2007年毕业于黄冈师范学院化学系，获工学学士学位。

2010年6月毕业于武汉工程大学应用化学专业，获工学硕士学位。

2011年9月开始在韩国全北国立大学化工学院攻读博士研究生，并于2014年2月获得工学博士学位。

1).国家自然科学基金：TiO2-Ag-Bi2MO6 (M=W, Mo) Z型光催化体系的构筑及其催化增效机制(21501137), 25万, 项目负责人,起止时间:2016.1-2018.12

2).湖北省教育厅科学技术研究计划重点项目, 纳米二氧化钛-铋系半导体宽波段光催化剂的构筑及性能增强研究(D20151504), 4万,项目负责人,起止时间:2015.1-2016.12

3).“工大学子”特聘教授实验室建设费20万和科研启动费6万,项目负责人, 起止时间:2014.5-2019.5

1. Cheng G*, Wei Y, Xiong J, Gan y, Zhu J, Xu F, "Same titanium glycolate precursor but different products: Successful synthesis of twinned anatase TiO2 nanocrystal with excellent solar photocatalytic hydrogen evolution capability", Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2017;4:1319-1329.

2. Wei Y, Cheng G*, Xiong J, Xu F, Chen R*, "Positive Ni(HCO3)2 as a novel cocatalyst for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution capability of mesoporous TiO2 nanocrystals", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017, 5: 5027-5038.

3. Xu F, Cheng G*, Song S, Wei Y, Chen R*, "Insights into Promoted Adsorption Capability of Layered BiOCl Nanostructures Decorated with TiO2 Nanoparticles", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2016, 4 (12): 7013-7022.

4. Cheng G*, Stadler FJ*, "Achieving phase transformation and structure control of crystalline anatase TiO2@C hybrids from titanium glycolate precursor and glucose molecules", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 438: 169-178.

5. Cheng G, Akhtar MS, Yang OB, Stadler FJ*, ''Novel preparation of anatase TiO2@reduced graphene oxide hybrids for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells'', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5(14): 6635-6642.