Dr. Xiaobo Chen is currently a Professor of Chemistry at UMKC. He joined UMKC at 2011 after worked in University of California- Berkeley & Berkeley National Laboratory following his Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University. His research interests include nanomaterials for renewable energy (H2 production, clean fuel generation, rechargeable batteries/supercapacitors, CO2 conversion, etc) and sustainable environment (CO2 reduction, pollution removal, self-cleaning materials, plastic reuse, etc) towards a better future.
DegreesPh.D., Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2005
M.S., Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2001
B.S., Chemistry, Peking University, 1998
Nanomaterials synthesis and characterizations
Photo/electro/catalysts design and evaluation
H2 production through photocatalysis/electrocatalysis
CO2 conversion into fuels (CO, methane, formic acid, acetic acid, ethanol, etc.) through photocatalysis/electrocatalysis
N2 conversion into ammonia/hydrazine through photocatalysis/electrocatalysis
Organic pollutant/metal ion removal
Microwave shielding materials tests and evaluation
General materials characterizations (UV-vis absorption, fluorescence, Raman, X-ray diffraction, ESR, microwave dielectric/magnetic, surface area/porosity, etc)
