2011.09 – 2018.09    Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

2007.08 – 2011.07    B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

2025.03 – Present  Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China

2018.10 – 2024.12  Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany

Her research focuses on building artificial biological systems for efficient CO₂ fixation and conversion. Specifically, she aims to build artificial photosynthesis from the bottom up using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates synthetic biology, biochemistry, and electrochemistry. Her main research interests include:

1. Designing and constructing new-to-nature CO₂ fixation pathways;

2. Developing energy conversion modules to power biological systems sustainably;

3. Integrating biological systems with electrochemical processes.

1. 2023 Innovators Under 35 China (TR35 China), MIT Technology Review

2. 2024 Microbes 4 Climate Explorer Award, Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Marburg, Germany

Selected Publications (^* denotes first authorship ^# denotes corresponding authorship)

1. Luo S^*#, Diehl C, He H, Bae YJ, Klose M, Claus P, Cortina NS, Fernandez CA, Schulz-Mirbach H, McLean R, Rojas AAR, Schindler D, Paczia N, Erb TJ^# (2023) Construction and modular implementation of the THETA cycle for synthetic CO₂ fixation. Nature Catalysis 6(12), 1228–1240. (Featured in Nature Catalysis (News & Views): doi.org/10.1038/s41929-023-01084-2)

2. Luo S^*#, Adam D, Giaveri S, Barthel S, Cestellos-Blanco S, Hege D, Paczia N, Castañeda-Losada L, Klose M, Arndt F, Heider J, Erb TJ# (2023) ATP production from electricity with a new-to-nature electrobiological module. Joule 7(8):1745–1758. (Featured on Cover. Featured in Science (News): doi.org/10.1126/science.adk4452)

3. Luo S^*, Lin P^*, Nieh LY, Liao GB, Tang PW, Chen C, Liao JC^# (2022) A cell-free self-replenishing CO₂-fixing system. Nature Catalysis 5(2):154–162.

4. Burgener S^*, Luo S, McLean R, Miller TE, Erb TJ^# (2020) A roadmap towards integrated catalytic systems of the future. Nature Catalysis 3(3):186–192.

5. Liao JC^*#, Mi L, Pontrelli S, Luo S (2016) Fuelling the future: Microbial engineering for the production of sustainable biofuels. Nature Reviews Microbiology 14(5):288–304.