Xiaoxiong‘George’Wang

Aug. 2013 - Jul. 2018, Ph.D.in Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Aug. 2009 - Jul. 2013, Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Jan. 2023 - present, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China

Oct. 2018 - Oct. 2022, Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, United States

Introduction to Oceanography

Frontiers of Nanotechnology in Seawater Resource Recovery and Pollution Control

Marine Biogeochemistry

Interdisciplinary Innovation Practice-based Course: Fluid Electroactivation Process

Electrofiltration for water treatment and resource recovery

（1）Reactive electrified membranes for contaminant removal and conversion

（2）Electrochemical resource recovery and renewable energy production from seawater

（3）Electro-response fouling control and disinfection

Published >50 SCI papers with over 3000 citations (H-index of 26), including first- and corresponding-authored papers on Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Water, Nature Communications, Science Advances, PNAS, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Selected Publications

[1]. Xiaoxiong Wang, Lea R. Winter, Xuanhao Wu, Yingzheng Fan, Yumeng Zhao, Jae-Hong Kim, Menachem Elimelech. Intensified atomic utilization efficiency of single-atom catalysts for ammonia synthesis via flow-through electrofiltration. Science Advances, 2025, 11, eads6943.

[2]. Xuanhao Wu, Xiaoxiong Wang*, Yunshuo Wu, Huimin Xu, Zhe Li, Rongrong Hong, Kali Rigby, Zhongbiao Wu, Jae-Hong Kim. Bilayer electrified membrane with pair-atom tin catalysts for near-complete conversion of ultra-low concentration nitrate to dinitrogen. Nature Communications, 2025, 16: 1122.

[3]. Yingzheng Fan, Xiaoxiong Wang^#, Claire Butler, Amma Kankam, Abdessamad Belgada, Julia Simon, Yuanzuo Gao, Eric Chen, Lea R. Winter. Highly efficient metal-free nitrate reduction enabled by electrified membrane filtration. Nature Water, 2024, 2: 684-696.

[4]. Young-Jun Kim, Zhengyang Huo, Xiaoxiong Wang^#, Haojie Dai, Dong-Min Lee, In-Yong Suh, Joon-Ha Hwang, Youngwook Chung, Hyeon Yeong Lee, Ye Du, Wenbo Ding, Sang-Woo Kim. Walking-induced electrostatic charges enabling in-situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles. Nature Water, 2024, 2: 360-369.

[5]. Xiaoxiong Wang, Xuanhao Wu, Wen Ma, Xuechen Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Dahong Huang, Lea R. Winter, Jae-Hong Kim, Menachem Elimelech. Free-standing membrane incorporating single-atom catalysts for ultrafast electro-reduction of low-concentration nitrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023, 120(11): e2217703120.

[6]. Chungseok Choi, Xiaoxiong Wang^#, Soonho Kwon, James L. Hart, Conor L. Rooney, Nia J. Harmon, Quynh P. Sam, Judy J. Cha, William A. Goddard III, Menachem Elimelech, Hailiang Wang. Efficient electrocatalytic valorization of chlorinated organic water pollutant to ethylene. Nature Nanotechnology, 2023, 18: 160-167.

[7]. Xiaoxiong Wang^#, Tong Wang, Tianyuan Zhang, Lea R. Winter, Jinghan Di, Qingshi Tu, Hongying Hu, Edgar Hertwich, Julie B. Zimmerman, Menachem Elimelech. Microalgae commercialization using renewable lignocellulose is economically and environmentally viable. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57(2): 1144-1156.

[8]. Zhengyang Huo, Lea R. Winter, Xiaoxiong Wang*, Ye Du, Yinhu Wu, Uwe Hübner, Hongying Hu, Menachem Elimelech. Synergistic nanowire-enhanced electroporation and electro-chlorination for highly efficient water disinfection. Environmental Science & Technology, 2022, 56(15): 10925-10934.

[9]. Meng Sun, Xiaoxiong Wang^#, Lea R. Winter, Yumeng Zhao, Wen Ma, Tayler Hedtke, Jae-Hong Kim, Menachem Elimelech. Electrified membranes for water treatment applications. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2021, 1 (4): 725-752. (Most read article)

[10]. Xiaoxiong Wang, Meng Sun, Yumeng Zhao, Chi Wang, Wen Ma, Michael S. Wong, Menachem Elimelech. In situ electrochemical generation of reactive chlorine species for efficient ultrafiltration membrane self-cleaning. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54 (11): 6997-7007.

(^#Co-first author, *Corresponding author)

2025.06 Superior Talent in Guangdong

2024.12 2024 Annual Outstanding Faculty, Tsinghua SIGS

2024.11 International Water Association (IWA) Water Professionals Award

2024.02 High-Level Professional (Platinum) in Shenzhen

2022.10 National Excellent Young Scientist of China

2018.07 Outstanding Graduate of School of Environment, Tsinghua University

2018.05 Challenge Award, Tsinghua University President's Cup Innovation Challenge