Biography:

Dr. Wei Chen is a professor at the department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science in the University of Science and Technology of China and the Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale. Prof. Chen obtained his B.S. degree in materials physics from University of Science and Technology in Beijing in 2008 and his Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in 2013. He then worked as a postdoc at Stanford University in 2014 and as a scientist at EEnotech in 2018 before joining in the University of Science and Technology of China in 2019. Prof. Chen has published more than 100 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals, including Nature Energy, Nature Nanotechnology, Chemical Reviews, Nature Communications, PNAS, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Joule, Matter, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, with a total citation over 12000 times and an H-index of 51. Prof Chen’s research interests involve advanced materials and technologies for energy storage and production.

Research Interest:

New battery chemistries for large-scale energy storage
New catalysts and devices for fuel production

What You Can Expect in the Project:

Novel aqueous battery chemistries for large-scale energy storage
New catalysts and devices for CO2/N2 reduction and ammonium synthesis

Desired skill and background:

Interested in energy related areas.