曹敏纳，女，现任研究员兼博士生导师，长期从事无机化学及催化科学领域的前沿研究。2011年毕业于中国科学技术大学获得无机化学博士学位，同年6月，加入中国科学院福建物质结构研究所，开始为期两年多的博士后研究（2011年6月至2013年11月）。博士后期间，专注于异相催化材料的设计与应用，完成了多项创新性课题，积累了丰富的研究经验。2013年出站后留所工作，聘为副研究员，于2020年1月晋升为研究员，开始独立进行科研项目并指导博士生。
曹敏纳研究员主持了多项重要项目，包括博士后科学基金面上项目及特别资助项目、国家自然科学基金青年基金和面上基金，以及参与中国科学院战略性先导科技专项等。项目聚焦于催化科学与能源转化领域，推动了相关技术的进步。作为第一作者或通讯作者，在《Journal of the American Chemical Society》、《Angewandte Chemie International Edition》、《National Science Review》《Nature Synthesis》等国际顶级期刊发表论文30余篇，同时申请并授权10余件专利，涉及新型催化材料与工艺，为产业化应用提供了技术支撑。
近年来，曹敏纳研究员的研究方向集中在新型异相催化体系的开发，特别是在二氧化碳光催化还原和水解制氢领域取得了显著进展。设计了一系列高效催化剂，通过优化材料结构和反应动力学，大幅提高了CO2转化效率和氢气产率。这些工作不仅深化了对催化机理的理解，也为应对能源危机和碳排放问题提供了切实可行的解决方案。在研究过程中注重基础理论与实际应用的结合，力求将实验室成果转化为可落地的技术。作为博士生导师，曹敏纳研究员致力于培养新一代科研人才，指导学生在实验设计和问题解决中不断突破自我。未来也将继续深耕催化与材料科学的交叉领域，探索更多高效、可持续的能源转化技术，为国家的科技发展战略贡献力量。

1. H. Wang, Z.-n. Chen, D. Wu, M. Cao*, F. Sun, H. Zhang, H. You, W. Zhuang* and R. Cao*, Significantly Enhanced Overall Water Splitting Performance by Partial Oxidation of Ir through Au Modification in Core–Shell Alloy Structure, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143(12), 4639-4645.

2. S. Zhang, W. Yang, Y. Liang, X. Yang, M. Cao* and R. Cao*, Template-free synthesis of non-noble metal single-atom electrocatalyst with N-doped holey carbon matrix for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction in zinc-air batteries, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 285(15), 119780.

3. H. Wang#, Y. Fu#, Z.-N. Chen, W. Zhuang, M. Cao* and R. Cao*, Tunable CO₂ enrichment on functionalized Au surface for enhanced CO₂ electroreduction, Nano Research, 2023, 16(4), 4723-4728.

4. H. You#, D. Wu#, D. Si, M. Cao*, F. Sun, H. Zhang, H. Wang, T.-F. Liu and R. Cao*, Monolayer NiIr-Layered Double Hydroxide as a Long-Lived Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst for Seawater Splitting, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144(21), 9254-9263.

5. Z. Wei, S. Yue, S. Gao, M. Cao* and R. Cao*, Synergetic effects of gold-doped copper nanowires with low Au content for enhanced electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to multicarbon products, Nano Research, 2023, 16(5), 7777-7783.

6. D. Wu* and M. Cao*, Homogeneous and complex catalysts, Nature Synthesis, 2023, 2(7), 595-596.

7. X. Xiong, W. Geng, M. Cao* and R. Cao*, Synergetic effects of gold-doped copper nanowires with low Au content for enhanced electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to multicarbon products, Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34(6), 107717.

8. H. You, Y. Wang, F. Sun, M. Cao*, R. Cao* and D. Wu*, Stabilizing Sub-2-nm CuIr Nanoalloys with Cucurbit[6]uril for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Strong Acid, ACS Materials Letters, 2023, 5(11), 2887-2895.

9. Z. Wei, W. Wang, T. Shao, S. Yang, C. Liu, D. Si*, R. Cao* and M. Cao*, Constructing Ag/Cu₂O Interface for Efficient Neutral CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂H₄, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, n/a, e202417066.

10. C. Liu, Z. Wei, M. Cao* and R. Cao*, Pt nanodendrites with a PtIr alloy surface structure exhibit excellent stability toward acidic hydrogen evolution reaction, Nano Research, 2024, 17(6), 4844-4849.

11. T. Shao, X. Song, Z. Wei, S. Yang, S. Zhang, R. Cao and M. Cao*, Enhancing CO₂ electroreduction with decamethylcucurbit[5]uril-alkaline earth metal modified Pd nanoparticles, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024, 11(24), 8671-8678.

12. H. Wang, Z.-n. Chen, Y. Wang, D. Wu*, M. Cao*, F. Sun and R. Cao*, Sub-10-nm-sized Au@AuxIr1−x metal-core/alloy-shell nanoparticles as highly durable catalysts for acidic water splitting, National Science Review, 2024, 11(4), nwae056.

13. S. Yang, X.-M. Chen, T. Shao, Z. Wei, Z.-n. Chen, R. Cao and M. Cao*, Engineering highly selective CO₂ electroreduction in Cu-based perovskites through A-site cation manipulation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024, 26(25), 17769-17776.

14. Y. Zhang, S. Yue, R. Cao and M. Cao*, Engineering Ru−Au−Mn Trimetallic Nanostructure for High-Performance Acidic Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis, ChemCatChem, 2024, 16(21), e202400751.

15. S. Yang, F. Sun, R. Cao and M. Cao*, Surface modification of copper oxide nanosheets with CeO₂ for enhanced CO₂ reduction to C₂H₄, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13(2), 1135-1141.