Liang-Shih Fan is a distinguished professor at Ohio State University. His international reputation is founded on his pioneering research and development in the chemical engineering fields of particulates, multiphase reaction engineering and clean fossil energy technology. His prolific body of work includes multiple research papers and books that are referenced widely in academia and industry, and 39 patents of which a majority have been licensed or commercialised. He is also recognised for his achievements in facilitating and diversifying cross-cultural international exchanges. He is a Fellow of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a Foreign Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.