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Joint Seminar & Colloquia
Unlocking Mysteries of Petroleum Molecules and Their True Value
by: Dr. Yunlong Zhang
Affiliation: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering, Company, Houston, TX 77520, USA
Date: Friday April 12, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Houston Science Center – Building 593 — Room 102
Overview
Unlocking Mysteries of Petroleum Molecules and Their True Value
Biography
Yunlong Zhang received his Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from The Ohio State University in 2010. After completing a postdoc training at MIT, he joined ExxonMobil in 2014 as a staff scientist in the corporate strategic research Labs in New Jersey, and recently moved to Houston as a project leader and manager. He is passionate about solving practical problems using a fundamental approach. His expertise includes hydrocarbon science, characterizing structures of complex mixtures and understanding structure-property relationships. His research has led to over 60 publications and over 40 external keynote presentations and seminars, in additional to numerous internal reports, seminars and patents. Dr. Zhang is actively engaged in professional societies through volunteering, including organizing the International Conference of PetroPhase 2021. He was appointed as an Associate Editor for ACS journal Energy&Fuels in 2022 and is currently served as the Chair of the ACS ENFL division in 2024. He has been recognized by several awards, including the 2021 Rising Star Award by ACS, 2020 R&D Excellence Award in ExxonMobil, and the 2019 Glenn Award by ACS ENFL, and the 2023 IUPCA Young Observer Award by USNC/IUPAC.
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