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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

I．History and Development

Founded in December 2015, the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (SCCE), brought together the Department of Chemistry, established in 1958 and the Institute of Energy and Environmental Catalysis, established in March 2015, set up as an internal research centre led by Professor Zhao Zhen, a well-known catalytic scholar in China. 

At present, our school has two departments, the Chemistry Department and the Energy Chemical Engineering Department for undergraduate and graduate education. Among them, the Chemistry Speciality is a National First-Class Construction Speciality and Chemical Engineering and Technology is a Key Construction Speciality at the university level.

 

II. Faculty and Students

As of December 2022, there were 717 undergraduates at the School. They could obtain bachelor’s in Science and Engineering at graduation. There were 149 graduate students, who can obtain master's in Science and Engineering after graduation. Students come from thirteen provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

There are 69 faculty members in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Among them, there are 57Ph. D holders and 19 professors and associate professors. 14 teachers have overseas study experience. In addition, Dr. Zhao Zhen received a special allowance distinction from the State Council. There is 1 Distinguished Professor in the Changjiang Scholar Program as designated by the Ministry of Education (MOE), 1 National Talent from the Central Organization Department, and one recognized Outstanding Talent in the New Century.


 

III. Degree Programs

 

Programs   for Undergraduates

Programs   for Postgraduates

Chemistry

Chemical   Engineering and Technology

Energy   Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

The school offers four-year undergraduate programs.

The chemistry speciality has 155 credits. Its core modules include Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis and Physical Chemistry.

The Energy Chemical Engineering Speciality has 160 credits, and its core modules include Physical Chemistry, Principles of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Mechanical Fundamentals of Chemical Equipment, and Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics.

 

The postgraduate program lasts 3 years, with a minimum of 42 credits.

The core modules of the Chemical Engineering and Technology Program include Advanced Structural Analysis, Chemical Engineering, Fundamentals of Materials Science, Catalytic Reaction Engineering, New Energy Chemical Engineering, Industrial Catalysis Theory and Application, Corrosion Electrochemistry, Applied Electrochemistry, Principles and Technology of Solid Catalyst Preparation, and Advanced Reaction Engineering. 

The core modules of the Chemistry Program include Chemical Calculation (including Mathematical Statistics), Chemical Informatics, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Modern Electroanalytical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry in Complex Systems, Modern Optical Chromatographic Analysis, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Polymer Materials and Processing, Catalytic Chemistry, and Advanced Physical Chemistry.

 

IV Academic Research

Since 2015, the school has undertaken more than 240 scientific research projects at the national, provincial, and municipal levels. Among them, 38 are national projects which include 1 National Natural Science Fund Integrated Research Project, 1 Ministry of Science and Technology National Key Research Project, and 1 Key Project of the National Natural Science Fund. There is 1 key China-Liaoning Joint Fund National Foundation Project, 1 National Natural Science Foundation of China International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Project, and 1 National Natural Science Foundation Key Cultivation Project. 35 projects were approved by the National Natural Science Foundation and 2 key research and development projects approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

As of now, faculty members have published more than 530 papers on Science Citation Index (SCI) and Engineering Index Compendex(EI), among which more than 120 papers were published in top international journals such as PNAS, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ACS Catalysis, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, Journal of Catalysis and the Chemical Engineering Journal. In addition, they have published 15 monographs, authorized 35 invention patents, and won more than 40 scientific and technological achievement awards at all levels. 

The school has 1 “Energy and Environmental Catalytic Engineering Technology Research Centre”, 1 Key Liaoning College and Universities Scientific and Technological Platform, and 12 scientific research platforms and key laboratories, notably the “Engineering Research Centre for Efficient Transformation and Clean Utilization of Oil and Gas Resources”. The school has also won other titles at different levels, including the Liaoning Development and Reform Commission Engineering Research Centre, the “Belt and Road Initiative” International Joint Energy and Environmental Catalysis Research Centre, and the Shenyang Energy and Environmental Catalysis Technology Research and Development Pilot Base in Liaoning Province.

 

V. International Exchanges and Cooperation

The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has established good cooperative relations with Jagielloian University in Poland, Moscow State Normal University in Russia, and Kuzbass State University of Technology in Russia.

In 2020, the “Belt and Road Initiative” International Joint Energy and Environmental Catalysis Research Centre was approved by China Association for Science and Technology.  In recent years, the SCCE has initiated and hosted an international academic conference. The faculty members have attended more than 100 academic conferences both at home and abroad, and made more than thirty special presentations at international academic conferences. More than 30 well-known foreign experts such as Zbigniew Sojka, James A. Anderson, and Masahiko Arai were invited to give expert lectures and short courses.

Chemistry and Energy Chemical Engineering Specialities accept international students every year.

 

VI. Distinguished Alumni

·         Lin Hong (1991), President of Second Foreign Language School in Longhua District, Shenzhen.

·         Fu Li (1991), Vice President of Shenyang Shangpin Middle School.

·         Li Gang (1992), President of No.3 Middle School in Donggang City.

·         Wang Jian (1993), Secretary of the General Party Branch in Liaoyang No. 1 Senior High School.

·         Tang Shuge, (1993), Vice President of the Shenyang Agricultural University School of Science.

·         Tong Fenghua (1994), President of Shenyang No. 9 Middle School.

·         Song Limin (1999), Professor at the Tianjin Polytechnic University Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

·         Zhang Shujuan (1999), Professor at the Tianjin Agricultural University College of Basic Sciences.

·         Zhang Qingguo (2000), Professor and Vice-president Bohai University School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering.

·         Sun Ying (2000), Professor at the Anhui Normal University School of Chemistry and Materials Science.

·         Ye Junwei (2002), Professor, Vice President and Doctoral Supervisor at the Dalian University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering.

 

VII. The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at a Glance

·         1958, establishment of the former Department of Chemistry.

·         2015, establishment of the former Institute of Energy and Environmental Catalysis.

·         2016, the Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Energy and Environmental Catalysis merged to form School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

·         700 undergraduate and 300 postgraduate students since the establishment of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

·         One expert granted with Special State Council Allowance

·         One Distinguished Professor in the Ministry of Education Changjiang Scholars Program

·         One National Overseas High-Level Talent

·         One Ministry of Education New Century Outstanding Talent

·         National First-Class Undergraduate Speciality

 

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