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Heterogeneous Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, and Integrated Catalysis
ID: 736918
Washington, USA
Not only is he a distinguished published, highly regarded scientist in his field of study, but his discoveries in microchannel reaction technologies led to the formation of a company trading under the London Stock Exchange.
Alongside his achievements in the lab, he is a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He is a fellow of: NAI (National Academy of Inventors), AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), ACS (American Society of Chemistry), RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry), and AAAS (American Association of the Advancement of Science). He has won numerous awards, including the ACS E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Practice Award, the American Chemical Society I&EC Division Fellow Award, the Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, the Presidential Green Chemistry Award, 3 R&D 100 Awards, a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Chemical Engineering at Washington State University, 2 Employer Inventor of the Year Awards, a Battelle Distinguished Inventor Award, and was the first recipient of the Employer Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement.
He is the past chair of the Energy & Fuel Division of the American Chemical Society, past director of the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering division of AIChE, currently serves as Executive Editor of a prestigious journal, editor of another scientific journal, and is on the editorial board of 7 catalysis and energy related journals.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Washington State University |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Washington State University |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Chengdu University of Science and Technology (now Sichuan University), China |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Chengdu University of Science and Technology (now Sichuan University), China |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1994 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Laboratory Fellow | Department: Institute for Integrated Catalysis |
Responsibilities:PI or co-PI of multiple programs supported by DOE in both fundamental and applied research in maximizing the energy and carbon efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.Working with >100 scientists in a virtue IIC organization in emission abatement to enable efficient engines, biomass conversion, durable electrode materials, structural-functional understanding of bimetallic and early transition metal oxide catalysts, and novel reaction engineering. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Voiland Distinguished Professor | Department: Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering |
Responsibilities:Supervising a research group of 10-15 PhD students and 2-3 postdocs in the elucidation of catalyst structure-function relations to specifically address the energy and atom efficiency issues related to the catalytic conversion of biomass and fossil feedstocks. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2009 | Employer: Washington State University | Title: Adjunct Professor | Department: Department of Chemical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Taught graduate-level heterogeneous catalysis and chemical reaction kinetics courses; and supervised graduate MS thesis work. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Title: Laboratory Fellow, Team Leader of Catalysis and Reaction Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Led a technical team with a total of 20-30 technical staff and >10 postdocs in the areas of catalysis and reaction engineering for energy conversions and participated in lab level initiatives and strategic planning. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2004 | Employer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Title: Chief Scientist and Technical Team Leader of Catalysis and Reaction Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsibilities included strategic planning, business development, staff recruiting and development for the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Team with 20 technical staff and >5 postdocs with the research focus on development of heterogeneous catalysts, novel catalytic materials, and microchannel reactors for fuel processing, biomass to fuels/chemicals, and gas-to-liquids. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1999 | Employer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Title: Research Engineer/Senior Research Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed microchannel reactors for fuel processing and chemical production; developed advanced catalysts specifically for microchannel reactors; developed catalysts and catalytic processes specific for aqueous phase upgrading of alternative and bio-renewable feedstocks; developed novel solid acid catalysts based on MCM-41 mesoporous silica. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1995 | Employer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Title: Postdoctoral Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed and set up bench-scale batch, semi-batch, and flow reactor systems for aqueous phase hydrogenation reactions; developed catalysts for catalytic upgrading of fermentation derived acids, studied colloidal chemistry and rheological behaviors of metal oxides. |
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Career Accomplishments
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| • Editorial board, ACS Catalysis • Editorial board, JACS Au • Editorial board, Catalysis Today • Editorial board, Journal of Energy Chemistry • Editorial board, Chinese Journal of Catalysis • Editorial board, Biofuel Research Journal • Editorial board, Journal of Nanomaterials • Honorary Chairman of Trends in Renewable Energy (Future Energy Service and Publishing) • Fundraising committee, NAM27 – The 27th North American Catalysis Society Meeting • Fundraising committee, 17th International Congress in Catalysis • ACS National Award Committee • Director to the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division of AIChE • Chair, Energy & Fuel Division of the American Chemical Society • Chair elect, Petroleum Division of the American Chemical Society • Chair, Program Committee of the American Chemical Society Petroleum division • Secretary of Pacific Coast Catalysis Society • Scientific Advisory Board, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas • Scientific Advisory Board, Center for Atomic Level Catalyst Design, LSU EFRC • Scientific Committee of International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering (CHISA) • Scientific Committee of International Workshop on Process Intensification (IWPI) • Advisory Board of International Symposium on Plasma for Catalysis and Energy Materials (ISPCEM) • Co-organizer of Catalysis in C1 Chemistry and CO2 Conversion, Pacifichem, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (1 year) • Co-organizer of symposium in honor of Chuck Peden’s research career: catalysis for energy and environment, ACS National Meeting • Co-organizer of the symposium on Challenges in Environmental Catalysis, Pacifichem, Honolulu • Co-organizer of the Symposium on Combating Global Emissions: The Urgent Need for a New Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Rim”, AAAS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California • Secretary of the organization committee of the North American Catalysis Society Meeting, San Francisco (1 year) • Symposium organizer for the first Joint ACS-AIChE Process Intensification, San Francisco, CA • Co-organizer of The ACS Presidential Event: Plenary Session on Challenges in Hydrogen Economy, ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA |
| Professional Appointments |
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| • 6+ years: advisory board of Employer Catalysis Transformation Initiative • 3+ years: search committee of director of Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering • 15+ years: associate director, Institute for Integrated Catalysis of Employer • 9 years: Employer Scientific and Engineering Award Committee • 4 years: thrust lead, Employer Materials Synthesis and Simulation Across Scales Initiative • 3 years: advisory board of Employer Transforming Materials Initiative • 2 years: chair, faculty search committee • 2 years: faculty promotion committee of engineering college • 2 years: team lead of catalysis and reaction engineering of Employer |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He has won numerous awards including: ACS E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Practice Award American Chemical Society I&EC Division Fellow Award Asian American Engineer of the Year Award Presidential Green Chemistry Award 3 R&D 100 Awards Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Chemical Engineering at Washington State University 2 Employer Inventor of the Year Awards Battelle Distinguished Inventor Award First recipient of the Employer Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 366 peer-reviewed publications 283 issued patents (110 issued US patents, >90% of his issued patents are licensed to industries) >180 invited lectures since 2001 Co-edited 6 special journal issues and 2 books in the novel reaction engineering and catalysis for energy related research |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | Fluent |
| Chinese | Fluent |