Education and Research Experience: 

BS (2002),   Peking University
PhD (2006),  Peking University
PostDoc (2011),  University of California at Berkeley
Research Fellow (2017),  Xiamen University
Professor (2018),  Xiamen University

Principal Research Interests:
Developing novel catalysts and processes for the selective conversions of earth-abundant feedstocks (e.g. biomass, methane, and dinitrogen)

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Peijie Han, Ran Yan, Yuqing Wei, Leisu Li, Jinsong Luo, Yang Pan, Binju Wang, Jingdong Lin, Shaolong Wan, Haifeng Xiong, Yong Wang*, Shuai Wang*, Mechanistic insights into radical-induced selective oxidation of methane over nonmetallic boron nitride catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 10564−10575.

2. Mingwu Tan, Yanling Yang, Ying Yang, Jiali Chen, Zhaoxia Zhang, Gang Fu, Jingdong Lin, Shaolong Wan, Shuai Wang*, Yong Wang*, Hydrogen spillover assisted by oxygenate molecules over nonreducible oxides, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 1457.

3. Zhaoxia Zhang, Peijie Han, Leisu Li, Xindi Zhang, Xiaojie Cheng, Jingdong Lin, Shaolong Wan, Haifeng Xiong, Yong Wang, Shuai Wang*, Confinement-enhanced selective oxidation of lignin derivatives to formic acid over Fe-Cu/ZSM-5 catalysts under mild conditions, ChemSusChem 2022, 15, e202200218.

4. Haocheng Li, Cong Hao, Jingqing Tian*, Shuai Wang*, Chen Zhao*, Ultra-durable Ni-Ir/MgAl₂O₄ catalysts for dry reforming of methane enabled by dynamic balance between carbon deposition and elimination, Chem Catal. 2022, 2, 1748−1763.

5. Xin-Pu Fu, Peijie Han, Yun-Zhu Wang, Shuai Wang*, Ning Yan*, Insight into the roles of ammonia during direct alcohol amination over supported Ru catalysts, J. Catal. 2021, 399, 121−131.

6. Jinshu Tian, Jiangqiao Tan, Zhaoxia Zhang, Peijie Han, Min Yin, Shaolong Wan, Jingdong Lin, Shuai Wang*, Yong Wang*, Direct conversion of methane to formaldehyde and CO on B₂O₃ catalysts, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 5693.

7. Song Song, Jiafu Qu, Peijie Han, Max J. Hülsey, Guping Zhang, Yunzhu Wang, Shuai Wang*, Dongyun Chen, Jianmei Lu*, Ning Yan*, Visible-light-driven amino acids production from biomass-based feedstocks over ultrathin CdS nanosheets, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 4899.

8. Yao Xu, Peng Zhai, Yuchen Deng, Jinglin Xie, Xi Liu, Shuai Wang*, Ding Ma*, Highly selective olefin production from CO₂ hydrogenation on iron catalysts: A subtle synergy between manganese and sodium additives, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 21736−21744.

9. Yanling Yang, Mingwu Tan, Aidan Garcia, Zhaoxia Zhang, Jingdong Lin, Shaolong Wan, Jean-Sabin McEwen, Shuai Wang*, Yong Wang*, Controlling the oxidation state of Fe-based catalysts through nitrogen doping toward the hydrodeoxygenation of m‑cresol, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 7884−7893.

10.  Bing An, Yaping Meng, Zhe Li, Yahui Hong, Tingting Wang, Shuai Wang*, Jingdong Lin*, Cheng Wang*, Shaolong Wan, Yong Wang, Wenbin Lin, A pyrocarbonate intermediate for CO₂ activation and selective conversion in bifunctional metal-organic frameworks, J. Catal. 2019, 373, 37−47.

11. Yuchen Deng, Rui Gao, Lili Lin, Tong Liu, Xiao-Dong Wen, Shuai Wang*, Ding Ma*, Solvent tunes the selectivity of hydrogenation reaction over α-MoC catalyst, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 14481−14489.

12. Shuai Wang*, Enrique Iglesia*, Entropy-driven high reactivity of formaldehyde in nucleophilic attack by enolates on oxide catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 775−782.