Name: Wei Weiqin

Gender: Male

Job title: Specially appointed research fellow

Email Address: weiweiqin@ncu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience ：

2026 -- present: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Research fellow, Director of master

Jul. 2023 -- May 2026: Peking University, Postdoctoral Fellow; Collaborating Supervisor: Ding Ma

Sep. 2019 -- Jun. 2023: Central China Normal University, Ph.D.; Supervisors: Tierui Zhang / Shuxin Ouyang

Sep. 2014 -- Jun. 2017: Tsinghua University, M.S.; Supervisor: Yongfa Zhu

Sep. 2007 -- Jun. 2011: China Pharmaceutical University, B.S.

Teaching：

Research fields:

(1)My research focuses on the efficient catalytic conversion of C1 molecules, including CO₂, CO, C_H3OH, and CH₄, for energy and environmental applications. I develop new catalytic materials, interfacial engineering strategies, and reaction regulation approaches to overcome the challenges of high activation barriers, complex reaction pathways, and poor selectivity in C1 conversion. By integrating precise active-site engineering, in situ/operando characterization, kinetic analysis, and theoretical calculations, I elucidate the evolution of active sites and key intermediates, establish structure–activity relationships, and develop strategies for selective C1 activation and high-value carbon-cycle conversion.

(2)Catalytic conversion of biomass is crucial for the sustainable production of energy and value-added chemicals. My research focuses on developing advanced catalytic materials and reaction strategies to overcome the challenges of complex biomass structures, diverse reaction pathways, and the trade-off between activity and selectivity, enabling efficient and selective biomass valorization toward practical and industrial applications.

Research projects：

Awards and Honors：

Representative papers and patents：

(1)Wei W., Peng X., Zhou Q., Wang M., Tang H., Xie J., Tian S., Zhou W., Ren X., Ma D., Balanced CO/OH intermediates for efficient and CO-resilient electrocatalytic methanol oxidation via Pt Supported on La-doped α-MoC. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 38565-38474.

(2)Wei W., Wei Z., Luo X., Yuan Hong, Zhou Q., Ren X., Ouyang S., Zhang T., Ma D., Sustainable alkane production from waste fatty acids via electrochemically coupled decarboxylation and hydrogenation. Nat. Commun., 2025, 17, 140.

(3)Wei W., Wei Z., Li R., Shi R., Ouyang S., Qi Y., Philips D. L., Yuan H., Subsurface oxygen defects electronically interacting with active sites on In₂O₃ for enhanced photothermocatalytic CO₂ reduction. Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 319.

(4)Luo X.,^# Wei W. (共一),^# Xu Y., Liu D., Wei Z., Liu J., Li Z., Wang L., Ouyang S., Yuan H., Liu Z., Zhang T., Neighboring carbon defects enhanced molecular oxygen activation of cobalt single atom catalysts toward efficient aerobic alcohols oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202502430.

(5)Luo X., Liu Z., Wang L., Li Z., Wei Z., Xu Y., Liu J., Wei W. (共同通讯),* Li Y., Ouyang S.,* Yuan H., Zhang T.,* Cobalt single-atom catalyst boosted by cobalt nanoparticles for efficient photothermocatalytic benzyl alcohols oxidative coupling with amines to imines. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, e21413.

(6)Zhang H., Wei Z., Hao D., Jing L., Liu Y., Dai H., Wei W. (共同通讯),* Deng J., Recent advances in synergistic catalytic valorization of CO₂ and hydrocarbons by heterogeneous catalysis. Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin., 2025, 41, 100073.

(7)Wei W., Wei Z., Li R., Yuan H., Chen J., Lv J., Ouyang S., Fine-tuning N-doped species of C catalysts for 98% current efficiency of electrocatalytic decarboxylation into hindered ether. Green Carbon, 2024, 2, 291-299.

(8)Wei W., Zhu Y., Cord-shell structure with PDI self-assembly covered by TiO₂ nanoparticles for full spectrum photocatalysis. Small, 2019, 15, 1903933.

(9)Wei W., Wei Z., Liu D., Zhu Y., Enhanced visible-light photocatalysis of a self-assembly via back-electron transfer from palladium quantum dots. Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2018, 230, 49-57.

(10)Wei W., Liu D., Wei Z., Zhu Y., Short-range π-π stacking assembly on P25 TiO₂ nanoparticle for enhanced visible-light photocatalysis. ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 652-663.

(11)Wei W., Ouyang S., Zhang T., Perylene diimide self-assembly from electronic structural modulation to photocatalytic applications. J. Semicond., 2020, 9, 99-125.