De Chen

Prof. De Chen is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNU. His research focuses on catalysis for energy technologies, carbon nanomaterials, and reaction engineering. He holds a PhD from NTNU (1998) and has held academic positions since 1998, including a visiting professorship at UC Berkeley (2009–2010).

Education:

• Bachelor in Petrochemical Technology, East China University of Science and Technology (1978–1982)
• Master in Chemical Reaction Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology (1985–1988)
• PhD in Applied Catalysis, NTNU (1994–1998)

Research Interests:

• Industrial catalysis and natural gas conversion
• Multi-scale modeling of catalytic reactors
• Catalysis for CO₂ capture/conversion and hydrogen production
• Carbon nanomaterials (e.g., CNTs, graphene) for energy storage/conversion
• Supercapacitor electrode design and fuel cell catalyst supports

Awards:

• Member of Norwegian Academy of Technological Science (2009–present)

Advising & Labs: Leads the Catalysis Group at NTNU, focusing on carbon nanomaterial synthesis and energy applications. Collaborates on EU projects for wastewater treatment using hierarchically structured CNFs.