2015年3月被聘为大连理工大学化工学院副教授；2011.8-2015.2月先后在美国俄亥俄州立大学化工系及佐治亚理工学院化工系从事博士后研究。2018.12-2019.12月在美国哥伦比亚大学化工系做访问学者。

* 以国家“能源发展战略”的重大需求为导向，以国家“碳达峰、碳中和”双碳战略为目标，开展创新型应用基础研究。目前致力于基于计算化学的反应机理及构效关系研究以及基于数据科学的催化新体系优化与设计。

• 2022年获美国化学会Energy and Fuels Rising Star荣誉；2019年获辽宁省自然科学学术成果一等奖；2017年获第十五届国际二氧化碳利用会议杰出青年学者奖；多次获评大连理工大学优秀硕士学位论文、优秀本科毕业论文指导教师。

• 主持国家自然科学基金面上项目、青年项目、辽宁省自然科学基金面上项目等，参与国家重点研发计划项目。

• 发表SCI论文100余篇，论文他引8200余次，H因子为41。

 * 所在研究团队

 由化工学院郭新闻教授带领的“能源催化材料与过程创新团队”

* 主要研究方向

1. CO₂加氢热催化转化机理、CO₂电化学、光化学催化还原机理研究

2. MOF材料的结构、性能及应用理论研究

3. 分子筛催化、择形催化理论计算研究

4. 生物质加氢脱氧机理研究

*主要获奖

• 美国化学会2022 Energy and Fuels Rising Star Award，2022.10

• 辽宁省自然科学学术成果奖一等奖，2019.11

• 第十五届国际二氧化碳利用会议优秀青年学者奖，2017.7

* 指导学生获奖情况

优秀研究生

王浩志(2016级博士)、王爽(2022级博士)、季晓静(2015级硕士)、孟琳琳(2016级硕士)、万文佳(2016级硕士)、任宪轩(2017级硕士)、李琳(2019级硕士)、程琪(2019级硕士)、于笑妍(2020级硕士)、杨纯(2022级硕士)、刘甜(2023级硕士)

优秀毕业生

李琳(大连市优秀毕业生)、季晓静(辽宁省优秀毕业生)

研究生专项奖学金

李琳(华友奖学金)、樊华华(万润奖学金)、刘甜(研究生德育奖学金)、杨纯(研究生劳育奖学金)

国家奖学金获得者

王浩志(2016级博士)

王爽(2022级博士)

杨纯(2022级硕士)

刘甜(2023级硕士)

魏雪(2021级本科生)

本科生优秀毕业论文

谢天泽(2017)：优秀毕业论文 (美国宾州州立大学化工系攻读博士)

余臻子(2018)：优秀毕业论文 (美国佐治亚理工学院化工系攻读博士)

于笑妍(2020)：优秀毕业论文 (大连理工大学读研)

硕士研究生优秀学位论文

任宪轩(2020)：校优秀硕士毕业论文 (荷兰埃因霍分理工大学化工系攻读博士学位)

樊华华(2021)：校优秀硕士毕业论文 (本课题组攻读博士学位)

代表期刊论文

1)        Limin Zhang, Huahua Fan, Miao Zhang, Haoqing Zhang, Hao Wang, Bangjian Liu, Jiaxing Zhang, Xiaowa Nie*, Guanghui Zhang*, Chunshan Song, Xinwen Guo*. Encapsulating Co⁰ Sites in Hollow Silicalite-1 for Highly Efficient and Stable Propane Dehydrogenation. ACS Catalysis 2025 (Accepted).

2)        Shuang Wang, Xiaowa Nie*, Chunshan Song*, Xinwen Guo*. Computational Screening of High-efficiency Dual-Metal-Atom Modified Ti-MOFs for Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction to Value-added Chemicals. CCS Chemistry 2024, 6, 3018–3029.

