Dr. Hongfei Lin is an Associate Professor in the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He received his B.E and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 2005.After graduation, he has been a postdoctoral fellow for two years at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He then worked in industry for three years conducting research on catalytic conversion of natural gas or biomass to liquid hydrocarbon fuels.He joined the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno as an Assistant Professor in 2010 and was promoted to the tenured Associate Professor in 2016.He then transferred to Washington State University in the same year.
Dr. Lin’s current research focuses on catalysis and sustainability, with an emphasis on developing novel intensified liquid-phase catalytic processes coupled with multifunctional material systems for production of fuels and chemicals from renewable feedstocks. He has authored ~40 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers and delivered numerous presentations in conferences and research institutions. He is the international advisory board member of Energy Technology. He also served as the guest editor of the journals including Catalysis Today. He is an active member of American Chemical Society (ACS) and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and has regularly organized symposia and conference sessions in the area of biomass conversion and CO2 utilization.
