Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as "Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics") was founded in March 1949. At that time, it was named "Institute of science, Dalian University". At the end of 1961, it was renamed "Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences". In 1970, it was officially named "Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences".

Dalian Institute of chemical physics is a comprehensive research institute that pays equal attention to basic research and applied research, combines applied research with technology transformation, and takes task-based discipline as its main feature. For more than 70 years, Dalian Institute of chemical physics has gradually formed its own scientific research characteristics through continuous accumulation and adjustment. In 1998, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics became one of the first pilot units of the knowledge innovation project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; In 2007, it was approved by the state to prepare for the establishment of the National Laboratory of clean energy; In August 2010, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics revised its development strategy to "give full play to the comprehensive advantages of disciplines, strengthen technological integration and innovation, take sustainable energy research as the leading role, adhere to the coordinated development of resource and environment optimization, biotechnology and advanced material innovation, play an irreplaceable role in the national economy and national security, and create a world-class research institute".

The key disciplines of Dalian Institute of chemical physics are: catalytic chemistry, engineering chemistry, chemical laser and molecular reaction dynamics, as well as modern analytical chemistry and biotechnology.

Focusing on the national energy development strategy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics launched the preparation for the construction of the clean energy National Laboratory (DNL) in October 2011. DNL is the first National Laboratory in the field of energy in China, with fuel cells, bioenergy, fossil energy and applied catalysis, energy conservation and environment, low-carbon catalysis and engineering, solar energy, energy storage technology, hydrogen energy and advanced materials, energy foundation and strategy, energy materials (preparation) 11 research departments and 1 research platform, including the energy strategy research center and the energy research technology platform; There are 9 research laboratories, including instrumental analytical chemistry, fine chemical industry, catalytic foundation, chemical laser, chemical dynamics, aerospace catalysis and new materials, biotechnology, Dalian light source science, materia medica science, etc. It has two state key laboratories of catalytic basis and molecular reaction dynamics; There are many national scientific and technological innovation platforms, such as the National Engineering Research Center for low-carbon catalytic technology, the National Engineering Research Center for catalytic engineering technology, the National Engineering Research Center for membrane technology, and the national energy low-carbon catalysis and engineering research and development center; It has five academy level laboratories, including chemical laser, separation and analytical chemistry, fuel cell and composite electric energy, aerospace catalytic materials, and electrochemical energy storage technology. In addition, Dalian Institute of chemical physics has also established more than a dozen international cooperative research institutions with foreign famous universities, companies and research institutions, such as the Sino French joint catalytic laboratory, the Sino French joint Sustainable Energy Laboratory, the Sino German catalytic nanotechnology partner group, the dicp-bp energy innovation laboratory, the dicp-sabic advanced chemical production research center, and the Sino French molecular sieve joint laboratory.

In October 2017, the Chinese Academy of Sciences approved the establishment of the Clean Energy Innovation Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences relying on the Dalian Institute of chemical physics. With the mission of "energy science and technological innovation to ensure national energy security and sustainable development", the Chinese Academy of Sciences accelerated the construction of an "1+x+n" open and integrated innovation organization system, formed a strong scientific and technological innovation "group army" in the energy field, and took the lead with reference to the national laboratory system and mechanism. In April, 2018, the Chinese Academy of Sciences approved the launch and implementation of the class a pilot project of "transformative clean energy key technologies and demonstration" relying on the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, with a total funding of 1.6 billion yuan. Through the breakthrough and demonstration of transformative key technologies, it will realize the integrated development of fossil energy, renewable energy and nuclear energy, provide technical support for the construction of China's clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, and create conditions for the National Laboratory of clean energy.

