KAUST Catalysis Center - Dr. Kuo-Wei Huang

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Kuo-Wei Huang, Ph.D. Professor of Chemical Science
kuowei.huang@kaust.edu.sa

Research Interests

Prof. Huang’s interests include carbon dioxide utilization, carbonylation and decarbonylation, small molecules activation, kinetic and DFT studies of transition metal and organocatalysis

Selected Publications

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with a Well-Defined PN3-Ru Pincer Complex
S. Min, S. Rasul, H. Li, D. C. Grills, K. Takanabe, L.-J. Li, K.-W. Huang
ChemPlusChem, 81, 166-171, (2016)
Mechanism and Regioselectivity of Rh(III)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Annulation of Aryl-Substituted Diazenecarboxylat...
M.J. Ajitha and K.-W. Huang
Organometallics, 2016, 35 (4), 450-455, (2016)
CO2 activation through silylimido and silylamido zirconium hydrides supported on N-donor chelating SBA15 surface li...
F.A. Pasha, A.S. Bendjeriou, E.A. Hamad, K.W. Huang, J.M. Basset
Chem. Commun., 52, 2577-2580, (2016)
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Vinylogous Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction of α-Keto Esters and α-Trifluoromethyl Ketones
Y. Wang, F. Xing, M. Xue, G. F. Du, X.H. Guo, K.W. Huang, B. Dai
Synthesis 48(01): 79-84, (2016)
Z-Shaped Pentaleno-Acene Dimers with High Stability and Small Band Gap
G.L. Dai, J.J. Chang, J. Luo, S.Q. Dong, N. Aratani, B. Zheng, K.W. Huang, H. Yamada, C.Y....
Volume 55, Issue 8, 2693-2696, (2016)
Remote C−H Activation of Quinolines through Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cross-Coupling
J. Xu, C. Shen, X.L. Zhu, P.F. Zhang, M.J. Ajitha, K.W. Huang, Z.F. An, X.G. Liu
Volume 11, Issue 6, 882-892, (2016)
Octazethrene and Its Isomer with Different Diradical Characters and Chemical Reactivity: The Role of the Bridge Str...
P. Hu, S. Lee, K. H. Park, S. Das, T. S. Herng, Théo P. Gonçalves, K-W. Huang, J. Ding, ...
J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81 (7), 2911-2919 , (2016)
A new class of PN3-pincer ligands for metal–ligand cooperative catalysis
H. Li, B. Zheng, K.-W. Huang
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, volumes 293-294, 116-138, (2015)
C–H and H–H bond activation via ligand dearomatization/rearomatization of a PN3P-rhodium(I) complex
Y. Wang, B. Zheng, Y. Pan, C. Pan, L. He, K.-W. Huang
Dalton Transactions, 44, 15111-15115 , (2015)
Two-dimensional gold nanostructures with high activity for selective oxidation of carbon–hydrogen bonds
W. Liang, Z. Yihan, J.-Q. Wang, L. Fudong, J. Huang, X. Meng, J.-M. Basset, Y. Han, F.-S. ...
Nature Communications 6, article number: 6957, (2015)

Education Profile

Ph.D., Stanford University, United States, 2004
B.S., National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1997

Professional Profile

2018-Present: Professor, Chemical Science, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
2009–2018: Associate Professor, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2007-2009:Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
2004-2007: Research Fellow, Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States
1999-2000:Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University
1997-1999:Second Lieutenant, Military Police, Taiwan Army

Scientific and Professional Memberships

American Chemical Society
Singapore National Institute of Chemistry
The Chinese Chemical Society in Taipei

Awards

Rising Stars Lecturership, 41st International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, 2014
SABIC Chair Professorship, 2013-2018
Asian Rising Stars Lectureship, the 15th Asian Chemical Congress, 2013
RIKEN Visiting Fellowship, 2012
Asian Core Program Lectureship, 2012
Certificate of Appreciation from King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (MAWHIBA) and Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, 2011
KAUST 1st and 2nd Seed Fund Program Awards, 2010
United Kingdom-Singapore Partners In Science Collaboration Development Award, 2008
Gertrude and Maurice Goldhaber Distinguished Fellow, Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States, 2004-2007
Regina Casper Stanford Graduate Fellow, Stanford University, 2002-2004
Dr. Yuan T. Lee Fellow in Chemistry, CTCI Foundation, Taiwan, 1993-1997

KAUST Affiliations

Kaust Catalysis Center (KCC)
Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)