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Wanyi Fu, Ph.D.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor

School of Environment

Nanjing University

Email: fu.wanyi@nju.edu.cn

ORCID: 0000-0001-9653-4012

Education

2015.8-2019.5, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering, Ph.D.

2011.9-2014.7, Tsinghua University, Civil Engineering, M.S.

2007.9-2011.7, Central South University, Mineral Processing Engineering, B.S.

Professional Experience

2026/04-Present, Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Nanjing University

2022/04-2026/03, Associate Researcher, School of Environment, Nanjing University

2019/06-2022/03, Postdoctoral Researcher, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University

Research Interests

Green and low-carbon water treatment technology; Nanoconfinement effects; Catalytic membranes

Selected Publications

1. Xixi Chen, Wanyi Fu^*, Hang Luo, Hui Xu, Yulong Yang, Xihui Zhang, Bingcai Pan. Pollutant‐Powered Oxygen Activation by Enzyme‐Inspired Self‐Sustaining Catalytic Membranes for Water Purification. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, 138(1), e21747.

2. Yulong Yang^#, Hao Li^#, Wanyi Fu^*,#, Zhiwen Hu, Ruiqiang Yang, Hui Xu, Qibing Chang^*, Qikun Wang, Yongqing Wang, Xixi Chen, Bingcai Pan^*. Large-scale deployment of single-atom catalysts via cross-scale confinement in ceramic membranes for advanced water treatment. Nature Water 2025, 3(11), 1281-1290.

3. Cuiwei Du, Wanyi Fu^*, Jie Li, Hui Xu, Bingcai Pan^*. Upcycling of aqueous phenol pollutants via directed C–C coupling in an enzyme-inspired angstrom-confined flow-through system. Environmental Science & Technology 2025, 59(42), 22950-22960.

4. Yuhang Li^#, Wanyi Fu^*,#, Yujie Wan, Xing Yan, Bingcai Pan^*. Direct nano-imaging reveals the underestimated role of lanthanum phosphate formation in phosphorus sequestration by lanthanum carbonate. Environmental Science & Technology 2025, 59(20), 10076-10086.

5. Wanyi Fu, Hui Xu, Zhichao Yang, Bingcai Pan^*. Nanoconfinement-mediated water treatment: where to go? Science Bulletin 2025, 70(16), 2556-2559.

6. Wanyi Fu, Ziyao Liu, Dan Li, Bingcai Pan^*. Chemistry for water treatment under nanoconfinement. Water Research 2025, 275, 123173.

7. Xixi Chen, Wanyi Fu^*, Zhichao Yang, Yulong Yang, Yanjun Li, Hui Huang, Xihui Zhang^*, Bingcai Pan. Enhanced H₂O₂ utilization efficiency in Fenton-like system for degradation of emerging contaminants: Oxygen vacancy-mediated activation of O₂. Water Research 2023, 230, 119562.

8. Yulong Yang, Wanyi Fu^*, Xixi Chen, Li Chen, Congyu Hou, Tianhao Tang, Xihui Zhang^*. Ceramic nanofiber membrane anchoring nanosized Mn₂O₃ catalytic ozonation of sulfamethoxazole in water. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022, 436, 129168.

9. Li Chen, Wanyi Fu^*, Yu Tan, Xihui Zhang^*. Emerging organic contaminants and odorous compounds in secondary effluent wastewater: identification and advanced treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 408, 124817.

10. Farzin Saffarimiandoab, Riccardo Mattesini, Wanyi Fu^*, Ercan Engin Kuruoglu, Xihui Zhang^*. Interpretable machine learning modeling of capacitive deionization for contribution analysis of electrode and process features. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9(4), 2259-2268.

11. Jinting Hu, Wanyi Fu^*, Fan Ni, Xihui Zhang^*, Chunpeng Yang, Junqiang Sang. An integrated process for the advanced treatment of hypersaline petrochemical wastewater: a pilot study. Water Research 2020, 182, 116019.

12. Wanyi Fu, Xihui Zhang^*. Global phosphorus dynamics in terms of phosphine. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 2020, 3(1), 51.

Full publication list: Google Scholar; ResearchGate

Patents

1.     Wen Zhang, Wanyi Fu. US10583402

2.     Wen Zhang, Wanyi Fu. US10712365

3.     Xixi Chen, Wanyi Fu, Xihui Zhang, et al. ZL202211516526.6

4.     Xixi Chen, Wanyi Fu, Xihui Zhang, et al. ZL202310708878.X

5.     Bingcai Pan, Cuiwei Du, Wanyi Fu. CN202510446369.3

Awards

Edison Patent Award, R&D Council of New Jersey (2022)

Shenzhen Overseas High-Level Talents C, Shenzhen Peacock Plan (2019)

Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, CSC (2019)

CEE Doctoral Excellence Award, NJIT (2018)

Opportunities

Students with a strong background in chemistry, physics, material, or environmental science are welcome!