Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor
Young Talent Support Plan of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xiaomi Young Scholar

Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering

Office: Building 19, iHARBOUR Campus / 7th Floor, Xubang Building, Xingqing Campus

Email: xinzhe.li@xjtu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience

2022.06 - Present   Xi'an Jiaotong University,  School of Energy and Power Engineering,  Associate Professor 

2019.12 - 2022.05  National University of Singapore,  College of Design and Engineering, Postdoctor

2018.09 - 2019.11  National University of Singapore,  Faculty of Science,  Postdoctor 

2012.09 - 2017.06  Lanzhou University,  School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,  PhD

Research Interests

Mainly focuses on the controllable fabrication of catalytic materials such as two-dimensional van der Waals materials, single atom materials, and single cluster materials, as well as fundamental and applied research on the high-value utilization of small molecules. The research addresses key technical challenges in the high-value utilization of small molecules through the precise control of geometric and electronic structures of nanomaterials. Currently, as the first author or corresponding author, more than 20 SCI papers in journals such as Nat. Rev. Chem.(1), Nat. Commun.(2), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(3), and Adv. Mater.(1) has been published, with over 4,000 total citations, an H-index of 35, and has been granted 6 national invention patents.

Research Grants and Projects (Principal Investigator)

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program

NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Category C)

Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Young Program)

Qinchuangyuan High-Level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Program

Xi’an Jiaotong University Young Top Talent Program