Prof. Dr. Xinhe Bao (Academician)




Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
457 Zhongshan Road, 116023, Dalian, P. R. China
Email: xhbao@dicp.ac.cn
http://fruit.dicp.ac.cn
Tel : +86 411 8468 6637
Fax : +86 411 8469 4447
TITLES

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