Biography
Xu Hou received his B.S. degree (2006) from Sichuan University, China. His scientific interest was materials of tissue engineering. He completed his Ph.D. (2011) at National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China under the direction of Prof. Lei Jiang. His scientific interests were focused on the design and fabrication of biomimetic nanochannels. He did postdoctoral research in Prof. Joanna Aizenberg’s group at Harvard University (2012–2015). Later he did the collaboration research as a visiting scientist in Prof. Ali Khademhosseini lab at Harvard Medical School. He joined in Xiamen University in 2016, and he is the Principal Investigator of Bio-inspired Smart Multi-Scale Pore/Channel Group at Xiamen University as a full professor at both College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and College of Physical Science and Technology in Xiamen University. His current researches focus on bio-inspired and smart multi-scale pore/channel systems, membrane science and technology, micro/nanofluidics, colloid and interface science, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, nano/micro fabrication for energy-saving and biomedical applications. In 2017, he was selected as a Minjiang Scholar for Popular Science (first batch). Now he is a Chief Scientist of National Key Research and Development Program of China, and also the leading scientist for Special Project of Strategic Emerging Industries from Fujian Development and Reform Commission. Meanwhile he was invited as an industrial development consultant of Zhangzhou City. As a researcher, Xu has published 2 Books and 110 research papers, such as Nature, Science, Nat. Rev. Mater., Nat. Comm., Sci. Adv., Chem. Soc. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., ACS Nano, Chem. Commun., Adv. Funct. Mater., and Small, etc. H-index: 43, Total Citations > 7300. In 2013, he published his first academic book at Springer for recognition of outstanding PhD research and got the Springer Theses Prize. In 2014, he received the Harvard Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development, in honor of excellence and achievement in academic research. He has been awarded 2014 SciFinder Future Leader in Chemistry Program of the American Chemical Society. In 2018, he received the Chinese Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Young Chemist. In 2019, he received Young Investigator Award of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, and was selected to represent 100# Fm in Periodic Table of Younger Chemists of IUPAC and 33# As in Periodic Table of Younger Chemists of China. In 2020, he received the National Scientific Innovation and Advancement Award. In 2021, he received the Membranes 2021 Young Investigator Award. In 2022, he received the XPLORER Prize.
Academic Activities
2022 |
Attend the 7th BRICS Young Scientists Forum and host the New Materials Session |
2022 |
Attend Accounts of Materials Research Symposium |
2022 |
Attend ICANX Summit 2022 |
2021 |
Attend SusMat: Materials Innovation for Sustainable Development |
2021 |
Attend Xiamen Soft Matter Forum 2021 |
2021 |
Organize a special issue on Materials field for the centennial anniversary of Xiamen University in Advanced Materials |
2021 |
Attend the 1st International Conference on Energy Materials (ICEM) 2021 |
2021 |
Attend the 4th World Laureates Forum |
2021 |
Attend China Materials Conference 2021 |
2021 |
Attend IEEE-NEMS 2021 |
2021 |
Attend the 32th annual meeting of the Chinese Chemical Society |
2020 |
Attend the 3rd Elite Youth Forum of Chinese Chemical Society |
2020 |
Attend International Symposium on Bioinspired Interfacial Materials with Superwettability |
2019 |
Attend the 20th National Electrochemical Conference of the Chinese Chemical Society |
2019 |
Attend the 17th Academic Conference of Chinese Chemical Society on Colloid and Interfacial Chemistry |
2019 |
Attend Chinese Material Annual Meeting |
2019 |
The 4th Sino-German Symposium on Biomimetics |
2018 |
Attend the 10th Singapore International Chemistry Conference |
2018 |
Attend Advanced Biomedical Materials Summit Forum between China and Canada |
2018 |
Attend the 7th Annual World Congress of Advanced Materials |
2018 |
Attend China Materials Conference 2018 |
2018 |
Attend the 31th annual meeting of the Chinese Chemical Society |
2017 |
Leading guest editor of Small (Special issue: Small, 2018, 14) |
2017 |
Deputy director of professional committee of Physical Chemistry, youth editorial board of Chinese Chemical Letters |
2016 |
Youth editorial board of Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry |
2014 |
Participant in SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry Program, USA |
2013 |
Participant at National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting, USA |
2012-2013 |
Academic editor of Journal of Nanomaterials (SCI, Hindawi Publishing Corporation) |
2009 |
Participant in International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme at Australia |
2010-2011 |
Editor in Chief of Student Communication of NCNST |
2004-2006 |
Vice President of SCU College Student Association of Science and Technology |
2004-2006 |
Editor in Chief of Student Journal of SCU |
Education
September 2006-July 2011 |
Ph.D., Physical chemistry, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Advisor: Prof. Lei Jiang, Beijing, China
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September 2002-July 2006 |
B.E., Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University (SCU), Chengdu, China |
Awards, Honors and Grants
2022 |
XPLORER Prize, China |
2022 |
Outstanding Youth Award of International Society of Bionic Engineering |
2021 |
Membranes 2021 Young Investigator Award |
2020 |
National Scientific Innovation and Advancement Award, China |
2020 |
Leading research field "Liquid gating technology" was selected as the 2020 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry by “International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) |
2020 |
Winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars |
2020 |
Top Ten Science Communicators of Fujian Province, China |
2020 |
International Water Association-Beijing Capital "Mercury Gold Prize" of Scientific Innovation |
2019 |
Represent 100# Fm in Periodic Table of Younger Chemists of IUPAC |
2019 |
Represent 33# As in Periodic Table of Younger Chemists of China |
2019 |
Young Investigator Award of Colloid and Interface Chemistry |
2018 |
Chinese Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Young Chemist |
2018 |
Chief Scientist of National Key Research and Development Program of China |
2017 |
Minjiang Scholar for Popular Science (first batch) |
2014 |
Harvard University Postdoctoral Awards for Professional Development, USA |
2013 |
Springer Theses Prize (International Publisher Science, Technology, Medicine) |
2013 |
The National Postdoctoral Association Travel Awards, USA |
2011-2012 |
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2010-2011 |
Excellent President Award of Chinese Academy of Science for Graduates |
2010-2011 |
Outstanding Graduate of Chinese Academy of Science |
2010-2011 |
First Prize of the 9th "Colloid Awards of China" |
2010-2011 |
Student Scholarship Award of the Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Conference, USA |
2010-2011 |
"ICBN 2010 Student Travel Award Winner" awarded by Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and Society for Biological Engineering, Singapore |
2009-2010 |
"Full Scholarship of International Interdisciplinary Summer School, Australia" provided by International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme |
2009-2010 |
School Outstanding Student Model of Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2008-2009 |
School Outstanding Student of NCNST |
2007-2009 |
Excellent Academic Performance Scholarship of NCNST |
2005-2006 |
School Outstanding Student Cadre of SCU |
2005-2006 |
School Outstanding Graduate of SCU and School Outstanding Dissertation of SCU |
2003-2006 |
School Outstanding Student of SCU |