PAIR Public Seminar: Green Chemical Engineering and Zeolite Catalysis

Biography

Weimin YANG

(1966.4.22-), expert in organic chemical engineering, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering.

He received his Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from Nanjing University in 1994. He is the president of Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology and the director of the State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis.

He has been engaged in the fundamental and applied research and process development in the field of organic chemical engineering. He has headed projects of National Key Research and Development Program, projects supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China, and Sinopec Key Projects. Major advances are achieved in areas such as green production of ethylbenzene by diversified feedstock, value-adding conversion and utilization of dilute ethylene, and creation of zeolites with novel structures. His research achievements have been industrialized in more than 50 clients both home and abroad, bringing significant economic and social benefits.

He has won two 2nd prize of the State Technological Invention Awards, one 2nd prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, one China Patent Gold Award, and six 1st prizes in Science and Technology at the provincial and ministerial level. He has been awarded the 2nd National Award for Excellence in Innovation, the Industry Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation, and the Hou Debang Chemical Science and Technology Award.