2001, PhD in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science; 2001-2002, Research Fellow, Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Würzburg University; 2002-2005, Postdoctoral Fellow and Alexander von Humboldt fellow, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung. 2005-2009, Group Leader and Associate Professor, Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung; since 2008, Professor of School of Chemical engineering in Dalian University of Technology. Research interests: designed synthesis and functionalization of nanostructured materials and their applications in energy storage, adsorption, drug delivery, and catalyst, etc. Professor Lu actively participated in the 4th IAP Young Scientists Conference in Dalian, China, held in conjunction with the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, September 2011.