Email:xuzhao@xjtu.edu.cn
Prof. Xu Zhao currently lead his research group as Principal Investigator in the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU). He has been selected to ‘Sanqin Youth Talent Program in Shaanxi Province’, ‘Qin Chuangyuan High-level Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talent Program in Shaanxi Province’, ‘Youth Talent Support Program from Xi’an Association for Science and Technology’, and ‘Young Top-notch Talents Program in Xi’an Jiaotong University’.
Prof. Xu Zhao was born in Biyang of Henan, China. He received the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) under the tutelage of Prof. Jie Zeng (2018). Then he worked with Prof. Long Luo as a postdoctoral fellow at Wayne State University from 2018 to 2019. Before joining Xi’an Jiaotong University, he worked as an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 2019 to 2022. Up to now, he has published 27 papers in prestigious journals, including J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem.(2), Energy Environ. Sci.(2), Appl. Catal. B: Environ.(2), J. Catal., etc., and 6 patents in the field of hydrogen-related electrocatalysis. He has been invited to give talks in 8 conferences, and serve as the Youth Editor to process catalysis-relevant manuscripts for 4 journals, including The Innovation, Chinese Chemical Letters, Exploration, and Journal of Energy Chemistry.
Honors and Awards
Sanqin Youth Talent Program by Shaanxi Province, 2024
Qin Chuangyuan High-level Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talent in Shaanxi Province, 2023
Youth Talent Support from Xi’an Association for Science and Technology, 2023
Young Top-notch Talents in Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2022
Excellent Prize of the President Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2018
Nomination Award for
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in USTC, 2018
Excellent Graduated Student
granted by Anhui Province, 2018
Excellent Graduated Student in USTC, 2018
National Scholarship Award for Excellent Doctoral Students granted by Ministry of Education, 2017
National Scholarship Award for Excellent Graduate Students granted by Ministry of Education, 2015