Xile Hu

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xile.hu@epfl.ch +41 21 693 97 81 http://lsci.epfl.ch

Citizenship: P.R. China

EPFL SB ISIC LSCI
BCH 3305 (Batochime UNIL)
Av. F.-A. Forel 2
1015 Lausanne

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Biography

Xile Hu was born in 1978 in Putian, southeastern China. He entered the Peking University in Beijing in 1996. Besides learning too little chemistry, his biggest regret in the college was not able to correct his southern accent in Mandarin. After graduated from PKU, he went to the United States and began his doctoral studies at the University of California, San Diego. In December 2004, he finished with a Ph.D. in chemistry and some fond memories of the beautiful city of San Diego. He then moved to the Los Angeles area and become a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology. There he enjoyed numerous stimulating scientific (and other) discussions with friends and colleagues. He also made plenty of friends outside the campus and was a frequent in many local Chinese restaurants. In 2007, after two pleasant visits to Switzerland, he decided to move across the continent one more time and join the faculty of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He now directs the Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis and is interested in developing chemistry for synthesis, energy and sustainability.

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

PhD Students

Ben Sayed Nadia Yasmina, Chang Miyeon, Lavrencic Lara, Naderasli Pardis, Serban Ariana, Tian Jiaming, Wang Weijin,

Past EPFL PhD Students

Alkan Murat , Bai Lichen , Barzanò Guido , Bauer Gerald , Breitenfeld Jan , Buslov Ivan , Daubry Albert Claude Jean-Pierre , Di Franco Thomas Clément , Liardet Laurent , Mao Runze , Mazza Simona , Merki Daniel Andreas , Morales Guio Carlos Gilberto , Moysiadou Aliki , Ni Weiyan , Oh Yeonji , Perez Garcia Pablo Marcelo , Ploeger Marten Leendert , Prange Céline Jasmin , Ren Peng , Stern Lucas-Alexandre , Vechorkin Oleg , Vrubel Heron , Wu Xingyu , Yi Xiangli , Zhurkin Fedor ,

Courses

Preparative chemistry II

Advanced chemistry laboratory Admission to the TP is conditional on the successful completion of 2 of the 3 courses: CH-222 Coordination chemistry, CH-223 Organometallic chemistry, CH-233 Fonctions et réactions organiques

Catalysis for energy storage

This course covers the fundamental and applied aspects of electrocatalysis related to renewable energy conversion and storage. The focus is on catalysis for hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, and CO2 reduction reactions. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts are discussed.

Catalyst design for synthesis

This course on homogeneous catalysis provide a detailed understanding of how these catalysts work at a mechanistic level and give examples of catalyst design for important reactions (hydrogenation, olefin metathesis, cross-coupling).

Frontiers in Sustainable Chemical Synthesis

The students will become familiar with the most recent progress in sustainable synthetic chemistry, covering a broad rang of topics such as catalysis, heterocyclic chemistry, stereoselective synthesis and new synthetic tools.

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