Principal Investigator (PI)
Prof. Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury (Email: abhishek@wust.edu.cn, abhishek@whu.edu.cn, abhishekdc@zohomail.com)
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06/2025 - now Distinguished Researcher/Professor and Doctoral Tutor, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
12/2019 - 05/2025 Distinguished Researcher/Professor and Doctoral Tutor, Wuhan University, China
2018 - 2019 Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST Catalysis Centre, Saudi Arabia (Advisor: Prof. Jorge Gascon)
2014 - 2018 Postdoctoral fellow, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (Advisor: Prof. Bert M. Weckhuysen)
2013 - 2014 Postdoctoral fellow, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis Germany (Advisor: Prof. Matthias Beller)
2008 - 2012 Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay, India (Advisor: Prof. Goutam K. Lahiri)
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Early Career Editorial Board (Journal of Catalysis, Elsevier: 2023-Present)
Editorial Board (Material Today Chemistry, Elsevier: 2024-Present)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Xin Zhang
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09/2025 - now Postdoctoral Fellow, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2022 - 2025 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Wuhan University, China (Advisor: Dr. A. D. Chowdhury)
2021 - 2022 Research Assistant, Wuhan University, China (Advisor: Dr. A. D. Chowdhury)
2020 - 2021 Assistant Engineer, Wuhan Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd of CCTEG, China
2017 - 2020 Master, China University of Petroleum, China (Advisor: Prof. Xiaoping Dai)
2013 - 2017 Bachelor, Yangtze University, China (Advisor: Huan Yang)
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Dr. Panpan Hao
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10/2025 - now Postdoctoral Fellow, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2023 - 2025 Lecturer, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, School of Pharmacy, China
2020 - 2023 Postdoctoral Researcher, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhang)
2016 - 2020 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Nanjing University, China (Advisor: Dr. Xuefeng Guo and Yi Chen)
2013 - 2016 M.Sc., Taiyuan University of Technology, China (Advisor: Jun Ren)
2009 - 2013 B.Sc., Xinyang Normal University, China (Advisor: Xiulan Zhang)
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Research Assistant
Mr. Xinyu You
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06/205 - now Research Assistant, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2024 - 2025 Research Assistant, Wuhan University, China
2022 - 2024 M.E., Wuhan University, China (Advisor: Dr. A. D. Chowdhury)
2017 - 2021 Bachelor, China Three Gorges University, China
Mr. Hexun Zhou
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06/2025 - now Research Assistant, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2021 - 2024 M.Sc., Wuhan University, China (Advisor: Dr. A. D. Chowdhury)
2016 - 2020 Bachelor, Northeastern University, China
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Doctoral Candidates
Mr. Shican Jiang
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07/2022 - now Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University, China
2021 - 2022 Process Engineer, Process Engineering, BASF Catalysts (Guilin) Co., Ltd. China
2019 - 2021 Joint training of Postgraduate/Cooperation research, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Advisor: Profs. Zengli Zhao, Kun Zhao)
2018 - 2021 Master, Guilin University of Technology, China (Advisor: Prof. Fang He)
2014 - 2018 Bachelor, Guilin University of Technology, China
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Ms. Yining Li
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09/2020 - now Integrated Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University, China
2015 - 2019 Bachelor, Dalian University of Technology, China
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Mr. Zuozheng Liu
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09/2023 - now Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University, China
2020-2023 Master, Dalian University of Technology, China (Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Lei Shi)
2016-2020 Bachelor, Shandong Normal University, China
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Master's Students
Ms. Yunfan Wang
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09/2024 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University, China
2020-2024 Bachelor, Wuhan Institute of Technology, China
Mr. Mingyu Yi
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09/2024 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University, China
2020-2024 Bachelor, Northwest A&F University, China
Mr. Xiaoyi Wang
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09/2025 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2021-2025 Bachelor, Yantai University, China
Ms. Leijun Li
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09/2025 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2020-2024 Bachelor, Taishan University, China