报告摘要：
Recent advance in nano-fabrication has made it possible to design and synthesize nanoparticles with nearly precise controls on nanoparticle sizes, shapes, compositions and structures for catalytic applications. In this presentation, I will summarize the common methods used to synthesize monodisperse nanoparticles. I will use Au- and Pt-based nanoparticles as examples to demonstrate the rational tuning and enhancement of nanoparticle catalysis for selective CO2 reduction and oxygen reduction reactions.
报告人简介：
Professor Sun received a B.S. degree from Sichuan University in 1984, a M.S. degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Nanjing University in 1987, and a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Brown University in 1996. He was a postdoctoral fellow from 1996-1998 and a research staff member from 1998-2004 at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. He joined the Chemistry Department of Brown University as a tenured Associate Professor in 2005 and was promoted to full Professor in 2007. Prof. Sun has received many prestigious awards and honors, which include the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) Faculty Advisor Award (2013), “Cheung Kong Scholar” Chair Professor, Nanjing University, China(2010-2013), ranked 31 in Thomson Reuters' Top 100 Chemists by citation impact from 2000-2010(2011), Potter Prize Advisor Award, Brown University(2009), Overseas Outstanding Scholar(B), National Science Foundation of China(2004), Outstanding Technical Achievement Award on "Two-component nanostructured materials" (IBM, 2003), Award for Leadership in Nanoparticle Research, Business Communication Co, Inc. (2003), and Scientific Accomplishment Award(IBM, 2000). Currently, he serves as the Co-Director of Brown's Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation (IMNI) and an associate editor to the journal Nanoscale (RSC). He also serves as (International) Editorial Advisory Board Members for Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (from 2012), Nano Letters (from 2010), Nano Today(from 2009), and Nano Research (from 2008).
