March 13, 2014, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences organized a seminar, hosted by Vice President of SARI Professor Sun Yuhan, with a keynote lecture by Professor Colin E. Snape from the University of Nottingham. More than 40 Researchers and students from ShanghaiTech University and SARI attended the seminar.

Colin Snape shared his story from a research fellow to professor, discussing his research in clean coal production, biomass conversion and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS). The attendees were very impressed by Professor Snape’s lecture, and exchanged ideas with him regarding coal and CO2 emission, etc.

Professor Snape was recently awarded the CAS Visiting Professor for Senior International Scientists. President of SARI Professor Feng Songlin presented the Visiting Professorship Certificate to Professor Snape, who will work with the SARI counterparts to jointly push forward relevant research work.