Zheng Hu
Nanjing University
Zheng Hu received his BS (1985) and Ph.D. (1991) degrees in Physics from Nanjing University. After two-year’s postdoctoral research in Department of Chemistry, he became an associate professor in 1993, and subsequently acquired the professor position in 1999, and Cheung Kong Scholar professor in 2007. He is the owner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2005). He spent two years in Research Center of Karlsruhe, University of Cambridge, and MIT as a postdoctoral fellow and Hua-Ying Scholar, respectively. Hu is engaged in the research field of physical chemistry and materials chemistry addressing the growth mechanism, materials design and energy applications of a range of nano-/mesostructured materials, especially the carbon-based materials,
group III nitrides and transition metal oxides. He have published over 250 peer-reviewed papers in Acc. Chem. Res., Chem. Soc. Rev., Nat. Commun., JACS, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., Energy Environ. Sci., etc. His work has been recognized with >10000 citations and some awards including the National Natural Science Award (2nd class) in 2017. He has given more than 50 keynote/invited talks in international conferences and symposia.