Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2019. Supervisor: Prof. Yadong Li

M.S. in Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2016. Supervisor: Prof. Yadong Li

B.S. in Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2013

Teaching Area

Inorganic chemistry | Materials chemistry | Electron microscopy | Catalytic materials and processes

Research Area

Nanomaterials—synthesis and characterization | Single atom catalysis | Electrochemistry

Small molecule activation | Green chemistry | First-principle calculation

Working Experience

Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, 2022–Present

Visiting Scholar, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2020–2022. Mentor: Prof. Chen Chen

Lecturer (Macao Fellow), University of Macau, Macao SAR, 2019–2022. Mentor: Prof. Hui Pan

Academic Publication

Dr. Cheong has published more than 70 collaborative works in high-impact SCI journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Chemistry, Nature Catalysis, Advanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, with an H-index over 40.

Lin R, Chen HW, Cui TT, Zhang ZD, Zhou QX, Nan L, Cheong WC, Schröck L, Ramm V, Ding QR, Liang X, Saris S, Wendisch FJ, Maier SA, Fischer RA, Zhu YF, Wang D, Cortes E. Optimization of p-Type Cu2O Nanocube Photocatalysts Based on Electronic Effects. ACS Catalysis, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02710

Yu K, Sun KA, Cheong WCM*, Tan X, He C, Zhang JQ, Li JZ, Chen C*. Oxalate-Assisted Synthesis of  Hollow Carbon Nanocage With Fe Single Atoms for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. Small DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302611

Gao HX#, Wang S#, Cheong WCM#,*, Wang KX, Xu HF, Huang AJ, Ma JG, Li JZ, Ip WFA, Hui KS*, Dinh DA, Fan X, Bin F, Chen FM, Hui KN*. Topological defect and sp3/sp2 carbon interface derived from ZIF-8 with linker vacancies for oxygen reduction reaction. Carbon 2023, 203, 76–87.

Mateen M*, Akhtar MN, Gao L, Cheong WCM*, Lv SS, Zhou Y, Chen Z*. Engineering electrophilic atomic Ir sites on CeO2 colloidal spheres for selectivity control in hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Nano Research 2022, 15, 7107–7115.

Zhao D, Sun KA, Cheong WC, Zheng LR, Zhang C, Liu SJ, Cao X, Wu KL, Pan Y, Zhuang ZW, Hu BT, Wang DS, Peng Q, Chen C, Li YD. Synergistically Interactive Pyridinic-N–MoP Sites: Identified Active Centers for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Solution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59, 8982–8990.

Jiao JQ#, Lin R#, Liu SJ#, Cheong WC#, Zhang C, Chen Z, Pan Y, Tang JG, Wu KL, Hung SF, Chen HM, Zheng LR, Lu Q, Yang X, Xu BJ, Xiao H, Li J, Wang DS, Peng Q, Chen C, Li YD. Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2. Nature Chemistry 2019, 11, 222–228.

Cheong WC#, Yang WJ#, Zhang J#, Li Y, Zhao D, Liu SJ, Wu KL, Liu QG, Zhang C, Wang DS, Peng Q, Chen C, Li YD. Isolated Iron Single-Atomic Site-Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes to Arylamines. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 11, 33819–33824.

Wei SJ, Li A, Liu JC, Li Z, Chen WX, Gong Y, Zhang QH, Cheong WC, Wang Y, Zheng LR, Xiao H, Chen C, Wang DS, Peng Q, Gu L, Han XD, Li J, Li YD. Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms. Nature Nanotechnology 2018, 13, 856–861.

Cao X, Chen Z, Lin R, Cheong WC, Liu SJ, Zhang J, Peng Q, Chen C, Han T, Tong XJ, Wang Y,  Shen RA, Zhu W, Wang DS, Li YD. A photochromic composite with enhanced carrier separation for the photocatalytic activation of benzylic C–H bonds in toluene. Nature Catalysis 2018, 1, 704–710.

Pan Y, Sun KA, Liu SJ, Cao X, Wu KL, Cheong WC, Chen Z, Wang Y, Li Y, Liu YQ, Wang DS, Peng Q, Chen C, Li YD. Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Hollow Polyhedron for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 2610–2618.

Professional Certification and Awards

Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-field), 2022.

For More Information

Webpage about Cheong's research group:

https://www.x-mol.com/groups/wccheong

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2bGNGx0AAAAJ&hl=en