Education and Appointments：

Prof. Hong He is the Deputy Director of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Prof. He received his doctorate (PhD) at the University of Tokyo in 1994. He studied and worked in Japan, the United States and Canada for 11 years, and thereafter joined RCEES through the “Hundred Talents Program” of the CAS in 2001. His research has mainly focused on fundamental and applied research in environmental catalysis and heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry, with a series of achievements in the areas of diesel emission control technologies, catalytic indoor air purification and haze formation mechanisms. He is the author of more than 530 peer-reviewed scientific publications, with over 28,900 citations. Prof. He is the first inventor on more than 60 authorized patents, some of which have already been implemented in commercial applications. He has also written a scholarly book in Chinese, “The Principles and Application of Environmental Catalysis,” and two chapters in related English language books. Prof. He was awarded the National Technology Invention Award (China, Second Class) in 2011, the National Science and Technology Progress Award (China, Second Class) in 2014, the National Natural Science Award (China, Second Class) in 2019 and the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation in 2017. He was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2017.
As a co-chairman, Prof. He presided over the 6th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis and launched a series of China-Japan Workshops on Environmental Catalysis and Eco-materials as a founder and organizer, which have continued for 17 years. He has delivered more than 110 plenary and keynote presentations at international and domestic conferences. He is Currently the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Science (Chinese), Editorial Board Member or Scientific Advisory Board Member for Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Catalysis Letters, Topics in Catalysis, Journal of Energy Chemistry and others.

Under Prof. He’s supervision, fifty-four graduate students have obtained their PhD degrees, of which four have received the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of CAS, and twelve have been awarded the Special Prize of the President Scholarship and the Excellence Prize of the President Scholarship of CAS. Meanwhile, Prof. He received the Excellent Graduate Advisor Prize of CAS in 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

Honors：

1.    National Natural Science Award (Second Prize), 2019

2.    Outstanding Scientific and Technological Innovation Award of National Internal Combustion Engine Industry, 2018

3.    The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation, 2017

4.    Academician of National Academy of Engineering, 2017

5.    National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize), 2014

6.    National Technology Invention Award (Second Prize), 2011

7.    Distinguished Young Scientist of NSFC, 2004

50) Yulong Shan^#, Guangzhi He^#*, Jinpeng Du, Yu Sun, Zhongqi Liu, Yu Fu, Fudong Liu, Xiaoyan Shi, Yunbo Yu, Hong He*, “Strikingly distinctive NH₃-SCR behavior over Cu-SSZ-13 in the presence of NO₂”, Nat. Commun., 13, (2022) 4606-4615.

49) Tianzeng Chen, Peng Zhang, Qingxin Ma, Biwu Chu, Jun Liu, Yanli Ge, Hong He*, “Smog chamber study on the role of NOx in SOA and O₃ formation from aromatic hydrocarbons”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 56(19), (2022) 13654-13663.

48) Guangzhi He^#, Jinzhu Ma^#, Biwu Chu^#, Renzhi Hu, Hao Li, Meng Gao, Yuan Liu, Yonghong Wang, Qingxin Ma, Pinhua Xie, Guoxian Zhang, Xiao Cheng Zeng*, Joseph S. Francisco*, Hong He*, “Generation and release of OH radicals from the reaction of H₂O with O₂ over soot”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 61, (2022) e202201638.

47) Peng Zhang, Tianzeng Chen, Qingxin Ma*, Biwu Chu, Yonghong Wang, Yujing Mu, Yunbo Yu, Hong He*, “Diesel soot photooxidation enhances the heterogeneous formation of H₂SO₄”, Nat. Commun., 13, (2022) 5364-5372.

46) Biwu Chu, Yan Ding Xiang Gao, Junhua Li, Tingyu Zhu, Yunbo Yu*, Hong He*; “Coordinated control of fine-particle and ozone pollution by the substantial reduction of nitrogen oxides”, Engineering, 15, (2022) 13-16.

45) Guangyan Xu^#, Hao Li^#, Yunbo Yu, Hong He*, “Dynamic change of active sites of supported vanadia catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 56(2), (2022) 3710-3718.

