Work Experiences: 2021- Director, National Program on Fundamental Research Center of “Artificial Photosynthesis” by National Natural Science Foundation of China 2018 Consultant, ExxonMobil, USA 2014 Consultant, UOP, USA 2012- Dean, School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Scienceand Technology of China (USTC) 2011- Director, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy 02-03/2007 Visiting Professor, the University of Queensland, Australia 2007-2012 Deputy Director, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics 2007- Director of Energy Innovation Laboratory(A joint laboratory between BP and DICP) 03-04/2003 Invited Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France 01-03/2002 Visiting Professor, Lehigh University, USA 11-12/2000 JSPS Visiting Professor, the University of Tokyo, Waseda University Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University, and National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan 2000- Director, Joint Laboratory of France-China on Catalysis 01-03/1999 Visiting Professor, the University of Liverpool, UK 1998-2015 Director, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, China 1993.9- Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China 1994-1996 Post-doc/Visiting Professor, Northwestern University, USA 1990-1993 Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China 10-12/1990 Visiting Scholar, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium 1989-1990 Assistant Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China Professional Societies and Activities: 2017- Chairman of the Catalysis Society of China 2013-2017 President of Asian-Pacific Association of Catalysis Society (APACS) 2008-2012 President of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) 2005-2012 Chairman of the Catalysis Society of China 2005-2009 Chairman of the Light Scattering Society of China 2004-2008 Vice President of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) Awards: 2021 China-France Chemistry Lectureship Award 2021 2020 International Clean Energy Mission Innovation Champions 2019 Advance of Catalysis Award (Life-Time Achievement Award) from the Asian-Pacific Association of Catalysis Society (APACS) 2017 Elsevier Lectureship Award of the Japanese Photochemistry Association 2016 National Science and Technology Award of China 2014 National Catalysis Life-Time Achievement Award of China 2011 National Award for Natural Sciences of China 2005 Outstanding Achievement Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Only one in chemistry science field) 2005 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize (Only 4 scientists in chemistry awarded in China) 2004 International Catalysis Award (One award is conferred every four years) 2003 National Award for Outstanding Scientists Returned from Overseas 1999 National Technology Innovation Prize of China 1999 National Award for Excellent Scientists in China 1998 National Award for Outstanding Young Scientists in China 1997 Hong Kong “Qiu Shi” Outstanding Young Scholars Award 1996 NSF Fund for Outstanding Young Scientists of China 1994 National Award for Excellent Young Researchers in China 1993 Outstanding Young Scientist Awarded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences 1993 Natural Science Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Honors: 2024 The First Honorary Member of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) 2022 Fellow of China Renewable Energy Society 2020 Founding Fellow of Chinese Chemical Society 2008 Foreign Member of Academia Europaea 2005 Member of The Academy of Sciences for the developing world (TWAS) 2005 Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC 2003 Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |