Shi-Gang Sun obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1982 from Xiamen University, China, and Doctorat d’Etat (Docteur ès Sciences Physiques) from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) in 1986, France. After one-year post-doctoral research in the Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Interfaciale du CNRS, France, he returned to China by the end of 1987, and served as associate professor and later full professor in 1991 at the Department of Chemistry of Xiamen University till now.

Prof. Sun is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), fellow of International Society of Electrochemistry (FISE), Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Fellow of Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS), Fellow of China Society of Chemical Engineering (FCSCE), and Fellow of China Society of micron and Nanotechnology (FCSMN). The main research interests of Prof. Sun include Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical Surface Science, Spectroelectrochemistry, Nanomaterials and Chemical power sources (Batteries, Fuel Cells). He has published more than 860 SCI papers with peer citation over 50,000, H-index 110 (Google Scholar Data), obtained 40 innovation patents, authored 5 books. 

Prof. Sun has been awarded the “Brian Conway” Medal from International Society of Electrochemistry, “Distinguished Contribution Award” from the Chinese Society of Electrochemistry, “Le prix Franco-Chinois 2014-2015” jointly from Société Chimique de France and Chinese Chemical Society, and the State Natural Science Award (2nd Degree) of China, “Achievement award” from Internatioanl Automotive Lithium Battery Association, and “Achievement award in spectroscopy” from Chinese Chemical Society and Chinese Optics Society. He is now an editorial board member of Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Functional Materials Letters, ACS Energy Letters, Electrochemical Energy Review, National Science Review, Applied Chemistry, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry and Journal of Material Chemistry A, serving as associate editor to Electrochimica Acta, Spectral Analysis and Spectroscopy, Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, Acta Chimica Sinica, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Electrochemistry.