Hua Lu (吕华) Ph.D.
Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Associate Editor, the ACS journal Biomacromolecules
Professional Experiences
02/2022 – Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
02/2020 – 01/2022 Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
02/2014 – 01/2020 Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Education and Training
07/2011 – 05/2014 Postdoctoral fellow, The Scripps Research Institute
Mentor: Prof. Peter G. Schultz,
08/2006 – 05/2011 Ph.D., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Advisor: Prof. Jianjun Cheng,
09/2002 – 07/2006 B.S., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Awards and Honors
Distinguished Young Investigator, NSFC (2021)
1ST Tier Award and Most Popular Award (selected by students) in the 24th Teaching Skill Competition of PKU (2020)
ACS PMSE Young Investigator (2020)
International Leading Young Scientist of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2020)
Young Scholar Award of CCS Polymer Division (2019)
Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Prize for Young Scientists (2017)
Excellent Young Investigator, NSFC (2017)
ACS AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry (2013)
IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, Honorable Mention Award (2012)
Damon-Runyon Cancer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2011-2014)
Racheff-Intel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research (Top Winner), MSE of UIUC (2011)
Hobby: Running and Badminton
Personal ORCID link: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-3091