Zhen Zhao received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the
Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University in 1987, and an M.Sc. and
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,
the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993 and 1996, respectively. He is currently a
Professor at the China University of Petroleum and a Professor and Dean at the
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang Normal University. His
research interests mainly focus on energy and environmental catalysis, rare earth
catalysis, and catalytic new materials (catalysis for efficient conversion and
clean utilization of oil and gas resources).