3)        Haiyan Wang¹, Shuang Wang¹, Shida Liu^1,*, Yiling Dai, Zhenghao Jia, Xuejing Li, ShuheLiu, Feixiong Dang, Kevin J. Smith, Xiaowa Nie*, Shuandi Hou*, Xinwen Guo*. Redox-induced Controllable Engineering of MnO₂-Mn_xCo_3-xO₄ Interface to Boost Catalytic Oxidation of Ethane. Nature Communications 2024, 15, 4118.

4)        Shuang Wang¹, Xiaowa Nie^1,*, Jianbin Lin, Fanshu Ding, Chunshan Song, Xinwen Guo*. Computational Design of Single-atom Modified Ti-MOFs for Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction to C₁ Chemicals. ChemSusChem 2024, e202301619.

5)        Shida Liu^*,#, Haiyan Wang^#, Shuang Wang^#, Yiling Dai, Bing Liu, Yi Liu, Feixiong Dang, Kevin J. Smith, Xiaowa Nie^*, Shuandi Hou^*, Xinwen Guo^*. Engineering Morphology and Ni Substitution of NixCo_3-xO₄ Spinel Oxides to Promote Catalytic Combustion of Ethane: Elucidating the Influence of Oxygen Defects. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 4683−4699.

6)        He Huang¹, Huahua Fan¹, Yuzhen Ge*, Wanyue Ye, Yingcen Liu, Caicheng Song, Hua Lin, Xiaotong Zhang, Bing Li, Xiaowa Nie*, Shufen Zhang, Rongwen Lu*. Solvent-free Oxidation of Toluene to Benzaldehyde Using Electron-rich Au Clusters Confined in Silicalite-1. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 458, 141446.

7)        Wenhui Li¹, Xiaowa Nie^1,*, Hong Yang, Xiang Wang, Felipe Polo-Garzon, Zili Wu, Jie Zhu, Jianyang Wang, Yi Liu, Chuan Shi, Chunshan Song*, Xinwen Guo*. Crystallographic Dependence of CO₂ Hydrogenation Pathways over HCP-Co and FCC-Co Catalysts. Appl. Catal. B. 2022, 315, 121529.

8)        Chunyan Tu¹, Huahua Fan¹, Dong Wang¹, Ning Rui, Yonghua Du, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Zhenhua Xie*, Xiaowa Nie*, Jingguang G. Chen*. CO₂-assisted Ethane Aromatization over Zinc and Phosphorous Modified ZSM-5 Catalysts. Appl. Catal. B 2022, 304, 120956.

9)        Haozhi Wang, Xiaowa Nie*, Michael J. Janik, Xiaopeng Han*, Yida Deng, Wenbin Hu, Chunshan Song, and Xinwen Guo*. Mechanistic Insight into Hydrocarbons Synthesis via CO₂ Hydrogenation on χ-Fe₅C₂ Catalysts. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 37637–37651.

10)    Chunyan Tu, Xiaowa Nie*, Jingguang G. Chen*. Insight into Acetic Acid Synthesis from the Reaction of CH₄ and CO₂. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 3384−3401.

11)    Xiao Jiang¹, Xiaowa Nie^1,*, Xinwen Guo*, Chunshan Song*, and Jingguang G. Chen*. Recent Advances in Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Methanol via Heterogeneous Catalysis. Chem. Rev. (Review) 2020, 120(15), 7984–8034.

12)    Kun Zhao¹, Xiaowa Nie¹, Haozhi Wang, Shuo Chen, Xie Quan*, Hongtao Yu, Wonyong Choi, Guanghui Zhang, Bupmo Kim, and Jingguang G. Chen*. Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ to Acetone by Single Cu Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Porous Carbon. Nature Commun. 2020, 11: 2455.

