David LOU XW (楼雄文)

Email: xwlou@ntu.edu.sg

Professor (since September 2015)

Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy (January 2019 – December 2021)

Associate Professor (9/2013 – 8/2015)

Assistant Professor (5/2008 – 8/2013)

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

EDUCATION

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY

Ph.D in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: May 2008

Minor in Chemistry

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS), Singapore

M. Eng in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: July 2004

B. Eng (1^st Class Honours) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: July 2002

HONORS

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry, Materials Science & Physics) by Clarivate Analytics November 16, 2021

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry & Materials Science) by Clarivate Analytics November 18, 2020

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry & Materials Science) by Clarivate Analytics November 2019

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry & Materials Science) by Clarivate Analytics November 2018

· Energy & Environmental Science Readers’ Choice Lectureship Award 2017 December 2017

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry & Materials Science) by Clarivate Analytics (Previously Thomson Reuters) 16 November 2017

· Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) 2017 March

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry, Materials Science, & Envinronment) by Thomson Reuters 2016 November

· Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Investigatorship 2015

· Highly cited researcher (in Chemistry & Materials Science) by Thomson Reuters 2015

· Highly cited researcher (in Materials Science) by Thomson Reuters 2014

· IUPAC- Prof. Jiang Novel Materials Youth Prize October 2013

· World Cultural Council (WCC) special recognition award October 2013

· Asian Rising Star 15^th Asian Chemical Congress August 2013

· Nanyang Award 2012 for research excellence NTU, Singapore March 2013

· Young Scientist Award 2012 Singapore National Academy of Science October 2012

· TR35@Singapore 2012 MIT Technology Review & Cyber Media Singapore 2012

· Liu Memorial Award CORNELL UNIVERSITY 2008

· Austin Hooey Prize CORNELL UNIVERSITY 2008

· Publication Awards (Merit) IES, Singapore 2002

· Participation in 52^nd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates Supported by A*STAR July 2002

· ESSO Gold Medal NUS, Singapore 2001

· Chemical Engineering Class of ’87 Prize NUS, Singapore 2001

· TATE & LYLE Sugar Refineries Book Prize NUS, Singapore 2001

· Dean’s List NUS, Singapore 1999 – 2001

Current group members:

Dr. Yafei Zhao, (post-doc since Apr 23, 2021)

Mr. Zhihao Pei, (PhD student since Jan 2021)

Mr. Jianzhong Xu, (PhD student since Jan 2021)

Dr. Ms Yin Xiang Zeng, (post-doc since Oct 22, 2020)

Dr. Yun Xiang Li, (post-doc since Oct 22, 2020)

Ms Yan Wang, (PhD student since Aug 2018)

Former group members:

Dr. Weiren Cheng, (post-doc, Oct 21, 2019 – Sep 20, 2021)

Dr. Xuefeng Lu, (post-doc, Aug 23, 2017 – Aug 24, 2021)

Mr. Songlin Zhang, (PhD student, Aug 2017 – July 2021)

Dr. Zhipeng Wu (visiting post-doc, Nov 2019 – May 2021)

Dr. Yi Huang, (post-doc Sep 6, 2019 – Jan 31, 2021) Currently research Professor in Central China Normal University

Dr. Yongjin Fang (post-doc Sep 26, 2016 – Jan 31, 2021) Currently

Dr. Huabin Zhang (post-doc since Mar 27, 2017 - Jan 2021) Currently Assistant Professor in KAUST

Dr. Peng Zhang (post-doc May 4, 2016 - Jul23, 2020) Currently Full Professor in Tianjin University “海外优青”获得者 2021

Dr. Ms Jintao Zhang (PhD student since Aug 2014, post-doc Apr 2019 – April 3, 2020) “CSC 优秀自费留学生奖” 获得者 2018

Mr. Huadong Yuan (visiting PhD student, Jan 26 2019- Jan 25, 2020)

Dr. Sibo Wang (post-doc, March 17, 2016 – Jan 15, 2020) Currently Professor in Fuzhou University “青年千人”获得者 2020

Dr. Subiao Liu, (post-doc, July 2, 2018 – Dec 31, 2019) “青年千人”获得者 2020

Dr. Buyuan Guan (Post-doc, October 14, 2014 – Feb 28, 2019) Currently Full Professor in Jilin University “青年千人”获得者 2018

Dr. Xiao Wang (post-doc, Aug 1, 2017 – Jan 30, 2019)

Dr. Le Yu (PhD student) Currently Full Professor in Beijing University of Chemical Technology “CSC 优秀自费留学生奖” 获得者 “青年千人”获得者 2017

Dr. Jie Li, (post-doc, Mar 28, 2018 – Oct 31, 2018)

