Talk title: High-Temperature Catalytic Ammonia Combustion (HT-CAC) by Single-Atom Catalysts

Biography

Qian completed his BSc and MSc degrees at Tsinghua University (2002–2008) before earning his PhD under Prof. Chris Kiely at Lehigh University in 2013, followed by postdoctoral research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2013–2016). He subsequently served as a University Research Fellow (Lecturer) at Cardiff University, UK, before joining the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore in 2019. Qian has published more than 200 papers with over 16,000 citations, including work in Science, Nature, and Nature Catalysis. His contributions have been recognized with major honors such as the NRF Fellowship (Class of 2019), the 2025 APACS Catalysis Development Excellence Award, and inclusion among the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by Clarivate.