教育和工作经历

2021年－至今：北京师范大学化学学院，教授 

2018年－2020年：美国宾夕法尼亚大学，博士后（合作导师：Joseph S. Francisco教授） 

2016年－2018年：美国内布拉斯加大学林肯分校，博士后（合作导师：Joseph S. Francisco教授、曾晓成教授） 

2010年－2016年：中国科学院物理研究所，获理学博士学位（导师：孟胜研究员） 

2006年－2010年：中国科学技术大学材料科学与工程系，获理学学士学位

研究领域及研究兴趣

理论与计算化学（物理），计算生物物理学以及统计物理学

我们的研究兴趣和研究内容是：1、基于机器学习的计算模拟方法开发。2、计算生物物理学：运用多尺度模拟方法研究分子尺度生物界面，水的生物学效应。3、表/界面水体系微观结构及动力学、大气化学过程、能量转化和存储微观机制等。

招生信息

每年招收博士生1-2名，硕士生2-3名。同时招收博士后。提供优厚待遇和国际合作机会。

代表性论文

1. Y. Gao†, C. Zhu†, C. Zuhlke, D. Alexander, J. S. Francisco*, X. C. Zeng*. Turning a Superhydrophilic Surface Weakly Hydrophilic: Topological Wetting States. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142(43), 18491 (2020).

2. C. Zhu, Y. Gao, Zeng*, J. S. Francisco*, and I. Gladich*. Hydration, Solvation, and Isomerization of Methylglyoxal at the Air/Water Interfaces: New Mechanistic Pathways. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142(12), 5574 (2020). (front cover).

3. C. Zhu, W. Zhu, Y. Liu, J. S. Francisco*, and X. C. Zeng*. Hydration, Computational Prediction of Novel Ice Phases: A Perspective. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 7449 (2020). (invited).

4. R. Ma†, D. Cao†, C. Zhu†, Y. Tian†, J. Peng, J. Guo, J. Chen, X. Li, J. S. Francisco, X. C. Zeng*, L. Xu*, E. Wang*, Y. Jiang*. Atomic imaging of edge structure and growth of a two dimensional hexagonal ice. Nature 577, 60-63 (2020).

5. B. Zhang†, C. Zhu†; Z. Wu†, E. Stavitski, T. Kim, H. Liu, L. Huang, L. Zhou, K. Jiang, S. Hu*, H. Wang* and J. S. Francisco*. Integrating Rh Species with NiFe Layered-Double-Hydroxide for Water Electrolysis. Nano Lett. 20, 1, 136-144 (2020)

6. C. Zhu and J. S. Francisco*. Production of hydrogen peroxide enabled by microdroplets. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 116, 19222 (2019). (invited)

7. C. Zhu†, Y. Gao†, H. Li†, S. Meng, L. Li, J. S. Francisco* and X. C. Zeng*. Direct observation of 2-dimension on different surfaces near room temperature without confinement ices. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 116, 16723 (2019)

8. W. Zhu†, Y. Huang†, C. Zhu†, H. Wu, L. Wang, J. Bai, J. Yang, J. S. Francisco, J. Zhao*, L. Yuan* and X. C. Zeng*. Room temperature electrofreezing of water yields a missing dense ice phase in the phase diagram. Nat. Comm. 10, 1925 (2019)

9. Y. Hong, J. Zhang, C. Zhu*, X. C. Zeng* and J. S. Francisco. Water desalination through rim functionalized carbon nanotube. J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 3583 (2019). (front cover)

10. C. Ge†, C. Zhu†, J. S. Francisco*, X. C. Zeng* and J. Wang*. A molecular perspective for global modeling of upper atmospheric NH3 from freezing clouds. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 115, 6147 (2018).

11. J. Liu†, C. Zhu†, K. Liu, Y. Jiang, Y. Song, J. S. Francisco*, X. C. Zeng* and J. Wang*. Distinct ice patterns on solid surfaces with various wettabilities. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 114, 11285 (2017).

12. S. Wu†, C. Zhu†, Z. He, H. Xue, Q. Fan, Y. Song, J. S. Francisco, X. C. Zeng* and J. Wang*. Ion-specific ice recrystallization provides a facial approach for the fabrication of porous materials. Nat. Comm. 8, 15154 (2017)

13. C. Zhu, S. Kais, X. C. Zeng, J. S. Francisco* and I. Gladich*. Interfaces select specific stereochemical conformations: the isomerization of glyoxal at the liquid water interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139(1), 27 (2017). (front cover).

14. C. Zhu†, Y. Gao†, H. Li†, S. Meng, L. Li, J. S. Francisco* and X. C. Zeng*. Characterizing hydrophobicity of amino acid side chains in a protein environment via measuring contact angle of a water nanodroplet on planar peptide network. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 16, 138 (2016).

15. C. Zhu, M. Kumar, J. Zhong, L. Lei, J. S. Francisco* and X. C. Zeng*. New mechanistic pathways for criegee-water chemistry at the Air/water interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138(35), 11164 (2016).

16. Y. Huang†, C. Zhu†, L. Wang, X. Cao, Y. Su, X. Jiang, S. Meng, J. Zhao*, and X. C. Zeng*. A new phase diagram of water under negative pressure: The rise of the lowest-density clathrate s-III. Sci. Adv. E1501010 (2016).

17. C. Zhu, H. Li, Y. Huang, X. C. Zeng* and S. Meng*. Microscopic insight into surface wetting: relations between interfacial water structure and the underlying lattice constant. Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 126101 (2013).