Principal Investigator (PI)
Prof. Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury (Email: abhishek@wust.edu.cn, abhishek@whu.edu.cn, abhishekdc@zohomail.com)
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)
Early Career Editorial Board (Journal of Catalysis, Elsevier: 2023-Present)
Editorial Board (Material Today Chemistry, Elsevier: 2024-Present)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Xin Zhang
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 M.Sc., China University of Petroleum, China (Advisor: Prof. Xiaoping Dai)
2013 - 2017 B.Sc., Yangtze University, China (Advisor: Huan Yang)
Dr. Panpan Hao
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)
Dr. Mudadla Umamaheswara Rao
03/2026 - now Postdoctoral Fellow, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2020 - 2025 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad, India (Advisor: Prof. Ch. Subrahmanyam)
2015 - 2020 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College, Visakhapatnam, India
2013 - 2015 M.Sc. in Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India (Advisor: Dr. P. Shyamala)
2010 - 2013 B.Sc., Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India ( Advisor: Dr. Srinivas)
Dr. Tapan Dey
03/2026 - now Postdoctoral Fellow, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2021 - 2025 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Amity University, India (Advisor: Prof. Saikat Dutta)
2018 - 2020 B.Ed. in Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, India
2016 - 2017 Subject Matter Expert, SPI Global, India
2014 - 2016 M.Sc. in Chemistry, Pondicherry University, India (Advisor: Prof. N. Dastagiri Reddy)
2010 - 2013 B.Sc. in Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, India
Doctoral Candidates
Ms. Yining Li
09/2020 - now Integrated Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University, China
2015 - 2019 B.Sc., Dalian University of Technology, China
Mr. Zuozheng Liu
09/2023 - now Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University, China
2020-2023 M.Sc., Dalian University of Technology, China (Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Lei Shi)
2016-2020 B.Sc., Shandong Normal University, China
Mr. Xiaoyi Wang
09/2025 - now Integrated Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2021-2025 B.Sc., Yantai University, China
Ms. Godbetha Antelm Andrew
09/2025 - now Doctoral Candidate, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2022-2025 M.Sc., Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2018-2022 B.Sc., Zhengzhou University of Industrial Technology, China
Master's Students
Ms. Yunfan Wang
09/2024 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University, China
2020-2024 B.Sc., Wuhan Institute of Technology, China
Mr. Mingyu Yi
09/2024 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University, China
2020-2024 B.Sc., Northwest A&F University, China
Ms. Leijun Li
09/2025 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2020-2024 B.Sc., Taishan University, China
Mr. Philip Edem Mawuko
03/2024 - now Master's Student, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
2020-2024 B.Sc., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana