Teaching summary 2018 - present: Inorganic Chemistry for Engineers 2018 - present: Organic Chemistry for Engineers Biography Dr. Ryan Wang obtained his PhD in Chemistry from Peking University in 2012. He wasan Alexander von Humboldtresearcher in Max Planck Institute for coal research in Germany between2012 and 2015. He joined the Chemical Engineering Department of UCL as aLecturer in January 2016, and Associate Professor in 2021. He is the awardee ofthe Young Scientist Prize of the International Association of Catalysis Societiesin 2016. He is the member of the Early Career Advisory Board of Journal ChemCatChem and the member of the EPSRC SAT team in capitcal equipments.

My group studies and develops catalysts to reduce pollution and improve energy conversion efficiency. We specializein operando spectroscopy, studying the catalyst properties under the realistic reaction condition. This enables the direct observation of bond breaking and formation dynamics, in particular in oxidation reaction with molecular oxygen.

Favoring the Originally Unfavored Oxygen for Enhancing Nitrogen-to-Nitrate Electroconversion.. Li X, Hai G, Wan DHC, Liao Y, Yao Z, Zhao F, Huang L, Zhou J, Li G, Chen G-F, Wang FR, Leung MKH, Wang H. 10.1021/JACS.4C17380 Balancing the Aggregation of Cobalt Phthalocyanine on Carbon Nanohorn for Efficient H2O2 electrosynthesis in Neutral Electrolyte. Ding Y, Xing Z, Kuai C, Wang FR, Guo Y. 10.1002/CELC.202400650 Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries via Multifunctional Hydrogen-Bond-Rich Dulcitol at Lower Temperature. He Y, Chen Z, Feng J, Wang J, Zhang L, Gu H, Sheng L, Yao P, Wang FR, Hao Z. 10.1002/SMLL.202411755 Refining the Distinct Cu-N4 Coordination in Mesoporous N-Doped Carbon to Boost Selective Deuteration under Mild Conditions.. Xie M, Wu Y, Gu H, Peng Y, Zhang S, Wang FR, Xiao W, Gu D. 10.1021/ACSAMI.4C21167 Tuning the selectivity of NH3 oxidation via cooperative electronic interactions between platinum and copper sites. Chen L, Guan X, Fei Z, Asakura H, Zhang L, Wang Z, Su X, Yao Z, Keenan LL, Hayama S, van Spronsen MA, Karagoz B, Held G, Allen CS, Hopkinson DG, Decarolis D, Callison J, Dyson PJ, Wang FR. 10.1038/S41467-024-54820-Y Construction of iodine-rich solid electrolyte interphase to achieve highly stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Chen Z, Feng J, Yao P, Cai J, Zhou W, Lu J, Zhang L, Sheng L, Gu H, Wang FR, Hao Z. 10.1016/J.ELECTACTA.2024.145291 Synchronisation of thermal imaging and multi-channel EIS to interpret planar array PCB fuel cell performance. Zhou S, Dale-Heaps J, Tavkaya E, Du W, Wan D, Wang R, Shearing PR, Brett DJL, Engebretsen E, Jervis R. 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2024.124276 Trace Amounts of Multifunctional Electrolyte Additives Enhance Cyclic Stability of High-Rate Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries. Feng H, Zhou W, Chen Z, Wan Z, Wang J, Sheng L, Zhang L, Hao S, He H, Gu H, Wang FR, Hao Z, Feng J. 10.1002/SMLL.202407238 Subsurface Single-Atom Catalyst Enabled by Mechanochemical Synthesis for Oxidation Chemistry. Guan X, Han R, Asakura H, Wang B, Chen L, Yan JHC, Guan S, Keenan L, Hayama S, van Spronsen MA, Held G, Zhang J, Gu H, Ren Y, Zhang L, Yao Z, Zhu Y, Regoutz A, Tanaka T, Guo Y, Wang FR. 10.1002/ANGE.202410457 Bidirectional pH Buffer Effect Facilitates High-Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Lv R, Chen Z, Zhou W, Zhang L, Sheng L, Yao P, Wang FR, Hao Z, Feng J. 10.1002/SMLL.202406635 Manipulation of Zn Deposition Behavior to Achieve High-Rate Aqueous Zinc Batteries via High Valence Zirconium Ions. Chen Z, Feng J, Zhou W, Lu J, Cai J, Zhang L, Sheng L, Gu H, Yao P, Wang FR, Hao Z. 10.1021/ACSAMI.4C10850 Hydroxylated TiO2-induced high-density Ni clusters for breaking the activity-selectivity trade-off of CO2 hydrogenation. Wang CX, Liu HX, Gu H, Li JY, Lai XM, Fu XP, Wang WW, Fu Q, Wang FR, Ma C, Jia CJ. 10.1038/S41467-024-52547-4 Nature-inspired microfabrication. Meng J, Wang FR 10.1038/S41893-024-01386-8 