Curriculum Vitae - Prof. Xiao-Feng Wu

Academic Education

09/2003-06/2007

Dept. of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (Bachelor)
ZheJiang Province, P. R. China

09/2007-06/2009

UMR 6226 CNRS, Universite de Rennes 1, France (Master)
Advisor: Professor Christophe Darcel
Topic: Iron-Catalyzed Reactions

08/2009-01/2012

Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Rostock, Germany. (PhD)
Advisor: Professor Matthias Beller
Topic: Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Reactions

03/2017Habilitation in Rennes 1 University, France

Profession

04/2017-now

Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Rostock, Germany
Research group leader

since 2012

Dept. of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Professor in organic chemistry

02/2012-03/2017

Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Rostock, Germany
Junior research group leader

Honors and other activities

2011

The Chinese government award for outstanding self-financed students abroad

2011-2012

Max-Buchner scholarship, Germany

2013Qianjiang Scholar of Zhejiang Province, China
2014First class of 151 talent program of Zhejiang Province, China
2015Wiley Excellent Author Award
2016Zhejiang Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
2016Guest Editor of Catalysts (Themed issue on ‘Organometallic Catalysis for Organic Synthesis’
2016Young Scientist Prize of the 16th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC 16
2017Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
2017Guest Editor of Molecules (Special issue on ‘Base Metal Catalysis and Green Synthesis’
2017Visit scientist in EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (with Prof. Paul Joseph Dyson, July-August