The recipient of 2017 Lee Hsun Lecture Series—Lee Hsun Young Scientist Award, Prof. Xiaolei Fan from University of Manchester visited Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMR, CAS) from June 15 to 19, 2018.

During the visit, Prof. Fan delivered a lecture entitled “An engineer’s approach to the application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in separation and catalysis”. In his lecture, he presented the recent development of strategies addressing MOFs stability issue in gas adsorption and catalysis. In addition, other research projects within Fan’s group were also introduced to stimulate possible research collaborations.

Prof. Fan received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath in 2010, working with Prof. Alexei A Lapkin in catalytic reaction engineering, flow chemistry and structured reactors. From 2010 to 2013, he took the postdoctoral positions at the University of Warwick and University of Cambridge, focusing on the research in catalytic kinetics and CFD simulation of reacting flows in structured reactors. In October 2013, he joined the University of Manchester and now is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering. His research broadly encompasses the heterogeneous catalysis, catalytic reaction engineering, structured catalysts/reactors and separation. Currently, he focuses specifically on development and characterisation of porous materials, ranging from microporous zeolites/MOFs, through zeolites with mesoporosity, to macroporous cellular foams, for catalytic applications.

Prof. ZHANG Zhefeng, the Deputy Director of IMR presents the plaque of Lee Hsun Lecture Series to Prof. Xiaolei Fan. (Image by IMR)

Prof. Xiaolei Fan delivers a lecture. (Image by IMR)