Guang Lu

Professor

B. Sc. in Applied Electrochemistry Major, Harbin Institute of Technology (China), 1996

M. Sc. in High-Voltage and Insulation Technology Major, Harbin University of Science and Technology (China), 1999

Ph.D.in Polymer Chemistry and Physics Major , Jilin University (China), 2002

Postdoctoral research, Tulane University, 2005

Postdoctoral research, Northwestern University, 2010

Postdoctoral research, Nanyang Technological University, 2012

Professor, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, since 2012

TEL: 0512-65884620

Email: glu@suda.edu.cn

Research interests:

Synthesis and applications of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) and covalent organic framework (COF) materials in catalysis, separation, and sensing.

Main contributions and projects:

His research focuses on the controlled synthesis, functionalization, and device fabrication of MOF and COF materials and their applications in catalysis, sensing, and energy-relative fields. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in top-ranked journals, including Nat. Chem., JACS, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., etc. The papers have been cited over 3,000 times with an H-index of 23. He has received funding supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the “1000 Young Talents Program”.

Selected publications:

1. Oxygen-assisted cathodic deposition of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks with controlled thickness. Qing Zhang, Zhengming Wu, Yuan Lv, Yali Li, Yajing Zhao, Rui Zhang, Yushuang Xiao, Xiaofei Shi, Danrui Zhang, Rui Hua, Jianlin Yao, Jun Guo, Rong Huang, Yi Cui, Zhenhui Kang, Subhadip Goswami, Lee Robison, Kepeng Song, Xinghua Li, Yu Han, Lifeng Chi,* Omar K. Farha,* Guang Lu*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., DOI: 10.1002/anie.201808465.

2. A family of metal-organic frameworks exhibiting size-selective catalysis with encapsulated noble-metal nanoparticles. Weina Zhang^#, Guang Lu^#, Chenlong Cui, Yayuan Liu, Shaozhou Li, Wenjin Yan, Chong Xing, Yonggui Robin Chi, Yanhui Yang, Fengwei Huo*. Adv. Mater., 26(2014)4056-4060 (#Co-first author).

3. Imparting functionality to a metal–organic framework material by controlled nanoparticle encapsulation. Guang Lu, Shaozhou Li, Zhen Guo, Omar K. Farha, Brad G. Hauser, Xiaoying Qi, Yi Wang, Xin Wang, Sanyang Han, Xiaogang Liu4, Joseph S. DuChene, Hua Zhang, Qichun Zhang, Xiaodong Chen, JanMa, Say Chye Joachim Loo,7, Wei D. Wei, Yanhui Yang, Joseph T. Hupp*, Fengwei Huo*. Nat. Chem., 4(2012) 310-316.

4. Engineering ZIF-8 thin films for hybrid MOF-based devices. Guang Lu, Omar K. Farha, Weina Zhang, Fengwei Huo, Joseph T. Hupp. Adv. Mater., 24(2012)3970-3974.

5. Fabrication of metal-organic framework-containing silica-colloidal crystals for vapor sensing. Guang Lu, Omar K. Farha, Lauren E. Kreno, Paul M. Schoenecker, Krista S. Walton, Richard P. Van Duyne, Joseph T. Hupp*. Adv. Mater., 23(2011)4449-4452.

6. Metal-organic frameworks as sensors: a ZIF-8 based Fabry-Perot device as a selective sensor for chemical vapors and gases. Guang Lu, Joseph T. Hupp*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132(2010)7832-7833.

7. Fabricating ordered voids in colloidal crystal film-substrate system by using organic liquid patterns as templates. Guang Lu, Xin Chen, Jimin Yao, Wei Li, Gang Zhang, Dongyuan Zhao, Bai Yang*, Jiacong Shen. Adv. Mater. 14(2002)1799-1802.

8. Fabricating ordered two-dimensional arrays of polymer rings with sub-micrometer-sized features on patterned self-Assembled monolayers by dewetting. Guang Lu, Wei Li, Jimin Yao, Gang Zhang, Bai Yang*, Jiacong Shen. Adv. Mater. 14(2002)1049-1053.