Professor Song

Principle Investigator

 Room G36 Science Centre

    (852) 3943 1133

    (852) 2603 5315

chunshansong@cuhk.edu.hk

0000-0003-2344-9911

Education

1989  Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry  Osaka University, Japan

1986  M.S. in Applied Chemistry  Osaka University, Japan

1983  Diploma in Japanese Northeast Normal University, China

1982  B.S. in Chemical Engineering  Dalian University of Technology, China

Work Experience

2020-present  Dean of Science and Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry Faculty of Science,   The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2022-2023      Founding Director of Earth and Environmental Science Programme,  Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2007-2020      Director of the EMS Energy Institute (2007-2020) and

Associate Director of Institutes of Energy and the Environment (2008-2020)  The Pennsylvania State University at University Park, USA

2015-2020 Founding Director of the University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) Funded by US Department of Energy,
National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE-NETL)

2011-2020 Founding Director of the international Joint Center for Energy Research (JCER) between the Pennsylvania State University and Dalian University of Technology (DUT), Pennsylvania State University, USA and Dalian University of Technology, China

1998-2020  Distinguished Professor of Fuel Science (2010-2020), Professor of Fuel Science (2003-2020),

Associate Professor of Fuel Science (1998-2003) of Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering

Professor of Chemical Engineering (2008-2020) of Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

2010-present  Visiting Professor in Energy and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China

2005-2005  Invited Professor in Chemistry, University of Pierre and Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University), Paris, France

2004-2005 Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, University of London, UK

2003-2007 Associate Director, Hydrogen Energy Center, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

1995-2020 Director, Clean Fuels and Catalysis Program (2000-2020); Director, Applied Catalysis in Energy Laboratory (1998-2000);

Associate Director, Laboratory for Hydrocarbon Process Chemistry (1995-1998);EMS Energy Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

1989-1998 Associate Professor of Fuel Science, Assistant Professor, Senior Research Associate, Research Associate Department of Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

1989-1989 Research Associate at Research Center, Osaka Gas Company, Osaka, Japan

Research Interests

Catalysis and Chemistry of Energy and Fuels Involving Adsorption, Catalysis and Catalytic Materials for Clean Fuels, Chemicals and CO2 Utilization:

1. Adsorptive separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) using molecular basket sorbents and selective capture of H2S, NH3, NO2 and SO2 from gas streams

2. Catalysis for CO2conversion to fuels and chemicals as well as non-thermal plasma catalytic conversion of CO2, SO2, and H2S gases

3. Shape-selective catalysis for chemicals synthesis over molecular sieving nano-porous materials

4. Catalysis & reaction chemistry for conversion of fossil energy and renewable energy

5. Selective adsorption in fuel processing for ultra-clean fuels and fuel cells

6. Reforming of hydrocarbon and alcohol fuels for syngas and H2production

7. Synthesis & applications of novel nano-porous catalytic and (ad)sorbent materials

Honours and Awards

• 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award, Chinese American Chemical Society, USA

• 2022 Top 2% Most Cited Scientists Worldwide according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University in October 2022

• 2021 Top 2% Most Cited Scientists Worldwide according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University in October 2021

• 2020 Top 2% Most Cited Scientists Worldwide according to a study published in PLOS Biology by Stanford University in October 2020

• 2019 George A. Olah Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)

• 2019 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, Dalian University of Technology, China

• 2017 Honorary Professor, Tianjin University, China

• 2017 Global Alumni Fellow, Osaka University, Japan

• 2016 The Most Cited Researchers in Energy Science and Engineering, Elsevier and Shanghai Ranking

• 2016 The Most Cited Researchers in Chemical Engineering, Elsevier and Shanghai Ranking

• 2011 Faculty Scholar Medal, The Pennsylvania State University

• 2011 Distinguished Researcher Award, ACS Energy & Fuels Division

• 2011 Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Award for Excellence in Catalysis

• 2010 Henry H. Storch Award, American Chemical Society

• 2010 Fellow of American Chemical Society

• 2010 Distinguished Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

• 2007 Herman Pines Award in Catalysis from Chicago Catalysis Club

• 2006 Chang Jiang Scholar Award, Ministry of Education, China

• 2006 Faculty Mentoring Award, The Pennsylvania State University

• 2004 Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, US Department of State

• 2003 Outstanding Scholars Overseas Award from Chinese Academy of Science

• 2000 Wilson Award for Outstanding Research, The Pennsylvania State University

• 1998 NEDO Fellowship Award, NEDO, Japan

• 1995 Materials Science and Engineering Service Award, The Pennsylvania State University

Professional Activities

• International Advisory Committee, the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2023-2027.

• Chair of Awards Committee, Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society (2021-present)

• Editor in Chief, “Advances in Catalysis”, Elsevier, 2016-2020.

• Advisory Editor, “Journal of CO2 Utilization”, Elsevier, 2012-present.

• Associate Editor in Chief, “Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering”, Springer, 2018-present.

• Chair of International Scientific Committee for International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU, 2013-present)

• Chair of Selection Committee for Distinguished Researcher Award, Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society (2012-present)

• Co-Chair of North American Catalysis Society Biennial Meeting in 2015 and Treasurer in Organizing Committee of North American Catalysis Society Biennial Meeting in 2005

• Academic Committee for Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) consisting of Fudan University, Xiamen University, China University of Science & Technology and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China, 2015-2019.

• International Advisory Board, the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2015-2020.

• International Advisory Board, the State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, China, 2018-2022.

• Editorial Advisory Board for “Energy & Fuels” (American Chemical Society journal, 2001-present); “Applied Catalysis B: Environmental” (Elsevier, 2009-2016); “Catalysis Today” (Elsevier, 2006-present); “Chinese Journal of Catalysis” (English journal by Elsevier, 2010-present); “Green Energy & Environment” (Elsevier and CSPM, 2016-present); “Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology” (Wiley, 2011-present); “Chemical Engineering & Technology” (Wiley-VCH, 2011-present); “International Journal of Coal Science and Technology” (Springer, 2014-present); “Research on Chemical Intermediates” (Springer, 2004-present); “Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology” (CAS, 2005-present); “RSC Catalysis Series” (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2007-present).

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

• American Chemical Society (ACS)

  1. Division of Energy and Fuels (ENFL)

  2. Division of Catalysis Science and Technology (CATL)

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

  1. Division of Fuels and Petrochemicals

  2. Division of Catalysis & Reaction Engineering

• North American Catalysis Society

  1. Catalysis Club of Philadelphia

  2. Pittsburgh-Cleveland Catalysis Society

• International Zeolite Association (IZA)

• Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society