​Xiaoxia is elected as SciFinder Future Leader. The program select only 24 Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers from around the world to collaborate with CAS scientists, innovators, and business leaders to expand their professional network and build connections.Congratulations!

​Chengcheng’s work on “Surviving High-Temperature Calcination: ZrO2-Induced Hematite Nanotubes for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation” is highlighted by Advanced Science News (Wiley). Congrats, Chengcheng!http://url.cn/465xzpX

Welcome Dr. Janewit Phromprasit to visit our research lab for the collaborative research between Tianjin University and Chulalongkorn University. The research topic is hydrogen production from sorption enhanced ethanol steam reforming using multifunctional catalysts. Feel free to discuss with Janewit about reforming catalyst and CO2 sorbent. 

​Zhiqi is elected to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Congrats, Zhiqi

​Xiaoxia’s work on “Enhanced Surface Reaction Kinetics and Charge Separation of p–n Heterojunction Co3O4/BiVO4 Photoanodes” is selected as ESI Hot Article (0.1%).

​Prof Gong has been elected as Changjiang Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education. Congratulations

​Congratulate Xiaoxia Chang, Ang Li, Jijie Zhang and Xinyu Li on receiving the National Scholarship!

​Prof Gong has been appointed as an editorial advisory board member of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering invites Letters, Articles, Features, and Perspectives (Reviews) that address challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering

​We are excited to welcome 13 new graduate students to the Energy and Environmental Catalysis Group. They are Wanyu Deng, Shijia Feng, He Li, Kang Li, Sier Sang, Jimin Song, Guishuo Wang, Qi Wang, Yanan Wang, Yihe Wang, Chuanye Xiong, Piaoping Yang, and Wenjin Zhu. Welcome

​Professor Gong wins the 2017 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award. The awards recognize early career (first 10 years or less) investigators’ research contributions to green chemistry, green engineering, and sustainability in the chemical enterprise from three geographic regions. Prof. Gong is the only laureate for Asia/Pacific, honored for development of chemical technol...

​Our group receives funding support for CO2 utilization from the National Key Research and Development Program during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period. Prof. Gong has been appointed as the Chief Scientist. Congrats!!!

​Di and Gang passed their master’s dissertation defense. Congrats

​Xiaoxia’s work on “Stable Aqueous Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction by Cu2O Dark Cathode with Improved Selectivity for Carbonaceous Products“ is highlighted by Materials Views. Highlighted by Materials Views: “Turning Greenhouse Gas to Valuable Carbonaceous Products in High Yield,” May 27, 2016

Zhiqi’s paper on “Synthesis of Platinum Nanotubes and Nanorings via Simultaneous Metal Alloying and Etching“ is selected as Cover Article by JACS. His paper on “Collapsed Polymer-directed Synthesis of Multicomponent Coaxial-like Nanostructures“ is also accepted by Nature Commun. Congrats

​Xiaoxia’s paper on “Stable Aqueous Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction by Cu2O Dark Cathode with Improved Selectivity for Carbonaceous Products“ is selected as Cover Article and VIP Paper by Angew Chem. His paper on “CO2 Photo-reduction: Insights into CO2 Activation on Surfaces of Photocatalysts” is also accepted by Energy Environmental Science. Congrats!

​Dr. Zhang’s work on “Porous Single-Crystalline Au-Pt Bimetallic Nanocrystals with High Mass Electrocatalytic Activities” is selected as Cover Article by Chem Sci. Congrats!

​Peng’s work on “Synergistic Cocatalytic Effect of Carbon Nanodots and Co3O4 Nanoclusters for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on Hematite” is highlighted by Chemistry Views

​Zhibin’s work on “Highly-oriented Fe2O3/ZnFe2O4 Nanocolumnar Heterojunction with Improved Charge Separation for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation” is selected as the Cover Story by Chem. Commun. Congrats!

​Peng’s work on “Synergistic Cocatalytic Effect of Carbon Nanodots and Co3O 4 Nanoclusters for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on Hematite” is selected as Cover Article by Angew Chem. Congrats!

​Welcome Asso. Prof. Rentao Mu to join our lab! Dr. Mu’s research interests include the molecular-level understanding of correlation between the structure and catalytic performance in heterogeneous catalysis, by employing surface science techniques and in-situ characterizations. Feel free to talk to Dr. Mu about his research experience.