Education Background

2020.09-2024.06   Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, East China Normal University

2017.09-2020.06   M.S. in Light Industry Technology and Engineering, Sichuan University

2013.09-2017.06   B.S. in Light Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University

Working Experiences

2026.01 – present     Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2024.09 – 2025.09    Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Awards and Honors

2024  Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai

2024  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of East China Normal University

2023  President's Scholarship of East China Normal University

2022  China National Scholarship

Research Interests

1.      Pressure dependent electrocatalytic conversion of inert gas molecules.

2.      Advanced electrocatalytic systems coupled through multiple chemical steps.

3.      Device construction of electrocatalytic systems and in situ characterization.

Publications (#: equal contribution)

1)        Xu H#, Wang XY#, Teng X, Liang SZ, Chen LS*, Shi JL*. An electrochemical-chemical cascading strategy for the efficient conversions of CO2 and nitrate pollutants to NaHCO3 and NH4Cl chemicals. CCS Chemistry, 2026, 8, 1877–1889 DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.025.202506072.

2)        Xu H, Chen LS*, Shi JL*. Advanced Electrocatalytic System for Enhanced Atom/electron Utilizations. Energy & Environmental Science, 2023, (16) 1334-1363. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

3)        Xu H#, Xu GX#, Chen LS*, Shi JL*. Zn-organic Batteries for the Semi-hydrogenation of Biomass Aldehyderivatives and Concurrently Enhanced Power Output. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, e202218603. (VIP, ESI Highly Cited Paper)

4)        Xu H, Chen LS*, Shi JL*. Self-Co-Electrolysis for Co-Production of Phosphate and Hydrogen in Neutral Phosphate Buffer Electrolyte. Advanced Materials, 2022, 2200058.

5)        Xu H, Wang YP, Liao XP*, Shi B. A Collagen-based Electrolyte-locked Separator Enables Capacitor to Have High Safety and Ionic Conductivity. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2020, (47) 324-332.