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Research output per year
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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8912-543X
Scopus Author ID: 57109501100
Impact
Biography
Professor Guohua CHEN obtained his BEng from Dalian University of Technology in 1984, MEng and PhD from McGill University respectively in 1989 and 1994. He joined Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as a Visiting Scholar in 1994, and became as an Assistant Professor in 1997, promoted to Associate Professor in 2002, Full Professor in 2008. He worked as the Head of Department, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering during 2012 and 2016. He moved to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Chair Professor of Energy Conversion and Storage in 2017 and served concurrently as an Associate Vice President (Research Support) during 2017-2021.
Professor Chen has nearly 30 years of working experiences of research and development on energy and environment related projects. He has published over 300 peer reviewed journal papers. His research papers have been well cited by peers with Google Scholar Citation more than 32,000 and H-index 93. He also has three US patents and ten Chinese patents. He is the recipient of inaugural Research Excellence Award, School of Engineering, HKUST; the winner of Merit Award for Individual Research, Faculty of Engineering, HKPolyU. He is a Fellow of HKIE, AIChE, Global Academy of Chinese Chemical Engineers. He is also elected as a Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering. He served as the President, Asian-Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering. He is now the Chairman, World Chemical Engineering Council. He is Editor-in-Chief, Process Safety and Environmental Protection; Editor, Separation and Purification Technology; Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering; Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering.
Research Interests/Areas
- Electrochemical Technology for Wastewater Treatment
- Advanced Electrode Materials for Oxygen/Chlorine Evolution
- Advanced Materials for Lithium/Sodium Ion Batteries
- Surface Functionalization Using Chemical Vapor Deposition of Polymers
- Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for High Performance Energy Storage
- Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, McGill University
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Research output
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Electron/ion-conductive and flexible dual-functional copolymer enabled by EDOT and h2PDMS for optimized Li-ion batteries
Wang, J., Bai, Z., Zhao, Z., Zheng, G., Cheng, J. & Chen, G., Mar 2025, In: Nano Research Energy. 4, 1, e9120133.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Gradual release fluorine from additive to construct a stable LiF-rich cathode electrolyte interphase for high-voltage all-solid-state lithium batteries
Li, L., Hu, Y., Liu, J., Deng, Y. & Chen, G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 503, 158439.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Harnessing High Entropy Sulfide (HES) as a Robust Electrocatalyst for Long-Term Cycling of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Raza, H. (Co-first Author), Cheng, J. (Co-first Author), Xu, J., An, L., Wang, J., Nie, W., Zheng, G. & Chen, G., Jul 2025, In: Energy & Environmental Materials. 8, 4, e70007.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Inherent safety design mechanism for the hydrogen production process through natural gas reforming
Gao, X., Chen, G. & Xiong, C., 20 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 99, p. 553-565Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Ni Migration-Induced Strain and Phase Segregation in LiNiO2 Cathodes
Bai, Z., Kandasamy, S., Wang, W., Zhou, R., Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Liu, J., Wang, Z., Chen, G., Kong, Q., Li, T. & Ren, Y., 27 May 2025, In: ACS Nano. 19, 20, p. 19364-19372Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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YCRG: High-capacity Lithium-rich Cathode Materials for High-energy Lithium-ion Batteries
LIU, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CHEN, G. (Co-Principal Investigator), Chen, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator), MA, J. (Co-Principal Investigator) & XU, J. (Co-Principal Investigator)
30/06/25 → …
Project: Research
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NSFC: Lithium Metal Batteries with Long Life, High Energy Density and High Safety
CHEN, G. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), Han, C. (Co-Investigator) & Li, B. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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NSFC-CRS-ExtU-Lead: Development of Sulfide-based High-Energy Density Solid-State Lithium Batteries
SHAO, M. (Main Project Coordinator [External]) & CHEN, G. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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GDOTH-HK-ExtU-Lead: 高性能層狀鋰電池正極材料結構與性能研究
CHEN, G. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/10/21 → …
Project: Research
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TBRS-ExtU-Lead: A Paradigm-shifting, Fully-integrated, Compact Wastewater-to-resource Facility (WWRF)
CHEN, G. (Main Project Coordinator [External]), CHEN, G. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), AN, K. J. A. (Co-Investigator), CHEUNG, P.C.-K. (Co-Investigator), EKAMA, G. A. (Co-Investigator), SHANG, C. (Co-Investigator), VAN LOOSDRECHT, M. (Co-Investigator), WANG, W. (Co-Investigator), Wu, D. (Co-Investigator) & Zhang, T. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/20 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
CHEN, G. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
CHEN, G. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2022
CHEN, G. (Recipient), Nov 2022
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Press/Media
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Twenty-Six SEE Faculty Members ranked Top 2% of the World’s Most Highly Cited Scientists
ABDI, F. F., AN, K. J. A., CHAN, C. K., CHAN, C. L. J., CHEN, G., CHOPRA, S. S., DONG, L., JEN, A., LAI, C. K. A., LEUNG, M. Y. K., LEUNG, K. H. M., LIN, S. K. C., LIU, C., NG, Y. H., SHANG, J., TSO, C. Y., WANG, J., WANG, W., WANG, X., WU, W., XU, C., YU, Y. W. D., YUAN, Z., YIP, H. L., ZHANG, L. & ZHOU, W.
13/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Eighteen SEE faculty members ranked top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists
AN, K. J. A., CHAN, C. K., CHAN, C. L. J., CHEN, G., JEN, A., LAI, C. K. A., LEUNG, M. Y. K., LEUNG, K. H. M., LIN, S. K. C., LIU, C., NG, Y. H., SHANG, J., TSO, C. Y., WANG, W., WU, W., YIP, H. L., ZHANG, L. & ZHOU, W.
27/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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