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