13)    Xiao Jiang¹, Xiaowa Nie^1,*, Yutao Gong, Colton M. Moran, Jianyang Wang, Jie Zhu, Huibin Chang, Xinwen Guo*, Krista S. Walton*, and Chunshan Song*. A Combined Experimental and DFT Study of H₂O Effect on In₂O₃/ZrO₂ Catalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol. J. Catal. 2020, 383, 283–296.

14)    Xiaoyu Zhang, Hui Wang, Linlin Meng, Xiaowa Nie*, and Zhenping Qu*. Investigation on Cu₂O Surface Reconstruction and Catalytic Performance for NH₃-SCO by Experimental and DFT Study. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 3465–3476.

15)    Xiaowa Nie*, Xianxuan Ren, Chunyan Tu, Chunshan Song, Xinwen Guo*, and Jingguang G. Chen*. Computational and Experimental Identification of Strong Synergy of Fe/ZnO Catalyst in Promoting Acetic Acid Synthesis from CH₄ and CO₂. Chem. Comm. 2020, 56, 3983–3986.

16)    Elaine Gomez¹, Xiaowa Nie^1,*, Ji Hoon Lee, Zhenhua Xie, Jingguang G. Chen*. Tandem Reactions of CO₂ Reduction and Ethane Aromatization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 17771−17782.

17)    Xiaowa Nie, Wenhui Li, Xiao Jiang*, Xinwen Guo*, Chunshan Song*. Recent Advances in Catalytic CO₂ Hydrogenation to Alcohols and Hydrocarbons. Adv. Catal. (Review) 2019, 65, 121−233.

18)    Xiao Jiang¹, Xiaowa Nie¹, Xiaoxing Wang, Haozhi Wang, Naoto Koizumi, Yonggang Chen, Xinwen Guo, Chunshan Song*. Origin of Pd-Cu Bimetallic Effect for Synergetic Promotion of Methanol Formation from CO₂ Hydrogenation. J. Catal. 2019, 369, 21–32.

19)    Xiaowa Nie, Xiao Jiang, Haozhi Wang, Wenjia Luo, Michael J. Janik, Yonggang Chen, Xinwen Guo* and Chunshan Song*. Mechanistic Understanding of Alloy Effect and Water Promotion for Pd-Cu Bimetallic Catalysts in CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 4873−4892.

20)    Wenjia Luo¹, Xiaowa Nie¹, Michael J. Janik*, Aravind Asthagiri*. Facet Dependence of CO₂ Reduction Paths on Cu Electrodes. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 219−229.

21)    Xiaowa Nie, Ambarish Kulkarni, David S. Sholl*. Computational Prediction of Metal Organic Frameworks Suitable for Molecular Infiltration as a Route to Development of Conductive Materials. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6, 1586−1591.

22)    Xiaowa Nie, Wenjia Luo, Michael J. Janik*, Aravind Asthagiri*. Reaction Mechanisms of CO₂ Electrochemical Reduction on Cu(111) Determined with Density Functional Theory. J. Catal. 2014, 312, 108–122.

23)    Xiaowa Nie, Monica R. Esopi, Michael J. Janik*, Aravind Asthagiri*. Selectivity of CO₂ Reduction on Copper Electrodes: The Role of the Kinetics of Elementary Steps. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2459–2462.

教改论文

1)        聂小娃*，郭新闻. 适应新工科建设的“计算化学与应用”教学模式. 化学教育 2023, 44(10), 45–50.

2)        聂小娃*，杨文超，郭新闻. 乙醇分子内及分子间脱水反应机理的计算化学实验研究. 大学化学Univ. Chem. 2023, 38(9), 179–187.

3)        聂小娃*，杨文超. 计算化学课程在拔尖创新人才培养中的探索与实践. 大连理工大学《教育与教学研究论文集》，2023, 36, 116–118.

专著

《分子筛催化理论计算: 从基础到应用》, 郑安民等著. 第六章《分子筛择形催化中的理论计算研究》，聂小娃等. 科学出版社, ISBN 978-7-03-063619-5, 2020.1 (第一版).