Education
2011-2015，Donghua University，College of Materials Science and Engineering，B.S
2015-2021，Nanyang Technological University, Singapore，School of Materials Science and Engineering，Ph.D
Work Experience
2026-Pres.，Global Institute of Future Technology, SJTU，Associate Professor
2022-2026，School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore，Presidential Fellow
2021-2022，Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR, Singapore，Scientist
Research Fields
Electrocatalysis and water electrolysis for hydrogen production
Spin-promoted electrocatalysis and magnetic regulation of catalytic reactions
Electrochemical ammonia cracking and small-molecule conversion
Electrochemical biomass valorization
Electrochemical reactor and membrane electrolyzer design
Honors and Awards
2025，National Natural Science Foundation of China – Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas)
2023，A*STAR Young Individual Research Grant (YIRG)
2022，NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
2022，Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Professional Service
Young Editorial Board Member, Advanced Sensors and Energy Materials
Review Editor, Frontiers in Physics (Section: Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)
Selected Publications (10 selected in last 3 years)
1.Wu T*, Zhu S, Zhang Y, Lin X, Liu L, Ye H, Wang H, Xu Z. Electrolysis with Built-in Seawater Desalination by Porous-Solid-Electrolyte Reactor. Nature Sustainability, 2026. DOI: 10.1038/s41893-026-01772-4.
2.Yu A, Zhang Y, Zhu S, Wu T*, Xu Z. Spin-related and non-spin-related effects of magnetic fields on water oxidation. Nature Energy, 2025, 10, 435.
3.Wu T, Sun S, Song J, Xi S, Du Y, Chen B, Sasangka W A, Liao H, Gan C L, Scherer G G, Zeng L, Wang H, Li H, Grimaud A, Xu Z. Iron-facilitated dynamic active-site generation on spinel CoAl2O4 with self-termination of surface reconstruction for water oxidation. Nature Catalysis, 2019, 2, 763–772.
4.Wu T, Ge J, Wu Q, Ren X, Meng F, Wang J, Xi S, Wang X, Elouarzaki K, Fisher A, Xu Z. Tailoring atomic chemistry to refine reaction pathway for the most enhancement by magnetization in water oxidation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 2024, 121, e2318652121.
5.Wu T, Ren X, Sun Y, Sun S, Xian G, Scherer G G, Fisher A C, Mandler D, Ager J W, Grimaud A, Wang J, Shen C, Yang H, Gracia J, Gao H-J, Xu Z. Spin pinning effect to reconstructed oxyhydroxide layer on ferromagnetic oxides for enhanced water oxidation. Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 3634.
6.Wu T, Sun Y, Ren X, Wang J, Song J, Pan Y, Mu Y, Zhang J, Cheng Q, Xian G, Xi S, Shen C, Gao H-J, Fisher A C, Sherburne M P, Du Y, Ager J W, Gracia J, Yang H, Zeng L, Xu Z. Reconstruction of thiospinel to active sites and spin channels for water oxidation. Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2207041.
7.Wu T, Han M-Y, Xu Z. Size effects of electrocatalysts: more than a variation of surface area. ACS Nano, 2022, 16(6), 8531–8539.
8.Wu T, Xu Z. Oxygen evolution in spin-sensitive pathways. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2021, 30, 100804.
9.Zhao J, Zhang Y, Ye Y, Xu Q, Luo S, Meng F, Zhu S, Li X, Lin X, Yu A, Ren X, Wu T*, Xu Z. Remote iron dynamics of NiFe (oxyhydroxides) toward robust active sites in water oxidation. Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 5601.
10.Shao D, Wu Q, Zhang Y, Cai X, Dai C, Zhu S, Meng F, Song P, Li X, Ren X, Wu T*, Xu Z. Non-linear spin correlation to intermediates in enhanced electrochemical nitrate reduction under magnetic fields. Energy & Environmental Science, 2025.
11.Sun S, Liu Z, Xu Z, Wu T*. Opportunities and challenges in biomass electrocatalysis and valorization. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 358, 124404.