44) Biwu Chu^#, Tianzeng Chen^#, Yongchun Liu, Qingxin Ma, Yujing Mu, Yonghong Wang, Jinzhu Ma, Peng Zhang, Jun Liu, Chunshan Liu, Huaqiao Gui, Renzhi Hu, Bo Hu, Xinming Wang, Yuesi Wang, Jianguo Liu, Pinhua Xie, Jianmin Chen, Qian Liu Jingkun Jiang, Junhua Li, Kebin He, Wenqing Liu, Guibin Jiang, Jiming Hao, Hong He*, “Application of smog chambers in atmospheric process studies”, National. Sci. Review, nwab103 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwab103.

43) Zhihua Lian, Jie Wei, Wenpo Shan, Yunbo Yu, Petar M. Radjenovic, Hua Zhang, Guangzhi He, Fudong Liu, Jian-Feng Li, Zhongqun Tian*, Hong He*, “Adsorption-induced active vanadium species facilitate excellent performance in low-temperature catalytic NO_x abatement”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, (2021) 10454-10461.

42) Hao Li^#, Xiao Wang^#, Jie Zhong, Biwu Chu, Qingxin Ma, Xiaocheng Zeng*, Joseph S. Francisco*, Hong He*, “Mechanistic study of the aqueous reaction of organic peroxides with HSO₃^- on the surface of a water droplet”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 60, (2021) 20200-20203.

41) Yulong Shan, Jinpeng Du, Yan Zhang, Wenpo Shan, Xiaoyan Shi, Yunbo Yu, Runduo Zhang, Xiangju Meng, Fengshou Xiao, Hong He*, “Selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH₃: opportunities and challenges of Cu-based small-pore zeolites”, National. Sci. Review, 8, (2021) nwab010.

40) Guangzhi He, Meng Gao, Yue Peng, Yunbo Yu, Wenpo Shan, Hong He*, “Superior oxidative dehydrogenation performance toward NH₃ determines the excellent low-temperature NH₃-SCR activity of Mn-based catalysts”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, (2021) 6995-7003.

39) Yao Lei, Xiaolong Fan, Chao Yan, Theo Kurtén, Kaspar Daellenbach, Chang Li, Yonghong Wang, Yishuo Guo, Lubna Dada, Matti P. Rissanen, Jing Cai, Yee Jun Tham, Qiaozhi Zha, Shaojun Zhang, Wei Du, Miao Yu, Feixue Zheng, Ying Zhou, Jenni Kontkanen, Tommy Chan, Jiali Shen, Joni T. Kujansuu, Juha Kangasluoma, Jingkun Jiang, Lin Wang, Douglas R. Worsnop, Tuukka Petäjä, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Yongchun Liu, Biwu Chu, Hong He*, Markku Kulmala*, Federico Bianchi*, “Unprecedented Ambient Sulphur Trioxide (SO₃) Detection: Possible Formation Mechanism and Atmospheric Implications”, Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 7, (2020) 809-818.

38) Biwu Chu, Qingxin Ma, Jun Liu, Jinzhu Ma, Peng Zhang, Tianzeng Chen, Qingcai Feng, Chunying Wang, Na Yang, Hongnan Ma, Jingjin Ma, Armistead G. Russell, Hong He*, “Air pollutant correlations in China: Secondary air pollutant responses to NOx and SO2 Control”, Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 7, (2020) 695-700.

37) Zhang, Tianzeng Chen, Jun Liu, Changgeng Liu, Jinzhu Ma, Qingxin Ma, Biwu Chu, Hong He*, “Impacts of SO2, relative humidity, and seed acidity on secondary organic aerosol formation in the ozonolysis of butyl vinyl ether”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 53, (2019) 8845-8853.

36) Kuo Liu, Hong He*, Yunbo Yu, Zidi Yan, Weiwei Yang, Wenpo Shan, “Quantitative study of the NH₃-SCR pathway and the active site distribution over CeWOx at low temperatures”, J. Catal., 369, (2019) 372-384.

35) Guangzhi He, Zhihua Lian, Yunbo Yu, Yang Yang, Kuo Liu, Xiaoyan Shi, Zidi Yan, Wenpo Shan, Hong He*, “Polymeric vanadyl species determine the low-temperature activity of V-based catalysts for the SCR of NOx with NH₃”, Sci. Adv., 4, (2018) eaau4637.

