Dr. Cheng Tang received his B.Eng. and Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University in 2013 and 2018, respectively. After graduation, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Adelaide for three years and was promoted to Lecturer in July 2021. He joined Tsinghua University in 2022. Aiming at carbon-neutral energy and chemistry, his research focuses on developing new chemistry, materials, and devices for green electrified chemical industry (e.g., green hydrogen, electrosynthesis). He has published one authored book and over 120 refereed journal papers. Dr. Tang was awarded 2022 ARC DECRA, 2021 MIT TR 35 Asia Pacific, Frobes China U30, 2019 Chorafas Foundation Award, Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics (2020–2023), and more. He is a section editor of J. Energy Chem., and Young Editorial Board Member of Carbon Future, eScience, Particuology, Green Energy Environ., EcoMat, and Exploration.

2009~2013 B.Eng., Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2013~2018 Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2018~2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide

2021~2022 Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide

2022~present Associate Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Green electrification of chemical industry, energy materials chemistry, electrocatalysis and electrosynthesis, green hydrogen

1. N. Wang, S. Song, W. Wu, Z. Deng,* C. Tang,* Bridging laboratory electrocatalysts with industrially relevant alkaline water electrolyzers, Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 14, 2303451.

2. C. Tang,* Q. Zhang,* Green electrification of the chemical industry toward carbon neutrality, Engineering 2023, 29, 22-26.

3. J.-Y. Zhang, C. Xia, H.-F. Wang, C. Tang,* Recent advances in electrocatalytic oxygen reduction for on-site hydrogen peroxide synthesis in acidic media, J. Energy Chem. 2022, 67, 432-450.

4. H.-F. Wang, C. Tang,* C.-X. Zhao, J.-Q. Huang, Q. Zhang,* Emerging graphene derivatives and analogues for efficient energy electrocatalysis, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 2204755.

5. D. Yao, C. Tang,* P. Wang, H. Cheng, H. Jin, L.-X. Ding, S.-Z. Qiao,* Electrocatalytic green ammonia production beyond ambient aqueous nitrogen reduction, Chem. Eng. Sci. 2022, 257, 117735.

6. L. Li, C. Tang,* H. Jin, K. Davey, S.-Z. Qiao,* Main group elements boost electrochemical nitrogen fixation, Chem 2021, 7, 3232-3255.

7. C. Tang, L. Chen, H. Li, L. Li, Y. Jiao, Y. Zheng, H. Xu, K. Davey, S.-Z. Qiao,* Tailoring acidic oxygen reduction-selectivity on single-atom catalysts via modification of first and second coordination spheres, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 7819-7827.

8. C. Tang, Y. Zheng, M. Jaroniec, S.-Z. Qiao,* Electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19572-19590.

9. C. Tang, Y. Jiao, B. Shi, J.-N. Liu, Z. Xie, X. Chen, Q. Zhang, S.-Z. Qiao,* Coordination tunes selectivity: Two-electron oxygen reduction on high-loading molybdenum single-atom catalysts, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 9171.

10. C. Tang, S.-Z. Qiao,* How to explore ambient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reliably and insightfully, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 3166.

11. C. Tang, L. Zhong, B. S. Zhang, H. F. Wang, Q. Zhang,* 3D mesoporous van der waals heterostructures for trifunctional energy electrocatalysis, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1705110.

12. C. Tang, H. F. Wang, Q. Zhang,* Multiscale principles to boost reactivity in gas-involving energy electrocatalysis, Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 881.

13. C. Tang, Q. Zhang,* Nanocarbon for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis: Dopants, edges, and defects, Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1604103.

14. C. Tang, B. Wang, H. F. Wang, Q. Zhang,* Defect engineering toward atomic Co-Nx-C in hierarchical graphene for rechargeable flexible solid Zn-air batteries, Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1703185.

15. C. Tang, M. M. Titirici, Q. Zhang,* A review of nanocarbons in energy electrocatalysis: Multifunctional substrates and highly active sites, J. Energy Chem. 2017, 26, 1077.

16. C. Tang, H. F. Wang, X. Chen, B. Q. Li, T. Z. Hou, B. S. Zhang, Q. Zhang,* M. M. Titirici,* F. Wei,* Topological defects in metal-free nanocarbon for oxygen electrocatalysis, Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 6845.

17. C. Tang, B. Q. Li, Q. Zhang,* L. Zhu, H. F. Wang, J. L. Shi, F. Wei, CaO-templated growth of hierarchical porous graphene for high-power lithium-sulfur battery applications, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 577.

18. C. Tang, H. S. Wang, H. F. Wang, Q. Zhang,* G. L. Tian, J. Q. Nie, F. Wei, Spatially confined hybridization of nanometer-sized NiFe hydroxides into nitrogen-doped graphene frameworks leading to superior oxygen evolution reactivity, Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 4516.

19. C. Tang, Q. Zhang,* M. Q. Zhao, J. Q. Huang, X. B. Cheng, G. L. Tian, H. J. Peng, F. Wei,* Nitrogen-doped aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sandwiches: Facile catalytic growth on bifunctional natural catalysts and their applications as scaffolds for high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 6100.

20. C. Tang, Construction Principles and Controllable Fabrication of 3D Graphene Materials, Springer Singapore. 2021. ISBN: 978-981-16-0356-3.

2020~2023 Highly Cited Researchers – in Cross-Field (Clarivate Analytics)

2022 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow

2021 MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific

2020 First Prize of 2020 Chinese Chemical Society Basic Research Achievements Award

2019 The Chorafas Foundation Award in Chemistry

2018 CPCIF-Clariant Clean Tech Award

2016 Young Scholar Award in NDNC2016