Thermally stable high-loading single Cu sites on ZSM-5 for selective catalytic oxidation of NH3. Chen L, Guan X, Wu X, Asakura H, Hopkinson DG, Allen C, Callison J, Dyson PJ, Wang FR. 10.1073/PNAS.2404830121 Subsurface Single-atom Catalyst Enabled by Mechanochemical Synthesis for Oxidation Chemistry. Guan X, Han R, Asakura H, Wang B, Chen L, Yan JHC, Guan S, Keenan L, Hayama S, A van Spronsen M, Held G, Zhang J, Gu H, Ren Y, Zhang L, Yao Z, Zhu Y, Regoutz A, Tanaka T, Guo Y, Wang FR. 10.1002/ANIE.202410457 Catalytic properties of trivalent rare-earth oxides with intrinsic surface oxygen vacancy. Xu K, Liu JC, Wang W-W, Zhou L-L, Ma C, Guan X, Wang FR, Li J, Jia C-J, Yan C-H. 10.1038/S41467-024-49981-9 An Empirical Study On Imaging Sensitivity Of SKA1-LOW Based on Point Source Sensitivity. Xie Z, Wang F, Mei Y, Deng H, Zhu Y. 10.3847/1538-3881/AD3AF5 Controlling Sodium Dendrite Growth via Grain Boundaries in Na₃Zr₂Si₂PO₁₂ Electrolyte. Gao Z, Bai Y, Feng J, Yang J, Liu P, Yuan H, Guan X, Wang FR, Huang Y. 10.1002/AENM.202304488 Effect of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 Fillers on the Interfacial Properties between Composite PEO-LiTFSI Electrolytes with Li Metal during Cycling.. Zhang L, Feng J, Zhu G, Yan J, Bartlett S, Wang Z, Hao Z, Gao Z, Wang R. 10.1021/ACSAMI.3C19519 Advances and Challenges in Electrolyte Development for Magnesium-Sulfur Batteries: A Comprehensive Review. Sheng L, Feng J, Gong M, Zhang L, Harding J, Hao Z, Wang FR. 10.3390/MOLECULES29061234 The potential and challenges of off-grid solar photovoltaics in resource-challenged settings: the case of sub-Saharan Africa. Parikh P, Wang R, Meng J. 10.1038/S41578-024-00660-7 Mn-oxide cathode material for aqueous Zn-ion battery: structure, mechanism, and performance. Ke X, Li L, Wang S, Wang A, Jiang Z, Wang FR, Kuai C, Guo Y. 10.1016/J.NXENER.2023.100095 Structure-Function Relationship of Highly Reactive CuOx Clusters on Co3O4 for Selective Formaldehyde Sensing at Low Temperatures. D'Andria M, Krumeich F, Yao Z, Wang FR, Güntner AT. 10.1002/ADVS.202308224 Structural Properties of PtCuO/Al2O3 surface catalyst for selective NH3 oxidation using operando spectroscopy. Wang FR, Chen L, Guan X, Fei Z, Asakura H, Zhang L, Wang Z, Su X, Yao Z, Keenan L, Hayama S, Van Spronsen M, Karagoz B, Held G, Allen C, Hopkinson D, Decarolis D, Callison J, Dyson P. 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2023-HWP49 Cu speciation in CHA framework and its impact in selective catalytic reduction of NO. Liu Y, Guan X, Xu R, Mantarosie L, Thompsett D, Wang FR. 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2023-38SHP Quantification and visualisation statistics of Pt cathode degradation via correlative electron and X-ray imaging. Kang L, Xu R, Yan JHC, Cacho-Nerin F, Parker JE, Allen CS, Wang FR. 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2023-NTTJV-V2 Cascade NH3 Oxidation and N2O Decomposition via Bifunctional Co and Cu Catalysts. Guan X, Asakura H, Han R, Xu S, Liu H-X, Chen L, Yao Z, Yan JHC, Tanaka T, Guo Y, Jia C-J, Wang FR. 10.1021/ACSCATAL.3C02392 Overcoming the Strong Metal-support Interaction in Ni Clusters/TiO2 Catalyst for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation. Li J-Y, Lai X-M, Gu H, Wang C-X, Fu X-P, Wang W-W, Fu Q, Wang FR, Ma C, Jia C. 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2023-BM0GL Quantification and visualisation statistics of Pt cathode degradation via correlative electron and X-ray imaging. Kang L, Xu R, Yan JHC, Cacho-Nerin F, Parker JE, Allen CS, Wang FR. 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2023-NTTJV Engineering Pt-Pt coordination environment to enhance the four-electron oxygen reduction reaction. Marlow S, Darby MT, Xu R, Kang L, Gu H, Wang B, Allen CS, Asakura H, Stamatakis M, Wang FR. 