Tities

· Professor and Group Leader in the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis

· Chief Scientist of National Key Project of Fundamental Research "Catalytic basis on optimal utilization of natural gas and coal-based    methane"

· Principal Investigator of the BP-CAS "Clean Energy Facing the Future" Program

· Head of Partner Group on "Nano-technology in Catalysis" between Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG (Germany) and the Dalian

· Institute of Chemical Physics (CAS)

· Dean of the department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China

· Member of the Degree assessment committee of the State Council

Education

1987  Ph.D. in Chemistry Chemistry Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
1982  B.S. in Chemistry Chemistry Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Working Experience

June 2017 – Present     President of University of Science and Technolgy of China

July  2015 – May 2017  Exexutive Vice President of Fudan Unversity, China

Mar. 2009 – May 2014   Present President of Shenyang Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Aug. 2000 – Mar. 2007  Director of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China

July  1995 – Present      Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of                                       Sciences, Dalian, China

June 1991 – July 1995   Guest scientist at the Fritz-Haber- Institut der MPG, Berlin, Germany

Dec. 1989 – May 1991    Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow in the Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG, Berlin, Germany

Aug. 1989 – Dec. 1989   Goethe Institute in Goettingen, Germany

Aug. 1987 – July 1989    Lecturer in the Chemistry Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Awards and Honors

· Natural Science Award, National Education Committee ,1987

· Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 1989

· Distinguished Young Scientist Foundation, National Nature Science Foundation of China, 1995

· Guest Professor, Dalian University of Science and Technology, 1995

· Honorary Professor, Wuhan University , 1996

· Distinguished Young Scientist, QiuShi Foundation, Hong Kong , 1996

· Outstanding Expert of Dalian City, 2000

· Guest Professor of Fudan University, 2001

· Outstanding Expert of Liaoning Province , 2001

· Natural Science award of Liaoning Province, 2003

· National Natural Science Award(2nd class) , 2005

· Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009

· Natural Science award of Liaoning Province(1st class), 2009

· Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009

· Honorary Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology, 2010

· IMNI Distinguished Lecturer of Brown University, 2011

· Member of TWAS, 2011

· Visiting Professor of National University of Singapore, 2012

· Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation for scientific and Technological Progress Award in Chemistry, 2012

· Distinguished University Visiting Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2014

· Top 10 Science Progresses in China for the work on methane direct conversion, 2014

· Top 10 Science and Technology News in China for the work on methane direct conversion, 2014

· Award in Basic Science from Zhou Guang Zhao Foundation, 2015

· Outstanding Science and Technology Acheivement Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015

· 5th Chemistry Contribution Prize of Chinese Chemical Society-China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, 2016

· Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion, 2016

· Alwin Mittasch Prize, 2017

Other Duties

– Member of the 9th and 10th National People's Congress

– Executive Committee Member of the Chinese Society of Chemistry

– Editor-in-Chief (with Prof. Gabriele Centi) of the Journal of Energy Chemistry (Elsevier)

– Associate Editor-in-Chief of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

– Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics

– Editorial Board Member, Surface Science Reports (Elsevier)

– International Advisory Board Member, Angewandte Chemie International Edition (German Chemical Society, GDCh)

– Advisory Board Member, Energy & Environmental Science (RSC)

– Advisory Board Member, Nano Energy (Elsevier)

– Advisory Board Member, Nano Research (Qinghua & Springer)

– International Advisory Board Member, The Chemical Record (Wiley-VCH)

– Editorial board members, Catalysis Science & Technology (RSC)

– International Advisory Board Member, ChemCatChem (ChemPubSoc Wurope/Wiley-VCH)

– Editorial Advisory Board Member, ChemPhyChem (Wiley)

– Advisory Board Member, Chemical Science (RSC)

– Advisory Board Member, Energy Technology(Wiley-VCH)

– Executive Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Chemistry(Wiley-VCH)

– Scientific Advisory Board Member, Catalysis Letter (Springer)

– Scientific Advisory Board Member, Topics in Catalysis(Springer)

– Advisory Board Member, Chemical Engineering & Technology(Wiley-VCH)

– Advisory Editorial Board Member, Surface Science (Elsevier)

– Editorial Board Member, Science China in Chemistry(Springer)

Research Interests

Research activity focuses mainly on the surface chemistry and energy-related catalysis, including:
– Surface chemistry and model Catalysis
– Catalysis of nano-confined systems, e.g. nano particles and porous materials
– Activation and conversion of methane
– Selective oxidation of hydrocarbons
– Conversion of coal-based syngas (CO/H2)
– Catalytically selective oxidation of CO
– Fuel cell related catalysis