PROFESSOR K.Y. CHAN

     

      Prof. Kwong Yu Chan (³¯¥ú¦t±Ð±Â)

       

    Office Address:
    Room 501, Chong Yuet Ming Chemistry Building,
    The University of Hong Kong,
    Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

     

    Tel no: +(852) 2859 7917
    Fax no: +(852) 2857 1586

     

    Email: hrsccky@hku.hk
    Website: http://chem.hku.hk/~kyc/kychan.html
     

     

    Academic Qualifications

    1988 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, U.S.A.
    1984   M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, U.S.A.
    1979 B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

     

    Present Academic Position

    2002 -         Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong

     

    Previous Academic Positions Held

    1995 - 2002  Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
    1988 - 1995   Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
    1999     Senior Visiting Fellow, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    1991       Visiting Research Associate, University of Utah, U.S.A.
    1987 - 1988   Research Associate, Case Western Reserve University, Utah, U.S.A.
    1979 - 1980   Assistant Lecturer, Hong Kong Polytechnic

     

    Industrial Experience

    1980 - 1981 Project Engineer, Hong Kong Oxygen and Acetylene Co.

     

    Previous Relevant Research Work

    Research interests in molecular simulation, fuel cells, batteries, water treatment, materials, and electrochemical applications. Published over 160 papers on various topics in electrochemistry, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science. Top 1% cited scientist, according to ISI¡¦s Essential Science Indicators. Six inventions related to fuel cells, ozone generation, batteries, and catalysts. Web of Science: >4,400 citations, h-index 35.

     

    Five Most Representative Publications in Recent Five Years

    (* Corresponding author, Project team members in italics)

    1. M. Zhou, C.Y.V. Li, and K.Y. Chan*, Advancing Li-O2 Battery Technology with Durable High Capacity Cathode Composed of Iron-Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Core-Shell Carbon Loaded with RuO2 Nanoparticles, Energy Technol., 2017, 5, 732-739.

    2. V.K.W. Chau, Z. Chen, K.Y. Chan* and H. Hu, Exploring Solvent Stability Against Nucleophilic Attack by Solvated LiO2- in an Aprotic Li-O2 Battery, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2017, 164, A284-A289.

    3. C.K. Ho, C.Y.V. Li* and K.Y. Chan, Scalable Template-Free Synthesis of Na2Ti3O7/Na2Ti6O13 Nanorods with Composition Tunable for Synergistic Performance in Sodium Ion Batteries, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55, 10065-10072.

    4. A.A. Voskanyan, K.Y. Chan*, and C.Y.V. Li, Colloidal Solution Combustion Synthesis: Toward Mass Production of a Crystalline Uniform Mesoporous CeO2 Catalyst with Tunable Porosity, Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 2768-2775.

    5. M. Zhou, C. Yang, and K.Y. Chan*, Structuring Porous Iron-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon in a Core-Shell Geometry for Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Adv. Energy Mater. 2014, 4, 1400840.

     

    Five Representative Publications Beyond the Recent Five-Year Period

    6. L. Gao, C.Y.V. Li*, K.Y. Chan*, and Z. N. Chen, Metal-Organic Framework Threaded with Aminated Polymer Formed in Situ for Fast and Reversible Ion Exchange, J. Am.     Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 7209-7212.

    7. G. Weng, C.Y.V. Li*, and K.Y. Chan*, High Voltage Vanadium-Metal Hydride Rechargeable Semi-Flow Battery, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2013, 160, A1384-A1389.

    8. F. Li, M. Morris and K.Y. Chan*, Electrochemical Capacitance and Ionic Transport in the Mesoporous Shell of a Hierarchical Porous Core-Shell Carbon Structure, J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 8880-8886.

    9. K.Y. Chan*, J. Ding, J.W. Ren, S.A. Cheng and K.Y. Tsang, Supported Mixed Metal Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts in Low Temperature Fuel Cells, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 505-516.

    10.Y.W. Tang, K.Y. Chan* and I. Szalai, One-Dimensional Capacitance Behavior of Electrolytes in a Nanopore, Nano Lett., 2003, 3, 217-221.

     

    Patents

    1.  K.Y. Chan*, A.A. Voskanyan, and C.Y.V. Li, Method of Producing a Porous Crystalline   Material with a Highly Uniform Structure, PCT Application, PCT/CN2017/074353, Filed 22nd February, 2017.

    2. K.Y. Chan*, A.A. Voskanyan, and C.Y.V. Li, Method of Producing a Porous Crystalline Material with a Highly Uniform Structure, US Provisional Patent 62/298,033.

    3. K Y. Chan*, S.A. Cheng, K.Y. Tsang, S.W. Ting, N.K. van der Laak, Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation from Small Organic Molecules, US Patent 8,754,000 B2, Published June 2014

    4. J. Liu, H.T. Wang, S.A. Cheng, and K.Y. Chan*, Methanol Retarding Polyelectrolyte Membrane for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells, U.S. Patent 7,459,487, Published December 2008.

    5. K.Y. Chan*, X. Zhang, C.M. Lam, A.C.C. Tseung, P.K. Shen, and J.K. You, Methods and Apparatus for the Oxidation of Glucose Molecules, US Patent 7,419,580, Published September 2008.

    6. S.A. Cheng, and K.Y. Chan*, High Voltage Dual Electrolyte Electrochemical Power Cells, US Patent 7,344,801, Published March 2008.

    7. S.A. Cheng, K.Y. Chan*, W.K. Fung, Device for and Method of Generating Ozone, US Patent 2004/0226829 A1, Published November 2004. (Transferred and assigned to a UK company)

     

    Editorship

    Electrochemically Enabled Sustainability - Devices, Materials and Mechanisms for Energy

    Conversion edited by K.Y. Chan* and C.Y.V. Li*, CRC Press, Apr 2014. (ISBN: 978-1-4665-7543-1)

     

    Book Chapter

    H. Li, C.Y.V. Li*, G.M. Weng and K.Y. Chan*, ¡§Chapter XI: pH Differential Power Sources with Electrochemical Neutralization¡¨, in: Electrochemically Enabled Sustainability ¡V Devices, Materials and Mechanisms for Energy Conversion edited by K.Y. Chan and C.Y.V. Li, CRC Press, Apr 2014. (ISBN: 978-1-4665-7543-1)

     

    Research Related Prizes and Awards

    Sino-British Fellowship Trust Visitorship (2017)

    HKU Outstanding Research Award (1998,2012)

    Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellow (2010)

    Universitas 21 Fellow (2010)

    Salzburg Global Fellow (2008)

     

    Professional Services

    Editorial Board of Molecular Simulation, Molecular Physics and Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

    Regional editor of Molecular Simulation and Journal of Experimental Nanoscience (2006-2014).