Professor | Ruqiang Zou | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Ruqiang Zou
Contact Information	rzou@pku.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, Japanese, English
Province	Beijing

Name

Ruqiang Zou

Contact Information

rzou@pku.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, Japanese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Materials Science and Engineering
Academic Background & Achievements	2004–2008 Doctor of Engineering, Kobe University, Japan 2001–2004 Master of Science, Nankai University, China Recipient of various national research grants and awards
Work Experience	2023-Present: Dean, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University; Dean, School of New Materials, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University 2022–2023: Party Secretary and Dean, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University 2021–2022: Vice Dean, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University 2020–2021: Vice Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University 2019-Present: Dean, Institute of Clean Energy, Peking University 2019–2021: Tenured Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Engineering, Peking University 2010–2019: Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Engineering, Peking University 2012–2016: Researcher, Peking University & Singapore Peking University Research Center for a Low Carbon Future 2008–2010: Director Postdoctoral Researcher, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division & Neutron Science Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA 2006–2008: JSPS Special Research Fellow (DC), Faculty of Engineering, AIST & Kobe University, Japan
Awards	National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Project Leader (2024) National Major Scientific Instrument Development Project Leader (2023) Beijing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (2022) Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) Peking University Outstanding Communist Party Member Model (2021) Peking University Excellent Doctoral Thesis Advisor (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) National Key R&D Program Project Leader (2020) National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars Recipient (2018) Peking University Wang Xuan Young Scholar Award (2017) ISAMR2017 Outstanding Achievement Award (2017) Ministry of Education Changjiang Young Scholar (2016) National Top-notch Young Talent (2014) National Excellent Young Scientists Fund (2013) Beijing Science and Technology Rising Star (2012) Ministry of Education New Century Excellent Talents (2011) Los Alamos National Laboratory Director's Postdoc Fellow (2008) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS Fellow (DC) (2006)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Materials Science and Engineering

Academic Background & Achievements

2004–2008 Doctor of Engineering, Kobe University, Japan
2001–2004 Master of Science, Nankai University, China
Recipient of various national research grants and awards

Work Experience

2023-Present: Dean, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University; Dean, School of New Materials, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University
2022–2023: Party Secretary and Dean, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University
2021–2022: Vice Dean, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University
2020–2021: Vice Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University
2019-Present: Dean, Institute of Clean Energy, Peking University
2019–2021: Tenured Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Engineering, Peking University
2010–2019: Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Engineering, Peking University
2012–2016: Researcher, Peking University & Singapore Peking University Research Center for a Low Carbon Future
2008–2010: Director Postdoctoral Researcher, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division & Neutron Science Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
2006–2008: JSPS Special Research Fellow (DC), Faculty of Engineering, AIST & Kobe University, Japan

Awards

National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Project Leader (2024)
National Major Scientific Instrument Development Project Leader (2023)
Beijing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (2022)
Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Peking University Outstanding Communist Party Member Model (2021)
Peking University Excellent Doctoral Thesis Advisor (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)
National Key R&D Program Project Leader (2020)
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars Recipient (2018)
Peking University Wang Xuan Young Scholar Award (2017)
ISAMR2017 Outstanding Achievement Award (2017)
Ministry of Education Changjiang Young Scholar (2016)
National Top-notch Young Talent (2014)
National Excellent Young Scientists Fund (2013)
Beijing Science and Technology Rising Star (2012)
Ministry of Education New Century Excellent Talents (2011)
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director's Postdoc Fellow (2008)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS Fellow (DC) (2006)