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2023-HBK8D Synergy of Ag and AgBr in a Pressurized Flow Reactor for Selective Photocatalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane. Wang C, Li X, Ren Y, Jiao H, Wang FR, Tang J. 10.1021/ACSCATAL.2C06093 Enabling intercalation-type TiNb24O62 anode for sodium- and potassium-ion batteries via a synergetic strategy of oxygen vacancy and carbon incorporation. Vijaya Kumar Saroja AP, Wang Z, Tinker HR, Wang FR, Shearing PR, Xu Y. 10.1002/SUS2.113 Promoting Molecular Exchange on Rare-Earth Oxycarbonate Surfaces to Catalyze the Water-Gas Shift Reaction.. Zhou L-L, Li S-Q, Ma C, Fu X-P, Xu Y-S, Wang W-W, Dong H, Jia C-J, Wang FR, Yan C-H. 10.1021/JACS.2C10326 Effective Activation of Strong C−Cl Bonds for Highly Selective Photosynthesis of Bibenzyl via Homo-Coupling. Yang Q, Li X, Chen L, Han X, Wang FR, Tang J. 10.1002/ANIE.202307907 Robust Biomass-Derived Carbon Frameworks as High-Performance Anodes in Potassium-Ion Batteries. Chen J, Chen G, Zhao S, Feng J, Wang R, Parkin IP, He G. 10.1002/SMLL.202206588 Designing Reactive Bridging O2– at the Atomic Cu–O–Fe Site for Selective NH3 Oxidation. Guan X, Han R, Asakura H, Wang Z, Xu S, Wang B, Kang L, Liu Y, Marlow S, Tanaka T, Guo Y, Wang FR. 10.1021/ACSCATAL.2C04863 Improving the ORR Performance by Enhancing the Pt Oxidation Resistance. Xu R, Kang L, Papanikolaou KG, Wang B, Marlow S, He Q, Zhang P, Wang J, Brett DJL, Stamatakis M, Ryan Wang F. 10.1016/J.JCAT.2022.10.025 Strain-promoted conductive metal-benzenhexathiolate frameworks for overall water splitting. Wang X, Niu H, Wan X, Zhang Z, Wang FR, Guo Y. 10.1016/J.JCIS.2022.05.127 Precisely visit the performance modulation of functionalized separator in Li-S batteries via consecutive multiscale analysis. Hao Z, Chen J, Lu X, Kang L, Tan C, Xu R, Yuan L, Brett DJL, Shearing PR, Wang FR, Huang Y. 10.1016/J.ENSM.2022.04.003 Impact of Coordination Environment on Single-Atom-Embedded C3N for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Wang X, Niu H, Wan X, Wang A, Wang FR, Guo Y. 10.1021/ACSSUSCHEMENG.2C01648 Catalytically efficient Ni-NiOₓ-Y₂O₃ interface for medium temperature water-gas shift reaction. Xu K, Ma C, Yan H, Gu H, Wang W-W, Li S-Q, Meng Q-L, Shao W-P, Ding G-H, Wang FR, Jia C-J. 10.1038/S41467-022-30138-5 Reversible lithium storage in sp2 hydrocarbon frameworks. Hao Z, Feng J, Liu Y, Kang L, Wang B, Gu J, Sheng L, Xu R, Marlow S, Brett DJL, Huang Y, Wang FR. 10.1016/J.JECHEM.2021.07.019 A Versatile Preparation of Mesoporous Single Layered Transition Metal Sulfide/Carbon Composites for Enhanced Sodium Storage. Zhang X, Weng W, Gu H, Hong Z, Xiao W, Wang FR, Li W, Gu D. 10.1002/ADMA.202104427 Surface Electron-Hole Rich Species Active in the Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Velasco-Vélez JJ, Carbonio EA, Chuang CH, Hsu CJ, Lee JF, Arrigo R, Hävecker M, Wang R, Plodinec M, Wang FR, Centeno A, Zurutuza A, Falling LJ, Mom RV, Hofmann S, Schlögl R, Knop-Gericke A, Jones TE. 10.1021/JACS.1C01655 Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalytic Performance in Neutral Media via Nitrogen and Iron Phosphide Interactions. Zhao S, Xie R, Kang L, Yang M, He X, Li W, Wang R, Brett DJL, He G, Chai G, Parkin IP. 10.1002/SMSC.202100032 Progress and perspective of interface design in garnet electrolyte-based all-solid-state batteries. Feng J, Gao Z, Sheng L, Hao Z, Wang FR. 10.1002/CEY2.100 Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hollow Graphitic Spheres for Improved Electrochemical Durability. Knossalla J, Mielby J, Goehl D, Wang FR, Jalalpoor D, Hoepf A, Mayrhofer KJJ, Ledendecker M, Schueth F. 10.1021/ACSAEM.1C00643 Frontispiece: The Electrophilicity of Surface Carbon Species in the Redox Reactions of CuO‐CeO2 Catalysts. Kang L, Wang B, Güntner AT, Xu S, Wan X, Liu Y, Marlow S, Ren Y, Gianolio D, Tang CC, Murzin V, Asakura H, He Q, Guan S, Velasco‐Vélez JJ, Pratsinis SE, Guo Y, Wang FR Frontispiz: The Electrophilicity of Surface Carbon Species in the Redox Reactions of CuO‐CeO2 Catalysts. Kang L, Wang B, Güntner AT, Xu S, Wan X, Liu Y, Marlow S, Ren Y, Gianolio D, Tang CC, Murzin V, Asakura H, He Q, Guan S, Velasco‐Vélez JJ, Pratsinis SE, Guo Y, Wang FR. 10.1002/ANGE.202182662