June 17th, Prof. Bao Xinhe, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science, was appointed as the Honored Professor of ECUST. The ceremony was presided by Prof. Tian He (Academician of CAS, Dean of School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering), and Prof. Ma Yulu (Vice-President of ECUST), Prof. Tang Yanhui (Secretary of School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering) also attended the ceremony. After the introduction of Prof. Bao Xinhe by Prof. Tian He, Prof. Ma Yulu awarded Prof. Bao Xinhe with the appointment letter of “Honored Professor of East China University of Science and Technology” as well as the University Badge.
In the ceremony, Prof. Ma welcomed and acknowledged the joining of Prof. Bao Xinhe on behalf of ECUST. She stated that, the joining of Prof. Bao will further strengthen the cooperation between ECUST and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, help promote the scientific research development as well as the disciplinary construction of chemistry of our university. Prof. Bao was delighted with the significant progress of our university in recent years and indicated that he will fully support the development of chemistry and other disciplines of ECUST in the future.
After the ceremony, Prof. Bao attended the 149th "Famous Teacher Forum" and delivered a seminar report titled “The scientific basis of catalysis for future energy systems”. As the key and core of chemical process, catalysis has long played a significant role in the aspects of the national economy, such as oil refining, synthetic fertilizers, synthetic fiber and vehicle exhaust gas processing. In recent years, the strong demand of resource optimization and social sustainable development has made the chemical industry closely related to energy, environment, agriculture and human health. The technology of clean coal, efficient use of coal and natural gas for chemicals and carbon dioxide, and efficient use of solar energy and hydrogen fuel cell technology have created a major innovation in science and technology of catalysis. In the future, more emphasis will be put on the selection and regulation of the catalytic process and catalyst, the pursuit of high conversion rate and the selectivity of the target product 100% under mild conditions. The lecture focused on the design and synthesis of nanomaterials catalyst which broke the traditional concept, construction and development of high efficiency catalyst, and the important progress in the field of energy efficient application in recent years. The principle of catalytic science was also briefly introduced during the lecture. Prof. Bao pointed out the concept of "nano limited domain catalysis" in his research group in recent years, combined with clean and efficient conversion of coal and natural gas-related catalytic processes. He also described the opportunities and challenges of the achieved precise regulation in the nanoscale catalytic processes in future.
After the lecture, Prof. Bao visited the Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials. Prof. Tian made a detailed introduction of the construction, development of the Key Lab and the proposal of application for State Key Laboratory and Shanghai Peak Discipline.
CV of Prof. Bao Xinhe:
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:
Mar. 2009 - 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 - Aug. 2000 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
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. A.T. Bell) of the Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry(Elsevier)
- Executive Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Science Bulletin
- Associate Editor-in-Chief of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
- Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Catalysis
- Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
- Member of several editorial boards:
Surface Science (Elsevier)
Catech (Kluwer Academic)
Applied Catalysis A: General (Elsevier)
ChemCatChem (Wiley)
Energy & Environmental Science (RSC Publishing)
The Chemical Record (Wiley)
Frontiers of Chemistry in China (Springer)
Chinese Journal of Chemistry (English)
Basic Research in China (Chinese Ministry of Sci. & Tech.)
Nano Research(Qinghua & Springer)
Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
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
