Dr. Hu is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Dalian University of University (DUT). He began his appointment at DUT in July, 1985. His main research interests are in the coal and biomass conversion, preparation of porous materials and their application. Current activities address in fundamental research on coal structure and mechanism of coal thermal conversion, and developing new coal conversion technology including a process to integrate methane-rich gas activation with coal pyrolysis for high liquid product, coal direct liquefaction. He is the project leader of a National Key Research and Development Project on "Basic research on low rank coal conversion to high quality liquid fuels and chemicals". Hu is affiliated with School of Chemical Engineering of DUT, and is the director of Institute of Coal Chemical Engineering. He is also the Academic Committee Members of several state key laboratories including the State key laboratory on Coal Conversion in Shanxi institute of coal chemistry, Chinese academy of sciences; Editorial Board Member of several journals such as Fuel Processing Technology, J. of Fuel Chemistry, J. of DUT. The Hu group currently includes one associate professor, two lectures, 28 graduate students. Dr. Hu received his Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering in 1982 from Zhejiang Institute of Technology, and his Master degree in 1985 and PhD. degree in 1990 from DUT. He has co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed papers and more than 10 granted or applied patents.