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Junming Sun
Catalysis Science
Post Doctorate RA A
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
MSIN: K8-83
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography
Dr. Junming Sun is a post-doctoral researcher with more than ten years of experience in catalyst synthesis and mechanistic catalytic chemistry. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, he is working on fundamental research, specifically methanol/ethanol steam reforming (MSR/ESR) catalysis to produce hydrogen on promoted palladium and cobalt catalysts.
Dr. Sun is working closely with Dr. Yong Wang, Associate Director of the Institute for Interfacial Catalysis. His work with Wang is focusing on how a zinc additive can influence the structures of catalysts and their catalytic performance. This structure characterization and performance of catalysts will help to unravel the intrinsic structure-reactivity relationships during the MSR/ESR catalysis.
Before joining PNNL in December 2008, Dr. Sun was at the University of California, Davis.
Research Interests
- Controlled construction of nanostructured inorganic materials and their host-guest chemistry.
- Preparation and characterization of novel metal nanoparticles, as well as their catalytic reactions.
- Synthesis of tantalum clusters/mononuclear catalysts on the high surface area silica/alumina silicate support and their characterizations as well as light alkanes (e.g., methane) catalytic conversion.
Education and Credentials
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry: September 2002 - August 2006
- Master of Science in Chemical Engineering: September 1999 - July 2002
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering: September 1994 - July 1998
Awards and Recognitions
- “Xiangfanglong” Scholarship awarded in 2002 at Dalian University of Technology
- First prize of Dalian Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper in 2006
- Second prize of the Natural Science Academic Award of Liaoning Province in 2006
- “Guoxiexian” Scholarship awarded in 2006 at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- President Special scholarship of Chinese Academy of Science awarded in 2007
- Excellent graduate of Chinese Academy of Science in 2007