Biography

• Associate Research Fellow, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2023-now)

• Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2021-2023)

• Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Peking University (2021)

• B.S. in Materials Chemistry, Peking University (2016)

Research Interests

• Hydrogen production in heterogeneous catalysis. Exploring innovative catalytic processes for efficient hydrogen generation, including water-gas shift, alcohol team reforming, ammonia decomposition for safe and energy-dense storage.

• Structure-activity relationship of dispersed metal catalysts. Investigating the correlation between the structural properties of metal catalysts and their catalytic performance with advanced techniques of characterization and kinetic analysis, focusing on optimizing catalyst design for enhanced activity, selectivity, and stability.

• Liquid organic hydrogen carrier. Developing sustainable methods for hydrogen storage and transport through liquid organic carriers, aiming to facilitate the transition to a hydrogen economy.

Awards

• 2016: Honors Student, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

• 2020-2021: President Scholarship of Peking University; Changyang Scholarship; Red Avenue Physical Chemistry Scholarship; PKU Boya Postdoctoral Fellow

• 2022: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BMS) Junior Fellow; Young Scientist Fund of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

• 2024: Young Talent Award of the 18th International Congress on Catalysis

Selected Publications

1. Peng, M., et al., ACS Central Science., 2021, 7(2), 262-273.

2. Peng, M., et al., ACS Catalysis., 2022, 12(4), 2244-2252

3. Huang, F.,# Peng, M.,# et al., Journal of the American Chemical Society., 2022, 144(40), 18485-18493 (#: co-first author)

4. Jin R.,# Peng, M.,# Li A.,# et al., Journal of the American Chemical Society., 2019, 141(48), 18921-18925 (#: co-first author)

5. Dong ,C.,# Gao, Z.,# Li, Y.,# Peng, M.,# et al., Nature Catalysis., 2022, 5, 485-493 (#: co-first author)

Please find the full publication list at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-6KYgZUAAAAJ