34) Guangzhi He, Jinzhu Ma, Hong He*, “Role of carbonaceous aerosols in catalyzing sulfate formation”, ACS. Catal., 8, (2018) 3825-3832.

33) Fudong Liu, Wenpo Shan, Zhihua Lian, Jingjing Liu, Hong He*, “The smart surface modification of Fe₂O₃ by WOx for significantly promoting the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH₃”, Appl. Catal. B, 230, (2018)165-176.

32) Jingjing Liu, Xiaoyan Shi, Yulong Shan, Zidi Yan, Wenpo Shan, Yunbo Yu, Hong He*, “Hydrothermal stability of CeO₂−WO₃−ZrO₂ mixed oxides for selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH₃”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 52, (2018) 11769-11777.

31) Chang Liu, Qingxin Ma, Hong He*, Guangzhi He, Jinzhu Ma, Yongchun Liu, Ying Wu, “Structure-activity relationship of surface hydroxyl groups during NO₂ adsorption and transformation on TiO₂ nanoparticles”, Environ. Sci. Nano., 4, (2017) 2388-2394.

30) Jinzhu Ma, Caixia Wang, Hong He*, “Transition metal doped cryptomelane-type manganese oxide catalysts for ozone decomposition”, Appl. Catal. B, 201, (2017) 503-510.

29) Biwu Chu, Xiao Zhang, Yongchun Liu, Hong He*, Yele Sun, Jingkun Jiang, Junhua Li, Jiming Hao, “Synergetic formation of secondary inorganic and organic aerosol: effect of SO₂ and NH₃ on particle formation and growth”, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, (2016) 14219-14230.

28) Lian Wang, Hong He*, Changbin Zhang, Yafei Wang, Bo Zhang, “Effects of precursors for manganese-loaded g-Al₂O₃ catalysts on plasma-catalytic removal of o-xylene”, Chem. Eng. J., 288, (2016) 406-413.

27) Lijuan Xie, Fudong Liu, Xiaoyan Shi, Feng-Shou Xiao, Hong He*, “Effects of post-treatment method and Na co-cation on thehydrothermal stability of Cu–SSZ-13 catalyst for the selective catalyticreduction of NOx with NH₃”, Appl. Catal. B., 179, (2015) 206-212.

26) Jinzhu Ma, Hong He*, Fudong Liu, “Effect of Fe on the photocatalytic removal of NOx over visible light responsive Fe/TiO₂ catalysts”, Appl. Catal. B., 179, (2015) 21-28.

25) Fudong Liu, Yunbo Yu, Hong He*, “Environmentally-benign catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx from diesel engines: Structure-activity relationship and reaction mechanism aspects”, Chem. Commun., 50 (62), (2014) 8445-8463.

24) Yunbo Yu, Hong He*, Xiuli Zhang, Hua Deng, “A common feature of H₂-assisted HC-SCR over Ag/Al₂O₃”, Catal. Sci. Technol., 4, (2014) 1239-1245.

23) Hong He*, Yuesi Wang, Qingxin Ma, Jinzhu Ma, Biwu Chu, Dongsheng Ji, Guiqian Tang, Chang Liu, Hongxing Zhang, Jiming Hao, “Mineral dust and NOx promote the conversion of SO₂ to sulfate in heavy pollution days”, Sci. Rep., 4, (2014) 04172.

22) Yafei Wang, Changbin Zhang, Fudong Liu, Hong He*, “Well-dispersed palladium supported on ordered mesoporous Co₃O₄ for catalytic oxidation of o-xylene”, Appl. Catal. B., 142-143, (2013) 72-79.

21) Qingxin Ma, Hong He*, Yongchun Liu, Chang Liu, Vicki H. Grassian, “Heterogeneous and multiphase formation pathways of gypsum in the atmosphere”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15, (2013) 19196-19204.

20) Fudong Liu, Hong He*, Zhihua Lian, Wenpo Shan, Lijuan Xie, Kiyotaka Asakura, Weiwei Yang, Hua Deng, “Highly dispersed iron vanadate catalyst supported on TiO₂ for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH₃”, J. Catal., 307, (2013) 340-351.

19) Chong Han, Yongchun Liu, Hong He*, “Role of organic carbon in heterogeneous reaction of NO₂ with soot”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 47, (2013) 3174-3181.

