Hong Chen

Dr. Hong Chen is a tenured Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), with a multidisciplinary expertise spanning environmental chemistry, material science, and applied physics. He has made groundbreaking contributions to green energy-driven resource recovery and heavy metal pollution control.

• PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, Stockholm University (2014)
• Postdoctoral research at KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and UC Berkeley

His research focuses on atomic-scale structure analysis of metal-containing waste, heavy metal detection and environmental material development for pollution control. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 47) in top-tier journals like Nature Materials, PNAS, and Angewandte Chemie, with half in journals having impact factors >10. His work includes novel photocatalytic systems for CO2 reduction, electrocatalysts for water splitting, and engineered materials for soil and groundwater remediation.

Recent publications highlight trends in CO2 photoreduction, metal recovery membranes, and lithium battery waste valorization. His scientific awards include the Chinese Chemical Society's Youth Environmental Chemistry Award (2023), China Non-Ferrous Metals Society's Circular Economy Innovation Prize (2023), and Guangdong's Eco-Environment Youth Science Gold Medal (2021). He serves as Associate Editor for Environmental Chemistry Letters (IF:15.7) and board member for multiple journals.