Prof. LIANG Hanpu has earned his Ph.D. degree from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2005. Following a PhD in Physical Chemistry focusing on the fabrication, characterization and application of nanostructured materials, He worked at Schlumberger Cambridge Research for more than nine years. Over this time period, He worked as a leading scientist on two main projects, namely, micro gas-to-liquid (GTL) ($20 million for 3 years) and high temperature batteries. Unlike the traditional method to fabricate Fischer-Tropsch, Hanpu fabricated a novel unsupported cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst that exhibited very high conversion (72%) of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons with low methane gas generation (<10%) and high operation performance (GHSV=8,000 per hour). The catalysts exhibited much better performance than those from Sud Chemie and Johnson Matthey Company. He was responsible for initiating a project on the design, fabrication, characterization and testing of primary and secondary lithium metal batteries for use at elevated temperatures (50-220℃). Prof. LIANG worked closely with Schlumberger’s engineering group and worked on site for several weeks learning how to fabricate and test batteries for high temperature applications. He contributed to the commercialization of the first generation of polymer rechargeable downhole batteries (150℃). He is currently a professor and the leader of Energy Materials and Nanocatalysis Group. He has published 28 SCI papers in well-known international journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Carbon, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces etc., which have been cited for more than 6000 times and one of them being cited for over 1000 times. He writes one chapter in English book, applied for 3 international patents and had been authorized 4 domestic patents.
