Dr. SUO Hongri 

Research Associate Professor 

Research Associate Professor at  the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Jilin University and completed her postdoctoral research as a Research Fellow at Oxford University‘s SCG-COE Technology and Development Center and Wolfson Catalysis Center in the Department of Chemistry. She is a recipient of The Alan Howe Prize (2016 & 2017 Best Mentor Award) from Oxford and recognized as an Overseas High-level Talent by Shenzhen H&R. Her research focuses on the design and synthesis of functional inorganic materials with applications in green chemistry, carbon reduction, and clean energy. Her current work emphasizes research paradigm innovation through data-driven (AI) models, automated laboratories, and digital catalysis platforms. She has published 20+ papers in high-impact international journals and holds over 10 patents.

Professional Education  

2013 – 2014  Ph.D., Co-Supervise, College of Chemistry, University of Oxford

2011 – 2015  Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry. College of Chemistry, Jilin University.

2009 – 2011  M.Sc., Inorganic Chemistry. College of Chemistry, Jilin University.

Working Experiences 

2022 until now

Research Assistant Professor. School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology.

2019 – 2022

Research Assistant Professor. School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology.

2014 – 2019

Postdoctoral Researcher. SCG-COE Technology R&D Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford.

Postdoctoral Researcher. Wolfson Centre for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford.

Honors and Awards

The Alan Howe Prize-Best Demonstrator of the Year. University of Oxford.

Holywell Manor Research Associate. Balliol College, University of Oxford.

Overseas High-Caliber Personnel (Level C). Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government

Selected Publications and Patents 

1.Suo, H., W Dong., Z Li., Electroreduction-coupled super-stable mineralization for metal-organic complex wastewater treatment: Achieving the discharge standard and metal resource recovery, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 13 (2025) 119477

2.Chen, Y., Li, R., Suo, H.(corresponding author), & Liu, C. (2023). Evaluation of a data-driven, machine learning approach for identifying potential candidates for environmental catalysts: From database development to prediction. ACS ES&T Engineering, 1(8), 1246–1257.

3.Le Pivert, M., Suo, H., Tang, G., Qiao, H., Zhao, Z., Martin, N., Leprince-Wang, Y. (2022). Improving natural sunlight photocatalytic efficiency of zno nanowires decorated by iron oxide cocatalyst via a simple drop method. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 275, 125304.

4.Chen, Y., Suo, H.(corresponding author), Li, R., & Liu, C. (2021). Iterative Approach of Experiment−Machine Learning for Efficient Optimization of Environmental Catalysts. ACS  Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 57, 18080−18090

5.Kwok, W. J., Suo, H., Chen, C., Leung, D. J., Buffet, J.-C., & O’Hare, D. (2021). Synthesis of dense porous layered double hydroxides from struvite. Green Chemistry, 23(4), 1616–1620. (2021 Green Chemistry Hot Articles) 

6.Suo, H., Duan, H., Chen, C., Buffet, J.-C., & O’Hare, D. (2019). Bifunctional acid–base mesoporous silica@ aqueous miscible organic-layered double hydroxides. RSC advances, 9(7), 3749–3754.

7.Zhu, X., Chen, C., Suo, H., Wang, Q., Shi, Y., O’Hare, D., & Cai, N. (2019). Synthesis of elevated temperature CO2 adsorbents from aqueous miscible organic-layered double hydroxides. Energy, 167, 960–969.

8.Suo, H., Chen, C., Buffet, J.-C., & O’Hare, D. (2018). Dendritic silica@ aqueous miscible organic-layered double hydroxide hybrids. Dalton Transactions, 47 (46), 16413–16417.

9.Li, M. M.-J., Chen, C., Ayvalı, T., Suo, H., Zheng, J., Teixeira, I. F., ... Tsang, S. C. E. (2018). CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over catalysts derived from single cationic layer cuznga ldh precursors. ACS Catalysis, 8(5), 4390–4401.

10.Suo, H., Zeng, S., Wang, R., Zhang, Z., & Qiu, S. (2015). Syntheses, characterizations, and catalytic activities of mesostructured aluminophosphates with tailorable acidity assembled with various preformed zeolite nanoclusters. Journal of Porous Materials, 22(2), 529–536.

11.Suo, H., Feng, J., Liu, C., Meng, F. (2022). SCR catalyst with core-shell structure and anti-SO2 properties. Patent NO.: ZL 2022102757947, China. 

12.Suo, H., Liu, C., Li, Z. (2022). UV resistant / flame retardant composites and products. Patent NO.: ZL 2022102758009, China. 

13.Suo, H., Liu, C., Feng, J. (2021). Core-shell structure flame retardant and its preparation method. Patent NO.: ZL 2021112279203, China. 

14.Suo, H., Liu, X., Cao, D., Liu, K. (2022). A novel metal catalyst for Methanol-to-Hydrogen. Patent NO.: ZL 202210305552.8, China. 

15.D,O’Hare,  C., Chen,J,zheng , Suo, H. (2023) CO2 to methanol using core shell materials, OUI 17084, UK. (2025 at OXFORD INNNOVATION)

16.Qiao, H., Suo, H., Hu, S., Tang, G., Liu, C. (2022). Preparation and application of single atom catalytyst. Patent NO.: PSU292022004, China. 

Liu, C., Chen, Y., Li, R., Suo, H. (2021). Machine learning software for novel environmental materials. Patent NO.: 2022R11S0253556, China.