Professor WU, Chi（吳奇教授） - Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Emeritus Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry
Fellow of American Physical Society, Elected in 1999

Room 239 Science Centre
(852) 3943 6106
(852) 2603 5057
chiwu@cuhk.edu.hk
The Polymer & Colloid Laboratory

Education

1982	B.Sc.	University of Science & Technology of China
1987	Ph.D.	State University of New York at Stony Brook

Position

Since 2020	Emeritus Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2010-2020	Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1999-2020	Professor of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1996-1999	Reader, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1992-1996	Lecturer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1989-1992	AvH Fellow and then Researcher, BASF AG, Germany
1987-1989	Research Associate, SUNY at Stony Brook

Research Interests

Using a combination of synthetic chemistry, polymer physics and molecular biology, we design and execute decisive experiments to answer important questions of macromolecules, colloids and biology, including

1.	development of non-viral vectors for molecular medicines;
2.	nucleation of neuron-degenerative diseases related protein aggregation;
3.	design, synthesis and assembly of functional macromolecules;
4.	dynamics and structures of polymer solutions and gel networks;
5.	molecular characteristic properties of intractable and special polymers.

Honours and Awards

2015	The Wang Baoren Award for Accomplishments in Fundamental Polymer Research
2003	The China National Science Award (2nd Class)
2002	Excellent Postgraduate Student Supervisor Award, Chinese Academic of Sciences
2000	The Croucher Award (for Senior Researcher), The Croucher Foundation,Hong Kong
1999	Fellow, American Physical Society, USA
1997	Distinguished Young Scholar Award The “Qiu Shi” Foundation, Hong Kong, China
1996	Distinguished Young Investigator Award (Grant) National Natural Science Foundation, Ch
Jun.1989 – Jun.1990	Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, Germany
1982	Guo Moruo Fellowship (The first Named Fellowship in P.R.China) University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui

Professional Activities

Appointments:

Editor Board Member: Polymer, Langmuir and Macromolecules
Executive Advisory Board member: Macromolecular Journals (01/07/2007)
Associate Editor, Macromolecules (ACS. Starting on 01/01/2006)

Full List of Projects
Statistics of Publications

Representative Publications

1.	Since 1999 Chi Wu, shuiqing Zhou, “Thermodynamically stable globule state of single poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) chain in water” Macromolecules, 28, 5388 (1995). <link>
2.	Chi Wu, Shuiqin Zhou, “First Observation of the Molten Globule State of a Single Homopolymer Chain “, Physical Review Letter, 77(14), 3053 (1996). <link>
3.	Chi Wu, Xiaohui Wang, “Globule-to-coil transition of a single homopolymer chain in solution”, Physical Review Letters, 80(18), 4902 (1998). <link>
4.	Fan Jin, Chi Wu, “Observation of the first-order transition in ultrafiltration of flexible linear polymer chains”, Physical Review Letters, 96, 237801 (2006). <link>
5.	Hui Ge and Chi Wu, “Separation of Linear and Star Chains by a Nanopore”, Macromolecules, 43, 8711–8713 (2010) (Cover Story) <link>
6.	Chi Wu and Lianwei Li, “Unified Description of Transportation of Polymer Chains with Different Topologies through a Small Cylindrical Pore”, Polymer, 54, 1463 (2013) (Cover Story). <link>
7.	Guangzhao Zhang, Aizheng Niu, Shufu Peng, Yingfeng Tu, Mei Li, Ming Jiang, Chi Wu, “Formation of novel polymeric nanoparticles”, Accounts of Chemical Research, 34(3), 249-256 (2001). <link>
8.	Guangzhao Zhang, Chi Wu, “Folding and Formation of Mesoglobules in Dilute Copolymer Solutions” Adv Polym Sci (2005) 195: 1–x , DOI 10.1007/12_050 <link>
9.	Yonggang Shangguan, Dameng Guo, Hui Feng,Yuan Li, Xiangjun Gong, Qianjin Chen, Bo Zheng, Chi Wu, “Mapping Phase Diagrams of Polymer Solutions by a Combination of Micro-fluidic Solution Droplets and Laser Light-Scattering Detection”, Macromolecules, 47, 2496-2502 (2014). <link>
10.	Yanan Yue, Chi Wu, “Progress and perspectives in developing polymeric vectors for in vitro gene delivery”, Biomaterials Science, 1, 152-170 (2013) (Invited Review). <link>

Emeritus Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry Fellow of American Physical Society, Elected in 1999