cobalt in Molecular Catalysts via Coordination Environment Regulation for Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Nitrate Reduction, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2024, 63, 202320027.
- L. Sun, X. Jin, T. Su, A. Fisher, X. Wang*, Conjugated Nickel Phthalocyanine Derivatives for Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic H2O2 Synthesis, Advanced Materials, DOI10.1002/adma.202306336
- V.H. Do, P Prabhu, Y. Li, W. Xie, P. Kidkhunthoh, G. Wang, X. Wang*, and J.M. Lee*, Regulating Surface Microenvironment of Atomically-thin Metal Nitride by Confined Nanoclusters to Trigger pH-universal Hydrogen Evolution, Joule, 2023, 7, 2118.
- L.B. Sun, V. Reddu, X. Wang*, Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis, Chemical Society Reviews, 2022,51, 8923.
- X. Li, S. Tang, S. Dou, H.J. Fan, T. S. Choksi*, X. Wang*, Molecule confined isolated metal sites enable the electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide, Advanced Materials, 2022, 34, 2104891.
- Z. Huang, S. Xi, J. Song, S. Dou, X. Li, Y. Du, C. Diao, Z. J. Xu, X. Wang*, Tuning of lattice oxygen reactivity and scaling relation to construct better oxygen evolution electrocatalyst, Nature Comm, 2021, 12, 3992.
- J. Wang, S. Dou, X. Wang*, Structural tuning of heterogeneous molecular catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion, Science Advances, 2021, 7, eabf3989.
- J. Wang, L.B. Sun, Z.F. Huang, V. Reddu, T. Su, A. C. Fisher, X. Wang*, Axial modification of cobalt complexes on heterogeneous surface with enhanced electron transfer for carbon dioxide reduction, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2020,
- L.B. Sun, Z.F. Huang, V. Reddu, T. Su, A. C. Fisher, X. Wang*, A Planar, Conjugated N4-macrocyclic Cobalt Complex for Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction with High Activity, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2020,59, 17104.
- L.B. Sun, V. Reddu, A. C. Fisher, X. Wang*, Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Opportunities with Heterogeneous Molecular Catalysts, Energy and Environmental Sciences, 2020,13, 374-403.
- J. Wang, X. Huang, S. Xi, J.M. Lee, C. Wang, Y.H. Du, X. Wang* Linkage effect in the heterogenization of cobalt complexes by doped graphene for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2019, 58, 13532.
- Z.F. Huang, J.J. Song, Y.H. Du, S. Xi, S. Dou, J. M. V. Nsanzimana, C. Wang, Z.C. J. Xu,* and X. Wang*, Chemical and structural origin of lattice oxygen oxidation in Co-Zn oxyhydroxide oxygen evolution electrocatalysts, Nature Energy, 2019, 4, 329.
- S. Dou, J.J. Song, S. Xi, Y.H. Du, J. Wang, Z.F. Huang, Z.C. Xu, and X. Wang*, Boosting Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Metal-Organic Frameworks via Ligand Doping, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2019, 58, 4041.
- J. Wang, L. Gan, W. Zhang, Y. Peng, H. Yu, Q. Yan, X. Xia, X Wang*, In situ formation of molecular Ni-Fe active sites on heteroatoms doped graphene heterogeneous electrocatalyst toward oxygen evolution, Science Advances, 2018, 4, eaap7970.
- H. Wang, Y. Wu, X. Yuan, G. Zeng, J. Zhou, X. Wang*, J.W. Chew*, Clay-inspired MXene-based electrochemical devices and photo-electrocatalyst: State-of-the-Art progresses and challenges, Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1704561.
- W. Zhang, L. Sun, J. M. V. Nsanzimana, X. Wang*, Lithiation/delithiation synthesis of few layer silicene nanosheets for rechargeable Li-O2 batteries, Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1705523.
- J. Wang, X. Ge,Z. Liu, L. Thia, Y. Yan, W. Xiao, X. Wang*, Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst with Molecular Cobalt Ions Serving as the Center of Active Sites, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139 , 1878
- B. Y Xia, Y. Yan, N. Li, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou*, X. Wang*, A metal-organic-framework-derived bi-functional oxygen electrocatalyst, Nature Energy, 2016. 1, 15006
- M. S. Xie, B. Y. Xia, Y. W. Li, Y. Yan, Y.H. Yang, Q. Sun, S. H. Chan, A. Fisher, X. Wang*, Amino Acid Functionalized Copper Electrodes for the Enhanced Selective Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide towards Hydrocarbons, Energy Environ. Sci, 2016, 9, 1687
- P. Xiao, M. A. Sk, L. Thia, X. Ge, R. J. Lim, J. Y. Wang, K. H. Lim and X. Wang*, Molybdenum phosphide as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7 (8), 2624
- B.Y.Xia, H.B.Wu, Y.Yan, X.W. Lou*, X. Wang*, Ultrathin and Ultralong Single-crystal Pt Nanowire Assemblies with Highly Stable Electrocatalytic Activity, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 9480.