Dr. Chuancheng Duan

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, 

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, Tel. 720-648-7886, Email: cduan@ksu.edu

(a) Professional Preparation

Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, Materials Science, B.S., 2013                   

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, Materials Science, Ph.D., 2018

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, Materials Science, Postdoc, 2018–2019

(b) Appointments

·       2020 – Present         Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

·       2018 – 2019            Postdoctoral Researcher, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

·       2013 – 2018             Graduate Assistant, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO  

(c) Demonstrated experience of project management

Dr. Duan’s research lab at KSU has received multiple grants totaling over $5.5M from various organizations, including the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), NASA, and industry partners. Dr. Duan is currently leading or has led three DOE-funded projects, one NASA-funded project, and four industrially sponsored projects. 

(d) Honors and awards

·      The Electrochemical Society High-Temperature Energy, Materials, & Processes Division J. Bruce Wagner, Jr. Young Investigator Award, 2023

·      2023 of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering Outstanding Assistant Professor Award

·      2023 the Alumni Award for Faculty Excellence in Chemical Engineering 

·      Materials Today Energy Rising Star Award, 2022

·      Rath Research Award, Colorado School of Mines, 2018

·      The American Ceramic Society Ross Coffin Purdy Award, 2017 

·      The American Ceramic Society Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Award, 2017.

·      Colorado School of Mines John M.Poate Young Investigator Fellowship, 2013

(e) Representative Publications (*corresponding author)

1.    Liu, F, Deng, H, et al. Duan, C*. (2023) Lowering the operating temperature of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells to <450°C. Nature Energy. 

2.    Liu, F., Deng, H., Ding, H., Kazempoor, P., Liu, B., & Duan, C*. (2023). Process-intensified protonic ceramic fuel cells for power generation, chemical production, and greenhouse gas mitigation. Joule. 

3.    Liu, F., Ding, D., & Duan, C*. (2023). Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for synthesizing sustainable chemicals and fuels. Advanced Science, 10(8), 2206478.

4.    Duan, C*. (2021). Selective CO2 electrohydrogenation. Nature Catalysis, 4(4), 264-265.

5.    Liu, F., & Duan, C*. (2023). Planar protonic ceramic electrolysis cells for H2 production and CO2 conversion. In High-Temperature Electrolysis: From fundamentals to applications (pp. 14-1). Bristol, UK: IOP Publishing. Chicago          

6.    Liu, F., & Duan, C*. (2022). Rationally designed negative electrode for selective CO2-to-CO conversion in protonic ceramic electrochemical cells. Nano Energy, 102, 107722.

7.    Liu, F., Duan, C*. (2022). Enhanced CO2 methanation activity of Sm0. 25Ce0. 75O2-δ–Ni by modulating the chelating agents-to-metal cation ratio and tuning metal–support interactions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(11), 13295-13304.

8.    Duan, C*., Huang, J., Sullivan, N., & O'Hayre, R. (2020). Proton-conducting oxides for energy conversion and storage. Applied Physics Reviews, 7(1), 011314.

9.    Duan, C*., Kee, R., Zhu, H., Sullivan, N., Zhu, L., Bian, L., ... & O’Hayre, R. (2019). Highly efficient reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for power generation and fuel production. Nature Energy, 4 (3), 230-240.

10. Duan, C*., Kee, R. J., Zhu, H., Karakaya, C., Chen, Y., Ricote, S., ... & Sullivan, N. P. (2018). Highly durable, coking and sulfur tolerant, fuel-flexible protonic ceramic fuel cells. Nature, 557 (7704), 217.

11. Duan, C., Tong, J., Shang, M., Nikodemski, S., Sanders, M., Ricote, S., ... & O’Hayre, R. (2015). Readily processed protonic ceramic fuel cells with high performance at low temperatures. Science, 349 (6254), 1321-1326.