Wenjie Shi Associate professor
Phone: 022-60215704
Email: yxny@tjut.edu.cn
Address: No. 391 Bin Shui Xi Dao Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Education history
2015.09-2021.07 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University. Ph.D.
2011.09-2015.07 Gannan Normal University Bachelor's Degree
Academic Experience & Overseas Background
2021.12-Present Tianjin University of Technology, Associate Research Professor
2021.07-2021.10 Xiamen University, Research Assistant
2019.09-2021.03 The University of Chicago, USA, Visiting Student
Areas of research interest
Multifunctional framework materials for catalytic energy conversion; Artificial photosynthesis.
Main research achievements
Recipient of the New Star Talent Program of Mingli Scholars at Tianjin University of Technology; presides over 4 scientific research projects at national and ministerial levels including 2 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and participates in 1 university-level project. Published 37 SCI papers in international journals such as Nature Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 25 of which as the first/corresponding author and 13 in top international journals. Many papers are selected as cover features and highlighted by Advanced Science News, Wiley etc. In addition, participates in the compilation of 1 textbook and has 3 invention patent applications filed.
Selected publications
1. Lan, G.†; Fan, Y.†; Shi, W.†; You, E.; Veroneau, S.; Lin, W. Biomimetic active sites on monolayered metal–organic frameworks for artificial photosynthesis. Nature Catalysis, 2022, 5(11): 1006-1018.
2. Wang, Y.; Shi, W.*; Tao, W.; Su, Y.; Wang, X.; Wang, C.; Zhong, D.*; Lu, T.*. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to methanol with metal-free thiadiazole-based covalent organic frameworks. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2025, 374: 125404.
3. Lu, C.†; Shi, W.†; Gong, Y.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Y.; Mei, J.; Ge, Z.; Lu, T.; Zhong, D. Modulating the Microenvironments of Robust Metal Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63: e202405451.
4. Gong, Y.†; Cao, C.†; Shi, W.†; Zhang, J.; Deng, J.; Lu, T.; Zhong, D. Modulating the Electronic Structures of Dual-Atom Catalysts via Coordination Environment Engineering for Boosting CO2 Electroreduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(51): e202215187.
5. Shi, W.†; Quan, Y.†; Lan, G.; Ni, K.; Song, Y.; Jiang, X.; Wang, C.; Lin, W. Bifunctional Metal-Organic Layers for Tandem Catalytic Transformations with Molecular Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143(40): 16718-16724.
6. Shi, W.; Zeng, L.; Cao, L.; Huang, Y.; Wang, C.; Lin, W. Metal-organic layers as reusable solid fluorination reagents and heterogeneous catalysts for aromatic fluorination. Nano Research, 2021, 14(2): 473-478.
7. Quan, Y.†; Shi, W.†; Song, Y.; Jiang, X.; Wang, C.; Lin, W. Bifunctional Metal-Organic Layer with Organic Dyes and Iron Centers for Synergistic Photoredox Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143(8): 3075-3080.
8. Quan, Y.†; Lan, G.†; Shi, W.†; Xu, Z.; Fan, Y.; You, E.; Jiang, X.; Wang, C.; Lin, W. Metal-Organic Layers Hierarchically Integrate Three Synergistic Active Sites for Tandem Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60(6): 3115-3120.
9. Guo, Y.†; Shi, W.†; Yang, H.; He, Q.; Zeng, Z.; Ye, J.; He, X.; Huang, R.; Wang, C.; Lin, W. Cooperative Stabilization of the [Pyridinium-CO₂-Co] Adduct on a Metal-Organic Layer Enhances Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141(44): 17875-17883.
10. Shi, W.; Cao, L.; Zhang, H.; Zhou, X.; An, B.; Lin, Z.; Dai, R.; Li, J.; Wang, C.; Lin, W., Surface Modification of Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Layers Creates Biomimetic Catalytic Microenvironments for Selective Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56 (33), 9704-9709.
