从事面向“碳中和”的水-能源-资源耦联新方法及技术体系研究。

具体方向包括：1）战略高值金属离子提取与回收，2）三维蒸发材料研究及过程优化，3）界面结晶过程与物质分离，4）工业废水资源化与零排放

课题组长期招聘具有环境、材料、化学、化工等研究背景的博士后，支持申报“国家资助博士后研究人员计划”（含“博新计划”）、“清华大学博士后海外引才专项”、清华大学“水木学者”计划和青年基金等，有意向者请将简历和代表性成果发送至chenx101@tsinghua.edu.cn

1. 基于三维蒸发梯度结晶的工业废水锂回收新工艺研究，国家基金委面上项目，2024-2027，项目负责人.

2. 基于三维结晶法的退役锂电池资源回收新工艺研究，地方政府科研项目，2025-2026项目负责人.

3. 臭氧氧化联动提升工业废水处理MBR工艺开发课题，企事业委托项目，2022-2025.11.08，课题技术负责人.

4. 膜技术在特种分子筛生产废水中的应用研究，企事业委托项目，2024-2025，项目负责人.

2020 ISMET Innovation Award

2018 教育部自然科学奖一等奖（5/9）

2018 Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology-最佳论文奖

2017 Water Research优秀审稿人

2016 北京市优秀博士毕业生

2016 清华大学“紫荆学者”称号

2016 清华大学优秀博士毕业生

2016 清华大学优秀博士论文

2016 清华大学“马约翰”奖

2016 美国Boeing奖学金

2015 全国高等学校给排水相关专业在校生研究成果展示会- 最佳论文金奖

2015 首都高校女子足球联赛冠军

2013 国家奖学金

2013 清华大学“林枫辅导员”奖

2012 清华大学特等奖学金

2012 美国The Dow可持续发展创新挑战赛- 特等奖

2011 清华大学优秀学生干部

2010 首都高校秋季学生田径运动会甲组女子跳高冠军、女子4 ˣ 100接力冠军

本科阶段（2006~2010） 清华大学本科优秀毕业论文；清华大学社会实践学生标兵；全国环境友好科技竞赛实物类第一名；清华大学“挑战杯”学生课外科技创新竞赛一等奖；清华大学能源动力设计大赛一等奖；清华大学马约翰杯田径运动会女子三项全能冠军（连续十年，打破纪录）、女子4ˣ100米接力冠军（连续十年）、女子篮球联赛总冠军、女子足球联赛总冠军，保持多项校、院竞赛记录

截至2024年12月，在环境、能源、材料等相关领域期刊发表论文40余篇，代表性论文发表于Nature Water（封面论文）, Energy & Environmental Science（封面论文*2）及Advanced Materials等国际顶级期刊。Google论文总引超过3200次，H指数为32。

一、代表性期刊论文（^*通讯作者；^# 共同一作）：

1. Chen, X.^#, Yang, M.^#, Zheng, S., Temprano-Coleto, F., Qi Dong; Cheng, G., Yao, N., Stone, H., Hu, L., Ren, Z.J^*. Spatially separated crystallization for selective lithium extraction from saline water. Nature Water, 2023, 1, 808-817. （封面文章）

2. Chen, X., He, S., Falinski, M., Wang, Y., Li, T., Zheng, S., Sun, D., Dai, J., Bian, Y., Zhu, X., Jiang, J., Hu, L.^*, and Ren, Z.J^*. (2021). Sustainable zero liquid discharge of concentrated brine by Janus wood evaporator. Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14(10): 5347-5357. (封面文章, 高被引论文, 2021 EES热点论文)

3. Sun, D., Bian, Y., Liu, P., Wang, Han, Xu, T., Zhang, X., Liang, P., Ren, Z. J., Chen, X.^*, and Huang, X^*. (2021). Electricity enhances biological Fe(III) reduction and phosphorus recovery from FeP complex: proof of concept and kinetic analysis. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2021, 1, 3, 523–532. （封面文章）.

4. Chen, X.^#, Zhu, X.^#, He, S., Hu, L. & Ren, Z. J.^* (2020). Advanced nanowood materials for the water-energy nexus. Advanced Materials, 2001240, 2020.

5. Chen, X., Lobo, F. L., Bian, Y., Lu, L., Chen, X., Tucker, M. P., Wang, Y., Ren, Z. J.^* (2020), Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H2 evolution. Energy & Environmental Science 13,495-502. (封面文章, 2020 EES热点论文).

6. Chen, X., Katahira, R., Ge, Z., Lu, L., Hou, D., Peterson, D.J., Tucker, M.P., Chen, X.^*, and Ren, Z.J^*. (2019). Microbial electrochemical treatment of biorefinery black liquor and resource recovery. Green Chemistry 21, 1258-1266. (封面文章).

7. Sun, D., Gao, Y., Hou, D., Zuo, K., Chen, X.^*, Liang, P., Zhang, X., Ren, Z.J., and Huang, X^*. (2018). Energy-neutral sustainable nutrient recovery incorporated with the wastewater purification process in an enlarged microbial nutrient recovery cell. Journal of Power Sources, 384, 160-164.

8. Gao, Y., Sun, D., Wang, H., Lu, L., Ma, H., Wang, L., Ren, Z.J., Liang, P., Zhang, X., Chen, X.^*, and Huang, X^*. (2018). Urine-powered synergy of nutrient recovery and urine purification in a microbial electrochemical system. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 4, 1427-1438. (封面文章，2018最佳论文).

9. Chen, X., Zhou, H., Zuo, K., Zhou, Y., Wang, Q., Sun, D., Gao, Y., Liang, P., Zhang, X.^*, Ren, Z.J., Huang, X^*. (2017). Self-sustaining advanced wastewater purification and simultaneous in situ nutrient recovery in a novel bioelectrochemical system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 330, 692-697.

10. Chen, X.^#, Gao, Y.^#, Hou, D., Ma, H., Lu, L., Sun, D., Zhang, X., Liang, P., Huang, X.^*, and Ren, Z.J^*. (2017). The Microbial electrochemical current accelerates area hydrolysis for recovery of nutrients from source-separated urine. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 4, 305-310.

11. Chen, X., Sun, H., Liang, P., Zhang, X.^*, and Huang, X^*. (2016). Optimization of membrane stack configuration in enlarged microbial desalination cells for efficient water desalination. Journal of Power Sources, 324, 79-85.

12. Chen, X., Liang, P., Zhang, X., and Huang, X^*. (2016). Bioelectrochemical systems-driven directional ion transport enables low-energy water desalination, pollutant removal, and resource recovery. Bioresource Technology, 215, 274-284.

13. Chen, X., Sun, D., Zhang, X.^*, Liang, P., and Huang, X^*. (2015). Novel self-driven microbial nutrient recovery cell with simultaneous wastewater purification. Science Reports, 5.

14. Chen, X., Liang, P., Wei, Z.M., Zhang, X.Y., and Huang, X^*. (2012). Sustainable water desalination and electricity generation in a separator coupled stacked microbial desalination cell with buffer free electrolyte circulation. Bioresource Technology, 119, 88-93.

15. Chen, X., Xia, X., Liang, P., Cao, X., Sun, H., and Huang, X^*. (2011). Stacked microbial desalination cells to enhance water desalination efficiency. Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 2465-2470.

二、专著

1. 《水处理工程物理化学技术》, 黄霞, 张潇源, 陈熹. 高等教育出版社, 2025.