Wei An is currently a professor at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China. He received his Ph.D. degree from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, followed by postdoctoral training at the University of Alabama, University of Oklahoma, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA (2008-2015). His current research interests are focused on DFT studies on electrocatalytic reactions (CO2RR, NRR, DFAFC, ORR, HER) and catalytic upgrading of lignin-derived bio-oils for sustainable chemistry and energy conversion. He has published over 100 peer-review articles in journals including JACS, ACS Catalysis, Nano Research, Small, Journal of Catalysis, Journal of Energy Chemistry, Nanoscale, etc.