Areas of Focus	Functional porous energy materials Multiscale porous structure materials Electrochemical energy storage and conversion Thermal management materials and technologies Phase change energy storage technology
Publications	Confinement Engineering of Zinc Single‐Atom Triggered Charge Redistribution on Ruthenium Site for Alkaline Hydrogen Production, Y. Wan, W. Chen, S. Wu, S. Gao, F. Xiong, W. Guo, L. Feng, K. Cai, L. Zheng, Y. Wang, R. Zhong, R. Zou, 2024 Boosting Lithium Ion Conductivity of Antiperovskite Solid Electrolyte by Potassium Ions Substitution for Cation Clusters, L. Gao, X. Zhang, J. Zhu, S. Han, H. Zhang, L. Wang, R. Zhao, S. Gao, S. Li, Y. Wang, D. Huang, Y. Zhao, R. Zou, 2023 Emerging Solid-to-Solid Phase-Change Materials for Thermal-Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization, A. Usman, F. Xiong, W. Aftab, M. Qin, R. Zou, 2022 Antiperovskite Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries, W. Xia, Y. Zhao, F. Zhao, K. Adair, R. Zhao, S. Li, R. Zou, Y. Zhao, X. Sun, 2022 Phase Change Material-Integrated Latent Heat Storage Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions, W. Aftab, A. Usman, J. Shi, K. Yuan, M. Qin, R. Zou, 2021 Pristine Hollow Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Application, T. Qiu, S. Gao, Z. Liang, D. Wang, T. Hassina, R. Zhong, R. Zou, 2021 Metal-Organic Framework-Based Catalysts with Single Metal Sites, Y.-S. Wei, M. Zhang, R. Zou, Q. Xu, 2020 Antiperovskite Intermetallic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction, H. Zhang, W. Xia, H. Shen, W. Guo, Z. Liang, K. Zhang, Y. Wu, B. Zhu, R. Zou, 2020 Ultrafast Sodium/Potassium-Ion Intercalation into Hierarchically Porous Thin Carbon Shells, A. Mahmood, S. Li, Z. Ali, H. Tabassum, B. Zhu, Z. Liang, W. Meng, W. Aftab, W. Guo, H. Zhang, M. Yousaf, S. Gao, R. Zou, Y. Zhao, 2019 A Universal Strategy for Hollow Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Encapsulated into B/N Co‐doped Graphitic Nanotubes as High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes, H. Tabassum, R. Zou, A. Mahmood, Z. Liang, Q. Wang, H. Zhang, S. Gao, C. Qu, W. Guo, S. Guo, 2018

Areas of Focus

Functional porous energy materials
Multiscale porous structure materials
Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
Thermal management materials and technologies
Phase change energy storage technology

Publications

Confinement Engineering of Zinc Single‐Atom Triggered Charge Redistribution on Ruthenium Site for Alkaline Hydrogen Production, Y. Wan, W. Chen, S. Wu, S. Gao, F. Xiong, W. Guo, L. Feng, K. Cai, L. Zheng, Y. Wang, R. Zhong, R. Zou, 2024
Boosting Lithium Ion Conductivity of Antiperovskite Solid Electrolyte by Potassium Ions Substitution for Cation Clusters, L. Gao, X. Zhang, J. Zhu, S. Han, H. Zhang, L. Wang, R. Zhao, S. Gao, S. Li, Y. Wang, D. Huang, Y. Zhao, R. Zou, 2023
Emerging Solid-to-Solid Phase-Change Materials for Thermal-Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Utilization, A. Usman, F. Xiong, W. Aftab, M. Qin, R. Zou, 2022
Antiperovskite Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries, W. Xia, Y. Zhao, F. Zhao, K. Adair, R. Zhao, S. Li, R. Zou, Y. Zhao, X. Sun, 2022
Phase Change Material-Integrated Latent Heat Storage Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions, W. Aftab, A. Usman, J. Shi, K. Yuan, M. Qin, R. Zou, 2021
Pristine Hollow Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Application, T. Qiu, S. Gao, Z. Liang, D. Wang, T. Hassina, R. Zhong, R. Zou, 2021
Metal-Organic Framework-Based Catalysts with Single Metal Sites, Y.-S. Wei, M. Zhang, R. Zou, Q. Xu, 2020
Antiperovskite Intermetallic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction, H. Zhang, W. Xia, H. Shen, W. Guo, Z. Liang, K. Zhang, Y. Wu, B. Zhu, R. Zou, 2020
Ultrafast Sodium/Potassium-Ion Intercalation into Hierarchically Porous Thin Carbon Shells, A. Mahmood, S. Li, Z. Ali, H. Tabassum, B. Zhu, Z. Liang, W. Meng, W. Aftab, W. Guo, H. Zhang, M. Yousaf, S. Gao, R. Zou, Y. Zhao, 2019
A Universal Strategy for Hollow Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Encapsulated into B/N Co‐doped Graphitic Nanotubes as High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes, H. Tabassum, R. Zou, A. Mahmood, Z. Liang, Q. Wang, H. Zhang, S. Gao, C. Qu, W. Guo, S. Guo, 2018

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