Education:
Graduated from Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University(1962);
Completed graduate study in Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University(1966);
Worked at Department of Chemistry, MIT, as a visiting scholar(1982-1983).
Professor, Xiamen University(1987);
Member of the Chinese Academy of Science(1997).

Principal Research Interests:
Heterogeneous Catalysis, including selective oxidation of light alkanes and structure-function relationship of nitrogenase, in-situ and dynamic spectroscopic characterization and the theoretical modeling of catalysis and catalytic reactions mechanism.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. “In Situ Raman and Pulse Reaction Study on the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas over a Pt/Al2O3 Catalyst”, M.-L. Wang, H.-Z. Zheng, J.-M. Li, W.-Z. Weng*, W.-S. Xia, C.-J. Huang, H.-L. Wan*, Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2011, DOI:10.1002/asia.201000580.

2. “BrOsted-NH4+ mechanism versus nitrite mechanism: new insight into the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3”, R.-M. Yuan, G. Fu, X. Xu*, H.-L. Wan*, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2011, 13: 453-460.

3. “Mesoporous nickel oxides as effective catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene”, J.-H. Li, C.-C. Wang, C.-J. Huang*, Y.-F. Sun, W.-Z. Weng, H.-L. Wan*, Applied Catalysis A: General 2010, 382: 99-105.

4. “NiO-polyoxometalate nanocomposites as efficient catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane and isobutane”, Q.-H. Zhang, C.-J. Cao, T. Xu, M. Sun, J.-H. Zhang, Y. Wang*, H.-L. Wan*, Chemical Communications 2009, (17): 2376-2378.

5. “In situ IR and pulse reaction studies on the active oxygen species over SrF2/Nd2O3 catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane”, L.-H. Wang, X.-D. Yi, W.-Z. Weng*, H.-L. Wan*, Catalysis Today 2008, 131: 135-139.

6. “Effect of Rh loading on the performance of Rh/Al2O3 for methane partial oxidation to synthesis gas”, J.-M. Li, F.-Y. Huang, W.-Z. Weng*, X.-Q. Pei, C.-R. Luo, H.-Q. Lin, C.-J. Huang, H.-L. Wan*, Catalysis Today 2008, 131: 179-187.

7. “Partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Co/Ca/Al2O3 catalysts”, X.-X. Gao, C.-J. Huang*, N.-W. Zhang, J.-H. Li, W.-Z. Weng, H.-L. Wan*, Catalysis Today 2008, 131: 211-218.

8. “Understanding the reactivity of the tetrahedrally coordinated high-valence d(0) transition metal oxides toward the C-H bond activation of alkanes: A cluster model study”, G. Fu, Z.-N. Chen, X. Xu*, H.-L. Wan*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2008, 112: 717-721.

9. “In situ Raman study on the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Rh/Al2O3 and Ru/Al2O3 catalysts”, Y. Liu, F.-Y. Huang, J.-M. Li, W.-Z. Weng*, C.-R. Luo, M.-L. Wang, W.-S. Xia, C.-J. Huang, H.-L. Wan*, Journal of Catalysis 2008, 256: 192-203.

10. “Mechanisms for O2 dissociation over the BaO (100) surface”, N.-X. Lu, G. Fu, X. Xu*, H.-L. Wan*, Journal of Chemical Physics 2008, 128: 034702.

11. “Developing selective oxidation catalysts of light alkanes: From fundamental understanding to rational design”,G. Fu, X.-D. Yi, C.-J. Huang, X. Xu*, W.-Z. Weng, W.-S. Xia, H.-L. Wan*, Surface Review and Letters 2007, 14: 645-656.

12. “Isotopic oxygen exchange and EPR studies of superoxide species on the SrF2/La2O3 catalyst”, L.-H. Wang, X.-D. Yi, W.-Z. Weng, C.-X. Zhang*, X. Xu*, H.-L. Wan*, Catalysis Letters 2007, 118: 238-243.

13. “Effects of calcination temperatures on the catalytic performance of Rh/Al2O3 for methane partial oxidation to synthesis gas”, W.-Z. Weng*, X.-Q. Pei, J.-M. Li, C.-R. Luo, Y. Liu, H.-Q. Lin, C.-J. Huang, H.-L. Wan*, Catalysis Today 2006, 117: 53-61.

14. “Mechanisms of initial propane activation on molybdenum oxides: A density functional theory study”, G. Fu, X. Xu*, X. Lu, H.-L. Wan*, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109: 6416-6421.

15. “Mechanisms of methane activation and transformation on molybdenum oxide based catalysts”, G. Fu, X. Xu*, X. Lu, H.-L. Wan*, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127: 3989-3996.

16. “Laser-induced formation of metal-peroxide linkages on the surface of lanthanum sesquioxide under oxygen”, W.-Z. Weng*, H.-L. Wan*, J.-M. Li, Z.-X. Cao, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2004, 43: 975-977.