RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. We observe, understand, and appreciate the "dance" of electrons and molecules at solid/liquid interfaces.

2.Highly interdisciplinary fusion involving theoretical electrochemistry, heterogeneous catalysis chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and nanotechnology.

3. Research results contribute to reducing society's reliance on fossil resources for development.

EDUCATION

2005.09-2009.07, Bachelor's Degree, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Applied Chemistry

2010.09-2016.07, Doctoral Degree, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Chemistry (Supervisor: Professor Hong Zhu)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016-2018, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Engineering, Peking University (Collaborating Supervisor: Professor Shaojun Guo)

2018-2020, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Toronto, Canada (Collaborating Supervisor: Professor Edward Sargent)

2020-2023, Marie Curie Fellow, Leiden University, The Netherlands (Collaborating Supervisor: Professor Marc Koper)

2023.02-Present, Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University

HONORS AND AWARDS

National Overseas High-level Talent Project (2022)

First Prize of Natural Science, Ministry of Education (2022)

Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow, Peking University (2018)

Emerging Investigators in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (2022)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. J. E. Huang, Y. Chen, P. Ou, X. Ding, Y. Yan, R. Dorakhan, Y. Lum, X. Li, Y. Bai, C. Wu, M. Fan, M. Lee, R. K. Miao, Y. Liu, C. O'Brien, J. Zhang, C. Tian, Y. Liang, Y. Xu., M. Luo*, D. Sinton, and E. H. Sargent*, Selective Electrified Propylene-to-Propylene Glycol Oxidation on Activated Rh-Doped Pd. J.  Am. Chem. Soc.(2024) https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c00312

2. Y. Li, H. Shen, B. Zhou, J. Li, L. Wang, Q. Sun, S. Ramakrishna, M. Luo*, D. Ji, and X. Qin. Kirkendall oxidation tailors lattice strain in transition metal oxides for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis. Matter 7, 1245 (2024).

3. X. Ding, Y. Ji, H. Huang, J. Huang, S. Chen, C. Yang, Fe. Li, and M. Luo*. Electrocatalysis of the ammonia oxidation reaction. Chem Catal.(2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.100932

4. W. Zhang, Y. Yang, Y. Li, F. Li, and M. Luo*. Recent progress on integrated CO2 capture and electrochemical upgrading. Mater. Today Catal.100006. (2023)

5. F. Lin, M. Li, L. Zeng, M. Luo*, and S. Guo*. Intermetallic Nanocrystals for Fuel-Cells-Based Electrocatalysis. Chem. Rev. 123, 12507 (2023)

6. M. Luo, A. Ozden, Z. Wang, F. Li, J. Huang, S. Hung, Y. Wang, J. Li, Y. Lum, D. Nam, Y. Li, Y. Xu, R. Lu, S. Zhang, Y. Lum, Y. Ren, L. Fan, F. Wang, H. Li, D. Appadoo, Y. Liu, B. Chen, J. Wicks, H. Chen, D. Sinton*, E. H. Sargent*, Coordination Polymer Electrocatalysts Enable Efficient CO-to-Acetate Conversion. Adv. Mater. 2209567 (2023)

7. M. Luo, M. Koper*, A kinetic descriptor for the electrolyte effect on the oxygen reduction kinetics on Pt(111). Nat. Catal. 5, 615 (2022)

8. M. Luo, Z. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Y. Sun, Y. Xing, F. Lv, Y. Yang, X. Zhang, S. Hwang, Y. Qin, J. -Y. Ma, F. Lin, D. Su, G. Lu, S. Guo*, PdMo bimetallene for oxygen reduction catalysis, Nature 574, 81 (2019)

9. M. Luo, Z. Wang, Y. C. Li, J. Li, F. Li, Y. Lum, D. Nam, B. Chen, J. Wicks, A. Xu, T. -T. Zhuang, W. Leow, X. Wang, C. -T. Dinh, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, D. Sinton, E. H Sargent*, Hydroxide promotes carbon dioxide electroreduction to ethanol on copper via tuning of adsorbed hydrogen,Nat. Commun.10, 5814 (2019)

10. M. Luo, S. Guo*, Strain-controlled electrocatalysis on multimetallic nanomaterials, Nat. Rev. Mater. 2, 17059 (2017).