Jihong Sun is currently a Professor at Beijing University of Technology. In July 1987, he graduated from the Department of Chemistry of Taiyuan University of Technology (formerly Taiyuan University of Technology) with a bachelor's degree. In July 1987, he was assigned to work at the Institute of Fine Chemicals of Taiyuan University of Technology. During this period, from September 1989 to September 1992, he studied for a master's degree and obtained a master's degree in engineering. In September 1996, he studied for a doctorate at the Shanxi Coal Chemistry Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and graduated in August 1999 with a doctorate. In September 1999, he entered the Department of Chemical Engineering of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands for postdoctoral research. In November 2003, he was appointed as a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Beijing University of Technology. His main research directions include (1) synthesis and characterization of mesoporous molecular sieves with controllable multi-scale structures and their applications in catalysis; (2) preparation of organic–inorganic hybrid materials by cutting and assembling molecular sieve surfaces and their applications in environmentally friendly fine organic synthesis; and (3) research on the mechanism of activated carbon structure regulation and surface chemical feature modification.