Chao Shen was born in Zhejiang Province, China in 1983. He earned his BS degree in 2006 from Hangzhou Normal University. He received his MS degree (2009) from Hangzhou Normal University under the supervision of Prof. Pengfei Zhang and completed his PhD (2012) at Zhejiang University under the supervision of Prof. Xinzhi Chen and Prof. Pengfei Zhang. He then joined the College of Biology and Environmental Engineering at Zhejiang Shuren University. His current research interest is in developing a new methodology toward sulfur-containing molecules and C-H activation.