Autore: Hao Xu

Peng Wu completed his BSc (1988) at Nanjing University (China) and obtained his Ph.D. (1996) from Tokyo Institute of Technology, before working as a postdoctoral fellow first at Tokyo Institute of Technology and then at Hokkaido University, Japan (1996-1999). In 1999, he moved to Yokohama National University and worked as a visiting Assistant Professor. Since 2003, he has been a full professor of physical chemistry at East China Normal University, Shanghai (China), where he holds the Cheung Kong Professorship. His research interests include design synthesis and applications of zeolites and related porous materials for environmentally friendly chemical processes. He received the Outstanding Young Researcher award from the Japan Petroleum Institute (2003) and Catalysis Society of Japan (2004), Shanghai Municipality Science and Technology Award (2007), and National Science Fund of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (2009) etc. He has published more than 150 scientific papers and holds 30 patents.