Name:		Huilin Wan
	Address:		Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University,  Xiamen, Fujian Province
	Tel:		0592-2186569
	Fax:		0592-2183047
	E-mail:		hlwan@xmu.edu.cn
	Research group:		Http://chem.xmu.edu.cn/kydw_ktz/hlwan/index.html

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Graduated from Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University (1962);
• Completed graduate study in Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University(1966);
• Worked at Department of Chemistry, MIT, as a visiting scholar(1982.3-1983.4);
• Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1997).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Heterogeneous Catalysis, including selective oxidation of light alkanes, in-situ and dynamic spectroscopic characterization, and the theoretical modeling of catalytic reactions and catalysis mechanisms.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Two-time recipient of the Third Class Prize of National Natural Science Award (as the 2nd- and 3rd- place recipient of the awards, respectively);
• Recipient of the First Class Prize (as the 1st- place recipient) of Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Education;
• Recipient of Catalysis Achievement Award from the Catalysis Society of China;
• Recipient of the First Class Prize of Higher Education National Teaching Achievement Award and Outstanding Prize of Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award in Fujian Province.

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

• Director of the Academic Committee on Science & Engineering at Xiamen University;
• Director of Division on Natural Science at Xiamen University;
• Director of the Academic Sub-Committee of College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at Xiamen University;
• Director of the Academic Committee of State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces;
• Director of the Technical Committee of National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters;
• Member of the Advisory Panel of National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) of National Ministry of Science and Technology;
• Deputy Editor for “Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities”;
• Member of Editorial Board for “Acta Chimica Sinica”;
• Member of International Advisory Board for “Chem. Asian J.”.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Jing, X. L.; Chen, Q. C.; He, C.; Zhu, X. Q.; Weng, W. Z.*; Xia, W. S.; Wan, H. L.*, Mechanistic aspects of photo-induced formation of peroxide ions on the surface of cubic Ln2O3 (Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd) under oxygen. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2012, 14(19): 6898-6904.
2. Zhang, N. W.; Huang, C. J.*; Zhu, X. Q.; Xu, J. D.; Weng, W. Z.; Wan, H. L.*, Effect of calcination temperature and pretreatment with reaction gas on properties of Co/?-Al2O3 catalysts for partial oxidation of methane. Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2012, 7(8): 1895-1901.
3. Xia, W. S.*; Hou, Y. H.; Chang, G.; Weng, W. Z.; Han, G. B.; Wan, H. L.*, Partial oxidation of methane into syngas (H2 + CO) over effective high-dispersed Ni/SiO2 catalysts synthesized by a sol-gel method. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2012, 37(10): 8343-8353.
4. Wang, M. L.; Zheng, H. Z.; Li, J. M.; Weng, W. Z.*; Xia, W. S.; Huang, C. J.; Wan, H. L.*, In situ Raman and pulse reaction study on the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over a Pt/Al2O3 catalyst. Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2011, 6(2): 580-589.
5. Yuan, R. M.; Fu, G.; Xu, X.*; Wan, H. L.*, Br?sted-NH4+ mechanism versus nitrite mechanism: new insight into the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2011, 13: 453-460.
6. Li, J. H.; Wang, C. C.; Huang, C. J.*; Sun, Y. F.; Weng, W. Z.; Wan, H. L.*, Mesoporous nickel oxides as effective catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene. Applied Catalysis A: General 2010, 382: 99-105.
7. Zhang, Q. H.; Cao, C. J.; Xu, T.; Sun, M.; Zhang, J. H.; Wang, Y.*; Wan, H. L.*, NiO-polyoxometalate nanocomposites as efficient catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane and isobutane. Chemical Communications 2009, (17): 2376-2378.
8. Wang, L. H.; Yi, X. D.; Weng, W. Z.*; Wan, H. L.*, In situ IR and pulse reaction studies on the active oxygen species over SrF2/Nd2O3 catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane. Catalysis Today 2008, 131: 135-139.
9. Li, J. M.; Huang, F. Y.; Weng, W. Z.*; Pei, X. Q.; Luo, C. R.; Lin, H. Q.; Huang, C. J.; Wan, H. L.*, Effect of Rh loading on the performance of Rh/Al2O3 for methane partial oxidation to synthesis gas. Catalysis Today 2008, 131: 179-187.
10. Gao, X. X., Huang, C. J.*; Zhang, N. W.; Li, J. H.; Weng, W. Z.; Wan, H. L.*, Partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Co/Ca/Al2O3 catalysts. Catalysis Today 2008, 131: 211-218.
11. Fu, G.; Chen, Z. N.; Xu, X.*; Wan, H. L.*, Understanding the reactivity of the tetrahedrally coordinated high-valence d(0) transition metal oxides toward the C-H bond activation of alkanes: A cluster model study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2008, 112(4): 717-721.
12. Liu, Y.; Huang, F. Y.; Li, J. M.; Weng, W. Z.*; Luo, C. R.; Wang, M. L.; Xia, W. S.; Huang, C. J.; Wan, H. L.*, In situ Raman study on the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Rh/Al2O3 and Ru/Al2O3 catalysts.Journal of Catalysis 2008, 256(2): 192-203.
13. Lu, N. X.; Fu, G.; Xu, X.*; Wan, H. L.*, Mechanisms for O2 dissociation over the BaO (100) surface. Journal of Chemical Physics 2008, 128(3): 034702.
14. Fu, G.; Yi, X. D.; Huang, C. J.; Xu, X.*; Weng, W. Z.; Xia, W. S.; Wan, H. L.*, Developing selective oxidation catalysts of light alkanes: From fundamental understanding to rational design. Surface Review and Letters 2007, 14(4): 645-656.
15. Wang, L. H.; Yi, X. D.; Weng, W. Z.; Zhang, C. X.*; Xu, X.*; Wan, H. L.*, Isotopic oxygen exchange and EPR studies of superoxide species on the SrF2/La2O3 catalyst. Catalysis Letters 2007, 118(3-4): 238-243.
16. Weng, W. Z.*; Pei, X. Q.; Li, J. M.; Luo, C. R.; Liu, Y.; Lin, H. Q.; Huang, C. J.; Wan, H. L.*, Effects of calcination temperatures on the catalytic performance of Rh/Al2O3 for methane partial oxidation to synthesis gas. Catalysis Today 2006, 117: 53-61.
17. Fu, G.; Xu, X.*; Lu, X.; Wan, H. L.*, Mechanisms of initial propane activation on molybdenum oxides: A density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109(13): 6416-6421.
18. Fu, G.; Xu, X.*; Lu, X.; Wan, H. L.*, Mechanisms of methane activation and transformation on molybdenum oxide based catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127(11): 3989-3996.
19. Weng, W. Z.*; Wan, H. L.*; Li, J. M.; Cao, Z. X., Laser-induced formation of metal-peroxide linkages on the surface of lanthanum sesquioxide under oxygen. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2004, 43(8): 975-977.