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Hua Chun ZENG
Adjunct Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor Hua Chun Zeng obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Xiamen University in 1982 and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (with Professor Keith A.R. Mitchell) from University of British Columbia in 1989. Following postdoctoral work (with Professor John C. Polanyi, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1986) at University of Toronto, he joined the faculty at National University of Singapore in 1991. His research interests are, at present, focused on the exploratory design and synthesis of inorganic nanostructures, with an emphasis on energy and sustainability applications.
- PhD (Phys. Chem.), British Columbia, 1989
- BSc (Chem.), Xiamen, 1982
2019 Academician, Asia Pacific Academy of Materials
2017 Outstanding Researcher Award (ORA), AICHE (Singapore)
2016 The Most Cited Researchers (Materials Science and Engineering), Shanghai Ranking
2014 Highly Cited Researchers (2002-2012), ISI Thomson Reuters
2011 Faculty Research Award, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
2010 Top 100 Chemists 2000-2010, Thomson Reuters & Times Higher Education
- Synthesis Architecture of Nanomaterials
- Self-Assembly for Complex Nanostructures
- Nanostructured Catalysts
- Bo Sun and Hua Chun Zeng. A Shell-by-Shell Approach for Synthesis of Mesoporous Multi-shelled Hollow MOFs for Catalytic Applications. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2020, in press. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202000101
- B. W. Li and H. C. Zeng. Synthetic Chemistry and Multifunctionality of Amorphous Ni-MOF-74 Shell on Ni/SiO2 Hollow Catalyst for Efficient Tandem Reactions. Chemistry of Materials, 2019, 31, 5320-5330. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b02070
- Y. C. Tan and H. C. Zeng. Low-Dimensional Metal–Organic Frameworks and Their Diverse Functional Roles in Catalysis. ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 3138-3165 (Invited Review). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201900191
- B. W. Li and H. C. Zeng. Architecture and Preparation of Hollow Catalytic Devices. Advanced Materials, 2019, 31, 1801104 (Progress Report). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201801104
- Y. C. Tan and H. C. Zeng. Lewis Basicity Generated by Localised Charge Imbalance in Noble Metal Nanoparticle-Embedded Defective Metal–Organic Frameworks. Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 4236 (Editors’ Highlights). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06828-4
- G. W. Zhan and H. C. Zeng. Hydrogen Spillover through Matryoshka-Type (ZIFs@)n-1ZIFs Nanocubes. Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 3778 (Editors’ Highlights). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06269-z
- Bo Sun, Tingjun Fu, Hua Chun Zeng. Controllable Integration of Ultrasmall Noble Metal Nanoparticles into Mesoporous Silica Matrixes by a Self-Assembly Method. RSC Chemical Communication, 2018, 54, 7030-7033. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CC03236J
- G. W. Zhan and H. C. Zeng. Smart Nanocatalysts with Streamline Shapes. ACS Central Science, 2017, 3, 794-799. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.7b00216