Prof. Weiguo Cheng earned his Ph.D. degree from Dalian University of Technology in 2005, majoring in Industrial Catalysis. He served as a visiting scholar at the University of Waterloo (Canada). He was appointed professor by the Institute of Process Engineering, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2014. Prof. Weiguo Cheng focuses on revealing the essential relationship between the catalyst structure and the catalytic performance by using surface analytical techniques, particularly in-situ vibrational and optical spectroscopies. He specializes in the design of novel catalytic materials and catalytic process. His current research interests include synthesis of ionic liquid catalysts, mechanisms and kinetics of catalytic reaction, carbon dioxide utilization, and a new catalytic process for the synthesis of ethylene glycol based on ionic liquids. To date, he has presided over one national high-tech research and development program, has served as the chief scientist at the National Natural Science Fund, and has participated in many projects, including the National Basic Research Program. He has published 35 peer- reviewed papers, including one in the Journal of Catalysis (2008;255:343), and submitted 21 invention patent applications, of which 12 have been granted.
