Hua Chun Zeng

Hua Chun Zeng obtained a BSc in Chemistry from Xiamen University, China, in 1982, and a PhD in Physical Chemistry (Surface Science) from the University of British Columbia, Canada (where he worked with Prof Keith AR Mitchell), in 1989. Following postdoctoral work in Surface Photochemistry at the University of Toronto, Canada (where he worked with Prof John C Polanyi, the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry), he joined the faculty at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in 1991. Prof Zeng worked as a visiting scientist in the research centre of Asahi Glass for a Japan-Singapore joint development in 1992, and visited Kyoto University in Japan, in 1995, under the JSPS scientist exchange scheme. Prof Zeng’s research interests are, at present, focused on the exploration of synthetic architecture for inorganic nanostructures. He is currently leading a Global Research Partnership Project between King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and National University of Singapore in the above research area. Prof Zeng has published more than 140 research papers and a number of invited reviews, in prime chemical and materials journals (Further details can be obtained from HERE).