Humboldt Research Fellowship for Dr. Chenyue Qiu
Dr. Chenyue Qiu has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs. Supported by the prestigious fellowship, she recently started working in the electron microscopy group of Dr. See Wee Chee in the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute.
Dr. Chenyue Qiu obtained her PhD in the Department of Material Science and Engineering, at the University of Toronto where she investigated the structure-property relationships of functional metal oxides, including thermal catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation reactions and ferroelectric oxides, using in situ environmental gas-heating transmission electron microscopy (ETEM).
With her Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Dr. Qiu has joined the electron microscopy group of Dr. See Wee Chee in the Interface Science Department directed by Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya. Here, her research focuses on unraveling the transformations of heterogeneous surfaces of complex metal oxides during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the electrochemical synthesis of urea. By integrating operando transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) and various spectroscopies, she will investigate how the reconstruction and structural transformation of the surfaces, as well as the evolution of the chemical and electronic environment under realistic reaction conditions. With this multi-scale approach, she aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of how individual factors govern catalytic activity and stability. Moreover, her approach provides mechanistic insights essential for the design of more efficient and durable electrocatalysts.
We warmly congratulate Dr. Chenyue Qiu on her Humboldt Research Fellowship! We are looking forward to the research she will conduct together with the colleagues of the Interface Science Department. We wish her all the best.
About the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is renowned for its commitment to promoting international scientific cooperation. Established in 1860, the foundation has played a fundamental role in connecting researchers worldwide and supporting academic exchange. In 2023, the foundation maintained an interdisciplinary network of over 30,000 Humboldtians across 140 countries, with 61 Nobel laureates. Between 2018 and 2022, it sponsored 4,690 research stays in Germany at universities and 1,790 at non-university research institutions. In the latest Humboldt Rankings from 2023, Max Planck institutes lead the list of non-university research institutions, with the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin at the forefront. From 2016 to 2022, the Fritz Haber Institute hosted 68 researchers, making it the leading host of Humboldt researchers in Berlin, following the major universities (FU, HU, TU).
