Research interest is in design and development of metallic catalysts for applications in propellant ignition , environmental control and chemicals production.
China Standards Innovation and Contribution Award (2014) , Second Grade;
Distinguished Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010);
Ministerial-Level Science and Technology Progress Award (2010), First Grade.
Xuqun Zhao, Jianyi Shen, Xiaoying Sun, Tao Zhang(*), Characterization of Catalyst for Hydrazine Decomposition and Its Deactivation Mechanism, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2000, 21(6), 594-596.
Xiaodong Wang, Xuqun Zhao, Jianyi Shen, Xiaoying Sun, Tao Zhang(*), Liwu Lin, A M?ssbauer Study of In-Fe2O3/HZSM-5 Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by Methane, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2002, 4(12): 2846-2851;