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Dr. Judy I-Chia WuJudy I-Chia Wu

Thomas A. Albright Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Office: SERC, 5024
Contact: jiwu@central.uh.edu - 713-743-7719

Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2011; B.S., Tunghai University (Taiwan), 2004

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The Wu group is a computational physical organic chemistry group that leverages theory to guide experimental discovery. We apply computational quantum chemical tools to explain and predict chemical reactivity and molecular properties of organic systems. Current research interests include carbon-rich polycyclic (anti)aromatic hydrocarbons, photoswitchable molecules, self-assembling hydrogen-bonded frameworks, excite-state proton transfer, and the development of useful photochemical reactions.

  • 2025 John. C. Butler Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2025 NIH-Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)
  • 2023 Tunghai University Distinguished Alumni Award
  • 2021 Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
  • 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
  • 2019 NIH-Maximizing Investigators' Research Award
  • 2018 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
  • 2012 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Young Chemist Award