18) Chong Han, Yongchun Liu*, Jinzhu Ma, Hong He*, “Key role of organic carbon in the sunlight enhanced atmospheric aging of soot by O₂”, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA., 109(52), (2012) 21250-21255.

17) Changbin Zhang, Fudong Liu, Yanping Zhai, Hiroko Ariga, Nan Yi, Yongchun Liu, Kiyotaka Asakura, Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos*, Hong He*, “Alkali-metal-promoted Pt/TiO₂ opens a more efficient pathway to formaldehyde oxidation at ambient temperatures”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, (2012) 9628-9632.

16) Chang Liu, Qingxin Ma, Yongchun Liu, Jinzhu Ma, Hong He*, “Synergistic reaction between SO₂ and NO₂ on mineral oxides: a potential formation pathway of sulfate aerosol”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 14, (2012) 1668-1676.

15) Yongchun Liu, Junzhu Ma, Chang Liu, Hong He*, “Heterogeneous uptake of carbonyl sulfide onto kaolinite within a temperature range of 220–330 K”, J. Geophys. Res., 115, (2010) D24311.

14) Fudong Liu, Hong He*, “Structure-activity relationship of iron titanate catalysts in the selective catalytic reduction of NO_X with NH₃”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, (2010) 16929-16936.

13) Yongchun Liu, Junzhu Ma, Hong He*, “Heterogeneous reactions of carbonyl sulfide on mineral oxides: mechanism and kinetics study”, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, (2010) 10335-10344.

12) Yunbo Yu, Xiaoping Song, Hong He*, “Remarkable influence of reductant structure on the activity of alumina-supported silver catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx”, J. Catal., 271, (2010) 343-350.

11) Fudong Liu, Hong He*, Changbin Zhang, Zhaochi Feng, Lirong Zheng, Yaning Xie, Tiandou Hu, “Selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃ over iron titanate catalyst: Catalytic performance and characterization”, Appl. Catal. B, 96, (2010) 408-420.

10) Hong He*, Yi Li, Xiuli Zhang, Yunbo Yu, Changbin Zhang, “Precipitable silver compound catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx by ethanol”, Appl. Catal. A, 375, (2010) 258-264.

11) Li Zhang, Hong He*, “Mechanism of selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen over Ag/Al₂O₃”, J. Catal., 268, (2009) 18-25.

9)  Fudong Liu, Hong He*, Yun Ding, Changbin Zhang, “Effect of manganese substitution on the structure and activity of iron titanate catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃”, Appl. Catal. B, 93, (2009) 194-204.

8)  Li Xue, Hong He*, Chang Liu, Changbin Zhang, Bo Zhang, “Promotion effects and mechanism of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals on cobalt-cerium composite oxide catalysts for N₂O decomposition”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, (2009) 890-895.

7)  Li Zhang, Changbin Zhang, Hong He*, “The role of silver species in Ag/Al₂O₃ catalysts for the selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen”, J. Catal., 261, (2009) 101-109.

6)  Qingxin Ma, Yongchun Liu, Hong He*, “Synergistic effect between NO₂ and SO₂ in their adsorption and reaction on γ-Alumina”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, (2008) 6630-6635.

5)  Fudong Liu, Hong He*, Changbin Zhang, “Novel iron titanate catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃ in the medium temperature range”, Chem. Commun., (2008) 2043-2045.

4)  Li Xue, Changbin Zhang, Hong He*, Yasutake Teraoka, “Catalytic decomposition of N₂O over CeO₂ promoted Co₃O₄ spinel catalyst”, Appl. Catal. B, 75, (2007) 167-174.

3)  Changbin Zhang, Hong He*, Ken-ichi Tanaka, “Catalytic performance and mechanism of a Pt/TiO₂ catalyst for the oxidation of formaldehyde at room temperature”, Appl. Catal. B, 65, (2006) 37-43.

2)  Hong He*, Junfeng Liu, Yujing Mu, Yunbo Yu, Meixue Chen, “Heterogeneous oxidation of carbonyl sulfide on atmospheric particles and alumina”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 39(24), (2005) 9637-9642.

1)  Hong He*, Yunbo Yu, “Selective catalytic reduction of NO_x over Ag/Al₂O₃ catalyst: from reaction mechanism to diesel engine test”, Catal. Today, 100, (2005) 37-47.