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Sponsored by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringHost: Nianqiang Wunianqiangwu@umass.edu413-545-6892 Gang WuWashington University “Single-Metal-Site Catalystsfor Sustainable Hydrogen Energy: History, Present, and Future”Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m.201 LGRT, UMass Amherst(Refreshments at 11:15 a.m.) Abstract:Fossilfuels have been used overwhelmingly across many industrial sectors in recentdecades, leading to significant CO2 and other pollutant emissions,low efficiency, and unsustainability. Clean and efficient energy storage andconversion via electrochemical reactionsassociated with hydrogen, oxygen, and water have attracted substantialattention for energy and environmental sustainability. Among compelling energytechnologies, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a promisingzero-emission power source for transportation, helping mitigate environmentalpollution and reduce fossil-fuel dependence. Meanwhile, water electrolyzershave been clearly identified as the sustainable pathway to produce cheap greenhydrogen efficiently using renewable electricity. However, current materials,including catalysts, membranes, and ionomers, cannot meet the challengingtargets of high efficiency, low cost, and long-term durability for hydrogenfuel cells and water electrolyzers. Developing high-performance catalysts fromearth-abundant elements to replace current precious metals is crucial formaking these hydrogen technologies viable for large-scale clean energyapplications. This talk discusses recent advances, achievements, andperspectives on developing low-cost, high-performance catalysts based on newlyemerging atomically dispersed single-metal-site-rich metal-nitrogen-carbonmaterials for sustainable, clean hydrogen technologies. Bio:Gang Wu is the Elvera and William R.Stuckenberg Endowed Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He is anECS Fellow and has substantial expertise in electrochemical science andengineering. He completed all his degrees, including Ph.D., at the HarbinInstitute of Technology in 2004. After extensive postdoctoral training atTsinghua University, the University of South Carolina, and Los Alamos NationalLaboratory (LANL), he became a staff scientist at LANL in 2010. Then, he joinedSUNY Buffalo as a tenure-track assistant professor in 2014 and was quicklypromoted to associate professor in 2018 and to full professor in 2020. After a decade of serviceat SUNY Buffalo, he joined Washington University in St. Louis in 2024. His currentresearch focuses on advanced electrocatalysis and catalysis for hydrogen andelectrochemical energy technologies, such as polymer electrolyte fuel cells, waterelectrolysis, CO2 reduction, electrosynthesis, and carbon-freenitrogen electrochemistry. He is also interested in developing clean-energy-relatedheterogeneous catalysis, including efficient ammonia synthesis and cracking, toaddress the grand challenges of hydrogen storage and transportation. Dr. Wu isa leading scientist in the exploration of single-metal-site catalysts forsustainable electrocatalysis, as evidenced by more than 400 papers inprestigious journals and approximately 70,000 citations, with an H-index of 142(Google Scholar ). Dr. Wu has been recognizedby Clarivate Analytics as a Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. He serves as anAssociate Editor for a few journals, including the Journal of theElectrochemical Society (JES), the Electrochemical Society’s flagshipjournal, and Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy.
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