Academic Qualification
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales
Teaching Area
Physical Chemistry
Nanocatalysis
Renewable Energy
Research Area
Sensing Materials and Devices
Green Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals
Nanocatalysis for Energy and Environment
Professional Services
Early Career Editorial Member, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, since 2025
Early Career Editorial Member, Nano-Micro Letters, since 2025
Early Career Editorial Member, Journal of Energy Chemistry, since 2024
Early Career Editorial Member, Nano Materials Science, since 2023
Early Career Editorial Member, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022-2025
Working Experience
Oct. 2022 ~ present, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology
Mar.2019 ~ Oct. 2022, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong
Award
2026 Best Research Output Award, Macau University of Science and Technology
Academic Publication (selected)
1. Songying Qu, Baiyi Li, Mingcong Wang, Zhanghong Zhou, Rui Zhao, Hao Wu*, Surface phosphate functionalization regulates electron polaron and glycerol oxidation pathway for dihydroxyacetone production over BiVO4 photoanodes, Chemical Engineering Journal 2026, Early View.
2. Zhanghong Zhou, Hao Wu*, Polarons in oxide photoelectrocatalysts: hidden quasi-particles governing solar-to-fuel conversion, ACS Energy Letters 2026, 11 (6), 4244-4257.
3. Rui Zhao, Wahyu Prasetyo Utomo, Songying Qu, Qiong Lei, Yanguang Li, Hao Wu*, Toward sustainable urea synthesis: materials design and mechanistic perspectives in electrocatalytic and photo (electro)catalytic systems, Advanced Energy Materials 2026, Early View.
4. Hao Wu*, Fatwa F Abdi, Yun Hau Ng, Polarons in heterogeneous photo(electro)catalysts, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, 65, e22726.
5. Xiaoxia Han, Songying Qu, Zhanghong Zhou, Rui Zhao, Sui-Dong Wang, Hao Wu*, Photoinduced electron transfer modulation: toward a visible-light-responsive photoelectrochemical platform for formaldehyde sensing, Analytical Chemistry 2025, 97 (47), 26193-26202
6. Songying Qu, Donghui Li, Hao Wu*, Yun Hau Ng, Promoting selective water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide in BiVO4 photoanode: interplay of preferential crystal facet and adsorbed bicarbonate, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 4535-4542.
7. Hao Wu*, Songying Qu, Yun Hau Ng, Bismuth vanadate capable of driving one-step-excitation photocatalytic overall water splitting, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 10829-10833.
8. Hao Wu*, Rui Liu, Donghui Li, Yun Hau Ng, Porphyrin-based metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction: Current understanding and challenges, Nano Materials Science 2025, 8, 183, 206.
9. Hao Wu*, Lei Zhang, Aijun Du, Junwang Tang, Yun Hau Ng, Front-illuminated solar water splitting of BiVO4 photoanode via mediating small polaron hopping, ACS Energy Letters 2023, 8, 2177-2184.
10. Hao Wu, Lei Zhang, Aijun Du, Rowshanak Irani, Roel van de Krol, Fatwa F. Abdi, Yun Hau Ng, Low-bias photoelectrochemical water splitting via mediating trap states and small polaron hopping, Nature Communications 2022, 13, 6231.
11. Hao Wu, Rowshanak Irani, Kunfeng Zhang, Lin Jing, Hongxing Dai, Hoi Ying Chung, Fatwa F. Abdi, Yun Hau Ng, Unveiling carrier dynamics in periodic porous 3D BiVO4 photocatalyst for enhanced solar water splitting, ACS Energy Letters 2021, 6, 3400-3407.
12. Hao Wu, Xin Ying Kong, Xiaoming Wen, Siang-Piao Chai, Emma C. Lovell, Junwang Tang, Yun Hau Ng, Metal-organic framework decorated cuprous oxide nanowires for long-lived charges applied in selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60 (15), 8455-8459.
13. Hao Wu, Hui Ling Tan, Cui Ying Toe, Jason Scott, Lianzhou Wang, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng, Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical systems: similarities and differences, Advanced Materials 2020, 32 (18) 1904717
14. Hao Wu, Zhaoke Zheng, Peng Wang, Judy Hart, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng, A pulse electrodeposited amorphous tunnel layer stabilizes Cu2O for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting under visible-light irradiation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8 (11), 5638-5646.
Grants
2026.04 -- 2029.04 Development of Photoelectrochemical Sensing Platforms for Plasma Signature Protein Recognition in Alzheimer’s Disease (FDCT)
2024.01 -- 2026.12 Development of Cu-based Composite Photocatalysts by Unveiling the Underlying Polaron Mechanism (NSFC)
2023.10 -- 2026.10 Development of Nanostructured Perovskite Oxide Ceramic Semiconductors for Green Hydrogen Production (FDCT)
2023.06 -- 2026.06 Development of Nanostructured Perovskite Oxides by Unveiling the Underlying Photocorrosion Mechanism (FDCT)
Professional Society Membership
Member, China Renewable Energy Society (CRES)
Member, Australian Materials Research Society (AMRS)