Dr. Zhen Li (post-doc, February 11, 2015 – Sep 30, 2018) Currently Full Professor in Huazhong University of Science and Technology “青年千人”获得者 2020

Dr. Xiankai Wan, (post-doc, Sep 20, 2017 – Sep 19, 2018) Currently Professor in Sichuan University

Dr. Jianwei Nai (post-doc, April 7, 2016 – July 31, 2018) Currently Professor in Zhejiang University of Technology

Dr. Yan Lu (post-doc, Aug 1, 2016 – Jan 31, 2018) Currently Professor in Shandong University

Dr. Peilei He (post-doc, Aug 1, 2016 – Jan 31, 2018)

Dr. Xinyao Yu Currently Professor in Anhui University

Dr. Lin Xu (post-doc, March 18, 2016 - Mar 17, 2017) Currently Professor in Wuhan University of Technology

Dr. Lifeng Chen (post-doc, March 14, 2016 – Mar 13, 2017) Currently Professor in University of Science and Technology of China

Dr. Yawen Wang (post-doc, June 1, 2015 – Aug 31, 2016) Currently Full Professor in Nanjing Tech University

Dr. Han Hu (Post-doc, May 22, 2014 – July 2016) “青年千人”获得者 2017

Dr. Bao Yu Xia (Mar 03, 2011 – Aug 2016) Currently Full Professor in Huazhong University of Science and Technology “青年千人”获得者 2015

Dr. Yuming Chen (Jan 2015 – Apr 2016) Currently Full Professor in Fujian Normal University “青年千人”获得者 2020

Dr. Lei Han (Mar 2015 – Feb 2016) Currently Professor in Hunan University

Dr. Ms Yan Guo (visiting PhD student, Aug 2014 – Aug 2015) Currently Associate Professor in Inner Mongolia University

Dr. Feixiang Ma (visiting PhD student, Jan 2014 – July 2015)

Dr. Haobin Wu (PhD student, Aug 2010 – Mar 2015) Currently Tenure-track Professor in Zhejiang University “CSC 优秀自费留学生奖” 获得者 “青年千人”获得者 2016

Dr. Ms. Dan Li (visiting PhD student, Dec 2013 – Aug 2014) Currently Associate Professor in Zhengzhou University

Dr. Laifa Shen (visiting PhD student, Apr 2014 – Aug 2014) Currently Full Professor in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics “青年千人”获得者 2020

Dr. Lei Zhang (October 17, 2011 – May 30, 2014)，Currently Full Professor in South China University of Technology “青年千人”获得者 2014

Dr. Genqiang Zhang (November 23, 2011 – Mar 30, 2014), Currently Professor in University of Science and Technology of China “青年千人”获得者 2015

Dr. Guoxin Gao (Visiting Scientist, March 15, 2013 – March 10, 2014), Currently Associate Professor in Xi’an Jiao Tong University

Ms. Zichen Wang (Aug 2011 – Mar 2013)

Dr. Changzhou Yuan (Currently Full Professor in University of Jinan, March 9, 2012 – Mar 8, 2013)

Dr. Bao Wang (Feb 10, 2011 – Jan 2013) Currently Researcher (Professor) in Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dr. Ting Zhu (PhD student, Aug 2009 – Jan 2013) Currently Full Professor in Central South University

Dr. Anqiang Pan (Currently Full Professor in Central South University, November 8, 2011 – Nov 7, 2012)

Dr. Wei Ni (October 5 2011 – Oct 2012)

Dr. Shujiang Ding (Currently Full Professor in Xi’an JiaoTao University)

Dr. Zhiyu Wang (Currently Full Professor in Dalian University of Technology, October 2009 – Aug 2012), “青年千人”获得者 2012 “优秀青年基金”获得者

Dr. Chaofeng Zhang (visiting PhD student, Oct 2011 – June 2012) Full Professor in Hefei University of Technology

Dr. Jun Song Chen (PhD student, Aug 2008 – June 2012) Currently Full Professor in University of Electric Science and Technology of China, “CSC 优秀自费留学生奖” 获得者 “青年千人”获得者 2016

Dr. Liang Zhou (Currently Full Professor in Wuhan University of Technology, Mar 09, 2011- Mar 2012)，“青年千人”获得者 2014

Dr. Wei Xiao (Currently Full Professor in Wuhan University) “优秀青年基金”获得者 2017

Dr. N. Jayaprakash

Dr. Yumiao Zhang (PhD from SUNY-Buffalo) Currently Full Professor in Tianjin University “青年千人”获得者 2017

PATENT

L. A. Archer, X. W. Lou, Nanostructured Metal Oxides Comprising Internal Voids and Methods of Use Thereof, US2007/070553.

PUBLICATIONS

Publons & Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/D-2648-2009 ORCiD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5557-4437

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=udR2CyAAAAAJ The publication list in Google Scholar is verified.

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