My name is Haoyang Fu, and I am currently a Research Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), working with A/P Shuzhou Li. My research interests focus on data-driven design of advanced materials for green catalytic transformation and sustainable valorization of emerging pollutants. I received my Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Tongji University, advised by Prof. Lan Ling and was previously a visiting scholar in Computational Materials Science at NTU. Before that, I obtained my M.E. degree from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), advised by Prof. Hongping He and Prof. Runliang Zhu, and my B.E. degree from Fuzhou University.

Research Interests

  • Data-driven construction of knowledge graphs for environmental catalysis

    We focus on constructing data-driven knowledge graphs for environmental catalysis, integrating principles from data science, catalysis, and earth sciences. By systematically mapping complex relationships within catalytic and environmental data, the aim is to accelerate the rational design of high-performance, eco-friendly catalysts. Ultimately, we seek to provide innovative solutions for tackling pressing environmental challenges and advancing global sustainability.

    AI and Catalysis illustration
  • Structural engineering of nanomaterials for catalytic upvaluing of emerging pollutants

    The primary research effort involves constructing advanced functional materials by meticulously tuning their size, morphology, crystal phase, and defect sites to create specific catalytic active sites and optimized reaction microenvironments. These engineered nanomaterials are developed to efficiently catalyze the transformation of emerging pollutants by either upvaluing them or degrading them into less toxic or benign substances, thereby addressing critical challenges in environmental pollution.

    Nanomaterials structure
  • Investigation of particle growth mechanisms and shape anisotropy using Cs-TEM and liquid-cell TEM

    Utilizing state-of-the-art transmission electron microscopy techniques, including Cs-corrected TEM and in-situ liquid-cell TEM, we aim to elucidate the growth mechanisms of nanoparticles and the key factors controlling their shape anisotropy, thereby providing an experimental basis and theoretical guidance for the precise synthesis and performance regulation of functional nanomaterials.

    TEM imaging process

Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.

— Albert Szent-Györgyi

Latest News

[May, 2025] New! Our paper has been accepted in principle to Environmental Science and Ecotechnology: "A multitask deep neural network model to evaluate the impacts of inflowing rivers on lake water quality".
[Apr, 2025] New! Our paper is accepted to Angewandte Chemie: "Accelerated design of Fenton-like copper single-atom catalysts by adaptive learning with genetic programming".
[Apr, 2025] New! Our paper is accepted to Journal of Environmental Management: "Optimizing the Thiosulfate-Mediated Zerovalent Iron/Persulfate Activation Systems: Trade-off Between Fe(III)/Fe(II) Cycling and Quenching Effects in Environmental Remediation". Congratulations to Maoling Wang!
[Jan, 2025] New! Our paper is accepted to Separation and Purification Technology: "Modulating interfacial electron transfer in hydrothermal carbon/humboldtine to achieve superior heterogeneous Fenton reactivity and H2O2 utilization efficiency". Congratulations to Liulong Cheng!
[Jan, 2025] New! Our paper is accepted to Journal of Environmental Sciences: "Catalytic detoxification of mitoxantrone by graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) supported Fe/Pd bimetallic nanoparticles". Congratulations to Qianyu Xu!
[Nov, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Advanced Functional Materials: "Spatially separated electron donor-acceptor dual single-atom sites coordinating selective generation of hydroxyl radicals via Fenton-like catalysis".
[Oct, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Processes: "The Transformation Path of Industrial Parks under the Goals of Carbon Peak and Neutrality in China". Congratulations to Meirong Li!
[Oct, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Water Research: "Surface wettability control and electron transport regulation in zerovalent iron for enhanced removal of emerging polystyrene microplastics-heavy metal contaminants". Congratulations to Yufei Zhang!
[Oct, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Chemosphere: "Simultaneous removal of Cd (II) and phosphate by nanoscale zero-valent iron from solution: Co-sorption and implication of corrosion".
[Aug, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Environmental Pollution: "Enhanced Fenton-like catalysis via interfacial regulation of g-C₃N₄ for efficient aromatic organic pollutant degradation". Congratulations to Bing Zhou!
[Jul, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Fundamental Research: "Oscillatory phase transition induced structural extension during iron oxide reduction".
[Jun, 2024] Our paper is accepted to Applied Clay Science: "One-pot synthesis of interconnected carbon-coated silicon nanosheets from clay minerals for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes". Congratulations to Shoushu Wei!
[Mar, 2024] Our paper is accepted to PNAS: "Harmonizing the cyano-group and Na to enhance selective photocatalytic O₂ activation on carbon nitride for refractory pollutant degradation". Congratulations to Mingkai Xu!
[Oct, 2023] I joined NTU as Research Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering.
[Jul, 2023] I was Awarded as Excellent Graduates in Shanghai 2023 - the highest honor for graduates in Shanghai (top 0.1% students).
[Jun, 2023] I successfully defended Ph.D. thesis in Environmental Science at Tongji University.
[May, 2023] Our paper is accepted to ACS Nano: "Machine learning-assisted optimization of single-atom coordination environment for accelerated Fenton catalysis".
[May, 2023] I received "Honorable Mention" of ACS Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award 2023.

Selected Publications

Fenton-like copper single-atom catalysts
Haoyang Fu, Ke Li, Qingze Chen, Bijun Tang, Zhongyi Deng, Ziyang Toh, Runliang Zhu*, Shuzhou Li*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025 | e202505301
Spatially separated electron donor-acceptor
Haoyang Fu, Guoliang Chen*, Jianghong Zhang, Yujing Chen, Xi Chen, Yu Li, Yongyang Sun, Benzhi Min, Shaobin Wang, Xi‐Lin Wu*, Xiaoguang Duan
Advanced Functional Materials 2024 | 2407243
Oscillatory phase transition
Haoyang Fu#, Qingze Chen#, Benzhi Min, Shuzhou Li, Xiaodong Chen, Lan Ling*
Fundamental Research 2024 | Online
Machine learning-assisted optimization
Haoyang Fu, Ke Li, Chenfei Zhang, Jianghong Zhang, Jiyuan Liu, Xi Chen, Guoliang Chen, Yongyang Sun, Shuzhou Li*, Lan Ling*
ACS Nano 2023 | 17, 13851-13860
Axial coordination tuning
Haoyang Fu, Jiaqi Wei, Guoliang Chen, Minkai Xu, Jiyuan Liu, Jianghong Zhang, Ke Li, Qianyu Xu, Yunjie Zou, Wei-xian Zhang, Shibo Xi, Xiaodong Chen, Shuzhou Li*, Lan Ling*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2023 | 321, 122012

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