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
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