Professor
West Virginia University
USA
Dr. Jianli Hu is a Chair Professor and the Director of Shale Gas Center at West Virginia University. He leads an interdisciplinary team carrying out cutting edge research in natural gas conversion and renewable energy utilization. He has demonstrated strong leadership in partnering with U.S. national laboratories and industrial companies. His research interests span across the fields of reaction engineering, surface chemistry, plasma and microwave-enhanced catalytic reactions. Before joining WVU, Dr. Hu led innovation efforts at Koch Industries, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and BP Oil. He has been granted 38 U.S. patents and published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and 200 conference papers.