Huang Yuhong

Yuhong Huang is a professor with the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in China. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemical engineering from Huazhong Agricultural University and a PhD in environmental sciences from the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She also earned a PhD from Aalborg University, Denmark, and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Technical University of Denmark. In 2019, she returned to China to continue her career. Her research interests are in the development of novel processes using ionic liquids to enhance the efficiency of enzymatic catalysis. The advanced ionozyme she developed was applied to the efficient production of a compound called cadaverine and the bioconversion of CO2. Currently, a pilot-scale facility for cadaverine production has been established. In recognition of her contributions to science and development, Yuhong Huang received the Hou Debang Chemical Youth Award, and the Min Enze Energy and Chemical Industry Award – Youth Progress Award.