In 2021, according to the unified deployment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, after repeated discussion and refinement, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics determined the "14th five year plan" of the Institute. Among them, Mission positioning: "Implementing the requirements of 'two accelerations and one effort', focusing on ensuring national energy security and achieving the strategic goal of 'double carbon', our institute will continue to adhere to the strategic positioning led by energy research for sustainable development, take the national key laboratory as the platform, strengthen energy strategic research, adhere to the equal emphasis on basic research and applied research, and continue to provide Major innovative theories and technological achievements, meet national strategic needs, protect people's health, play an irreplaceable role, and take the lead in building a world-class research institute "; Four main research directions: "catalytic conversion and multi-energy integration of energy under the dual carbon strategy, research on the frontier of extreme ultraviolet light source technology and its chemical dynamics, efficient conversion of chemical energy represented by chemical lasers, and separation and measurement technologies and instruments for life and health"; Eight emerging cutting-edge directions and future technologies: "A new generation of high safety and high energy density water electrochemical energy storage technology, high temperature solid-state proton exchange membrane fuel cell technology, artificial photosynthetic nitrogen and carbon fixation to prepare urea, simultaneous power generation and carbon fixation in solid-state zinc ion conduction membrane reactor, high-resolution secondary electron ion confocal imaging mass spectrometry technology, high-voltage lithium battery technology, artificial intelligence and digital twins of typical catalytic reaction processes, molecular panoramic space-time super-resolution four-dimensional imaging Analyze the structure and function of matter ".

Since the establishment of the Institute, Dalian Institute of chemical physics has produced a number of well-known scientists at home and abroad and a large number of high-quality research and technical talents. 20 scientists have been elected as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of engineering, 4 as academicians of the Academy of Sciences of developing countries, 1 as an academician of the European Academy of Humanities and natural sciences, and 1 as an international academician of the Canadian Academy of engineering. By the end of 2021, there were 14 academicians working in the Institute, 29 candidates in the national ten thousand talents plan, 25 candidates in the innovative talent promotion plan, 32 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund and 17 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund. Dalian Institute of chemical physics is a unit authorized by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to cultivate doctoral and master's degrees. It has the right to grant doctoral degrees in four first-class disciplines: Physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, and chemical engineering and technology. Dalian Institute of chemical physics has the right to examine and approve the qualifications of doctoral tutors and master tutors. At present, there are 173 doctoral tutors and 206 master tutors. By the end of 2021, there were 1525 graduate students in the Institute (including 426 jointly trained and 66 overseas students), including 838 doctoral students and 687 master's students. 3335 graduate students have been trained, including 2344 doctors and 991 masters. There are 2 post doctoral mobile stations, with 320 post doctors at the stations.

Since 2012, the first completion unit has won more than 70 awards at the provincial and ministerial levels, including 7 national awards and 18 first prizes at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and provincial and ministerial levels. In 2013, academician Zhang cunhao won the national highest science and Technology Award; In 2014, "methanol to light olefins technology" won the first prize of national technological invention, and in 2020, "nano confined catalysis" won the first prize of National Natural Science.

From 2012 to 2021, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics published a total of 11162 SCI papers. Among them, 4802 papers with impact factors greater than 5 and 1923 academic papers were published in science, nature and angel Chem, JACS and other top academic journals (if>9). Published 29 scientific and technological monographs.

From 2012 to 2021, Dalian Institute of chemical physics has applied for 11997 patents in total, including 1090 international patent (including PCT) applications, 5356 patent authorizations in total, including 467 international patent authorizations.

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics presides over the publication of English academic journals Chinese Journal of Catalysis (English journal) and Journal of Energy Chemistry (English journal), as well as the domestic core journal in the field of chromatography "chromatography". Among them, the SCI impact factors of Chinese Journal of catalysis and Journal of energy chemistry are 9.676 and 8.271 respectively, ranking first among the Chinese chemical journals included in SCI; The influence factor of CITIC Institute of chromatography is 1.823, ranking second among the 40 Chemical Journals it collects. In 2021, Chinese Journal of catalysis and Journal of Energy Chemistry ranked in the first chemical division of the journal division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, were supported by the "key journals" project of the China Science and technology journal excellence action plan, and were rated as "China's most internationally influential academic journals".