Prof. Hua Lu (吕华) Ph.D.
Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Associate Editor, the ACS journal Biomacromolecules
Professional Experiences:
02/2022 – Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
02/2020 – 01/2022 Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
02/2014 – 01/2020 Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Education and Training:
07/2011 – 05/2014 Postdoctoral fellow, The Scripps Research Institute
Mentor: Prof. Peter G. Schultz
08/2006 – 05/2011 Ph.D., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
Advisor: Prof. Jianjun Cheng
09/2002 - 07/2006 B.S., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Selected Awards and Honors:
Distinguished Young Investigator, NSFC (2021)
1ST Tier Award and Most Popular Award (selected by students) in the 24th Teaching Skill Competition of PKU (2020)
ACS PMSE Young Investigator (2020)
International Leading Young Scientist of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2020)
Young Scholar Award of CCS Polymer Division (2019)
Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Prize for Young Scientists (2017)
Excellent Young Investigator, NSFC (2017)
ACS AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry (2013)
IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, Honorable Mention Award (2012)
Damon-Runyon Cancer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2011-2014)
Racheff-Intel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research (Top Winner), MSE of UIUC (2011)
Hobby: Running and Badminton
Personal ORCID link: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-3091