Dr. Amy Chu is an Inorganic Chemist and a Chemistry Professor specializing in organometallic syntheses and catalysis. She is particularly passionate about research topics that address the climate challenges of current industrial processes. She leads a team of undergraduate researchers that tackle these challenges by implementing the principles of green chemistry and systems thinking in the design of new synthetic methodologies.

Dr. Chu has a BS in Chemistry from the National Taiwan University (2011) and a PhD in Chemistry from the Univ. of Illinois in Urbana Champaign (2016). Her graduate work in Prof. Thomas B. Rauchfuss' lab focused on designing new catalysts containing environmentally friendly and earth-abundant metals for silicone production. From 2016 to 2019, She conducted post-doctoral research with Prof. Karen I. Goldberg in the Univ. of Washington and Univ. of Pennsylvania on the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide to methanol.

In addition to her role as an Assistant Professor at Mills College, Dr. Chu is a researcher at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy where she implements her expertise to formulate policy proposals that empower the climate-friendly transformation of the energy sector.

In her spare time, Dr. Chu enjoys doing group exercise and lounging with her pets. She is a certified group exercise instructor with Les Mills International and lives with two cats and a chinchilla.

Article about Dr. Amy Chu in Penn Today.