Education:

9/2008-1/2012  Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial Catalysis

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.

Advisor: Prof. Tao Zhang

Thesis: Catalytic conversion of cellulose into platform chemicals

9/2005-7/2008  Master Candidate in Material Science

Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.

Advisor: Prof. Jinping Li

Thesis: Preparation and catalytic properties of TiC, WC matrix carbide

9/2001-7/2005  B.S in Applied Chemistry

Daqing Petroleum Institute, Daqing, China.

Publications:

1. Hydrolysis of cellulose into glucose over carbons sulfonated at elevated temperatures Jifeng Pang, Aiqin Wang, Mingyuan Zheng and Tao Zhang Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 6935–6937.

2. Catalytic hydrogenation of corn stalk to ethylene glycol and 1,2-propylene glycol Jifeng Pang, Mingyuan Zheng, Aiqin Wang and Tao Zhang Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2011, 50, 6601–6608.

3. Transition Metal-Tungsten Bimetallic Catalysts for the Conversion of Cellulose into Ethylene Glycol Mingyuan Zheng, Aiqin Wang, Na Ji, Jifeng Pang, Xiaodong Wang, Tao Zhang ChemSusChem, 2010, 3, 63-66.

4. Catalytic conversion of cellulose to hexitols with mesoporous carbon supported Ni-based bimetallic catalysts Jifeng Pang, Aiqin Wang, Mingyuan Zheng,Yanhua Zhang, Yanqiang Huang, Xiaowei Chen, Tao Zhang, Green Chem., 2012,. DOI: 10.1039/C2GC16364K, in press.