Research at FAST

Department of Applied Physics Department of Applied Physics 126 Qualification BSc (NCKU) MSc (NCKU) PhD (Oxford) ORCID ID 0000-0001-7197-9701 Dr LI Mengjung Molly Assistant Professor Research Overview With a strong interest in nanomaterial and catalysis, our research has focused on new catalyst development and catalysis fundamental understanding. We have developed some new functionalised nanostructured catalysts for turning CO 2 into fuel as well as implemented comprehensive structural investigation by combining synchrotron X-ray with other complementary characterisation techniques. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018, 8, 3450-3464 ; J. Catal., 2016, 343, 157-167; ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 4390-4401 Appl. Catal. B-Environ., 2019, 243, 304-312; Nat. Chem., 2017, 9, 810-816; J. Am. Chem., Soc. 2017, 139, 12670-12680 Representative Publications • Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020 ,10, 810-825 • ACS Catal., 2018 , 8, 4390-4401 • Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018 , 8, 3450-3464 • Nat. Chem., 2017 , 9, 810-816 • J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017 , 139, 12670-12680 • J. Catal., 2016 , 343, 157-167 • Chem. Commun., 2016 , 52, 13596-13599 • Chem. Commun., 2016 , 52, 2569-2572 • Sci. Rep., 2016 , 6, 20527 Awards and Achievements • CSIRO Early Research Career Postdoctoral Fellowship, Australia ( 2019 - 2020 ) • Swire Scholarship, University College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom ( 2014 - 2018 ) • Tzu-Jan Hsu Ceramic Innovation Scholarship, Taiwan Ceramic Society, Taiwan ( 2011 ) • Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Award, Phi Tau Phi Society, Taiwan ( 2008 , 2010 ) • Thesis Award, Taiwan Ceramic Society, Taiwan ( 2008 ) Book Chapter • M. Drewery, G. Sanchez, M. M.-J. Li , E. Kennedy, M. Stockenhuber. ( 2019 ) ”Understanding catalysis for processing glycerol and glycerol-based derivatives for the production of value-added chemicals” Catalysis: Volume 31, RSC publishing, pp. 267-296 Patent • M. M.-J. Li , C. Chen, D. O’Hare, S. C. E. Tsang, CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol over CuZnGa AMO-LDH based catalysts. Appl. No: UK1,703,558.5, 2017