Anchoring highly active gold nanoparticles on SiO2 by CoOx additive
K. Qian, W.X. Huang, Z.Q. Jiang, H.X. Sun
Journal of Catalysis, 248, 137, (2007)

Low-temperature CO oxidation over Au/ZnO/SiO2 catalysts: some mechanism insights
K. Qian, W.X. Huang, J. Fang, S.S. Lv, B. He, Z.Q. Jiang, S.Q. Wei
Journal of Catalysis, 255, 269, (2008)

Hydroxyls-induced oxygen activation on “inert” Au nanoparticles for low-temperature CO oxidation
K. Qian, W.H. Zhang, H.X. Sun, J. Fang, B. He, Y.S. Ma, Z.Q. Jiang, S.Q. Wei, J.L. Yang, W.X. Huang
Journal of Catalysis, 277, 95, (2011)

Catalytically active structures of SiO 2-supported Au nanoparticles in low-temperature CO oxidation
K. Qian, L.F. Luo, H.Z. Bao, Q. Hua, Z.Q. Jiang, W.X. Huang
Catalysis Science & Technology, 3, 679, (2013)

Surface Plasmon-Driven Water Reduction: Gold Nanoparticle Size Matters
K. Qian, B.C. Sweeny, A.C. Johnston-Peck, W.X. Niu, J.O. Graham, J.S. Duchene, J.J. Qiu, Y.C. Wang, M.H. Engelhard, D. Su, E.A. Stach, W.D. Wei
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, 9842, (2014)

• Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2005-2011
• B.Sc., Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2001-2005

• Postdoctoral Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
• Postdoctoral Fellow,  University of Florida, USA, 2012-2014

1. GlaxoSmithKline Prize, USTC, 2011• CAS Presidential Excellent Graduate Student Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010
2. Excellent Doctoral Student Fellowship, USTC, 2010 
3. Outstanding Graduate of the University, Anhui Province, 2010
4. Lu Jiaxi Excellent Graduate Student Prize, 2009
5. One of 25 Chinese graduate students in chemistry to participate in the 59th Meeting of Nobel Laureates, 2009
6. Qiu Shi Graduate Student Scholarship, USTC, 2008
7. Guo Yonghuai Scholarship, USTC, 2007

Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC)
Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)