Dr. Jianli Hu
Chair Professor and the Director of Center for Innovation in Gas Research and Utilization at West Virginia University, USA
Biography
Dr. Jianli (John Hu), an experienced scientist and engineer, is a Chair Professor and the Director of Center for Innovation in Gas Research and Utilization at West Virginia University. As a director, John leads the creation of an interdisciplinary research center related to natural gas utilization, which is a strategic area of investment for WVU. John worked as a Director of Technology Innovation at Koch Industries, where he was responsible for developing future technological growth areas related to petrochemicals and catalytic and biological processing. John worked as a research manager at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, undertaking DOE, DOD, and NASA projects. In the late 1990s, he served as a lead refinery engineer for BP Oil. John has been granted 25 U.S. patents and published more than 90 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.
Abstract
Abstract : Challenges in Direct, Non-Oxidative Conversion of Shale Gas to Chemicals