Sai Chen (陈赛) received his BS (2015) from China University of Mining and Technology, MS (2017) and PhD (2021) from Tianjin University. He worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Tianjin University and University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Chen’s research focus on nanostructured materials, reaction kinetics and chemical looping technology in heterogeneous catalysis and chemical engineering.

Education
2017.09 – 2021.01, Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, supervisor Prof. Jinlong Gong, PhD
2015.09 – 2017.07, Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, supervisor Prof. Jinlong Gong, MS
2011.09 – 2015.07, China University of Mining and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, BS

Work Experience
2023.02 – Present, Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Associate Professor
2021.10 – 2023.02, University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry, supervisor Prof. Enrique Iglesia, PostDoc
2021.01 – 2021.10, Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, supervisor Prof. Jinlong Gong, PostDoc

Selected Publications
1. Sai Chen, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu, Xin Chang, Jun Luo, Stephen C. Purdy, Jeremy Kropf, Guodong Sun, Jeffrey T. Miller, Xiaohong Zhou, Evgeny Vovk, Yong Yang, and Jinlong Gong*, "Propane Dehydrogenation on Single-site [PtZn4] Intermetallic Catalysts," Chem 2021, 7, 387-405 (Cover Story).
2. Sai Chen, Liang Zeng, Rentao Mu, Chuanye Xiong, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Luming Peng, Jun Luo, Liang-Shih Fan, and Jinlong Gong*, Modulating Lattice Oxygen in Dual-functional Mo-V-O Mixed Oxides for Chemical Looping Oxidative Dehydrogenation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18653-18657.
3. Sai Chen+, Chunlei Pei+, Xin Chang, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Rentao Mu, Yiyi Xu, and Jinlong Gong*, "Coverage-dependent Behaviors of Vanadium Oxides for Chemical Looping Oxidative Dehydrogenation," Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2-10 (Hot Article).
4. Sai Chen, Liang Zeng, Hao Tian, Xinyu Li, and Jinlong Gong*, Enhanced Lattice Oxygen Reactivity over Ni Modified WO3-based Redox Catalysts for Chemical Looping Partial Oxidation of Methane, ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 3548-3559.
5. Sai Chen, Xin Chang, Guodong Sun, Tingting Zhang, Yiyi Xu, Yang Wang, Chunlei Pei, and Jinlong Gong*, "Propane Dehydrogenation: Catalyst Development, New Chemistry, and Emerging Technologies", Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 3315-3354.
6. Sai Chen, Chunlei Pei, and Jinlong Gong*, Insights into Interface Engineering in Steam Reforming Reactions for Hydrogen Production, Energy Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 3473-3495.
7. Sai Chen, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Structured Catalysts towards Efficient Propane Dehydrogenation", Acc. Mater. Res. 2020, 1, 1, 30-40 (Cover Story).

List of publications
‪‬‬‬https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HnugVwIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao 

陈赛，本科（2015年）毕业于中国矿业大学，硕士（2017年）和博士（2021年）毕业于天津大学，导师为巩金龙教授。2021-2023年，分别在天津大学巩金龙教授课题组、美国加州大学伯克利分校Enrique Iglesia教授课题组进行博士后研究工作。2023年加入天津大学化工学院巩金龙教授课题组，任副研究员。曾获第二届中国化学会菁青化学星火奖、京博化学化工与材料京博优秀博士论文奖-优秀奖、中国化工学会年会优秀论文奖等奖励。

迄今为止，以第一及共同作者在J. Am. Chem. Soc.、Chem、Angew Chem. Int. Ed.、Chem. Soc. Rev.、Energy Environ. Sci.、ACS Catal.等国际期刊发表SCI论文30余篇，累计引用2000余次。作为主要发明人申请中国、美国发明专利14项，授权发明专利10项。作为负责人主持中国博士后创新人才支持计划、博士后面上资助和国家自然科学基金青年基金。

主要研究领域为多相催化与反应工程，聚焦催化剂可控设计、原位谱学表征和反应动力学研究，开展新型烷烃脱氢催化剂开发与工业放大等研究内容。