The annual “AACYF Top 30 under 30” list, which has attracted much attention from all walks of life, especially the new generation of Chinese, overseas students and “returnees”, has gone through a 3-month selection process, to be revealed by the All America Chinese Youth Federation (AACYF), LAPOST, Chinese American Institute for Public Diplomacy in Los Angeles on March 19, 2023 in Los Angeles. Alumni Kong Lingchen was recognized in the list and selected for the category of “New Energy and Environmental Protection”.
About Kong Lingchen:
Mr. Lingchen Kong, 25 years old, is currently a fourth year PhD student in Environmental Engineering at the George Washington University and the co-founder of Ellexco LLC. He was selected into the Gifted Young Program of Xi’an Jiaotong University at the age of 15, then selected into the 3+1 program with the University of Illinois and received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2018. He received his master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2019. He was the president of Student Union of Xi’an Jiaotong University and currently serves as the president of Xi’an Jiaotong University Alumni Association of Washington D.C. and secretary general of Chiao-Tung University Alumni Association-D.C. (five Jiaotong Universities). In 2014, he co-founded Self Change & Revolution Culture Media Organization, which was one of the first Model United Nations Conferences training and planning organizations in China. He served as a team leader in Silk Road Youth Leadership Program held by Xi’an Jiaotong University, Peking University, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and visited Israel and Kyrgyzstan from 2015 to 2016. He co-founded the Ellexco team in 2021 and registered Ellexco LLC. in 2023. Ellexco provides a cost-effective and environment-friendly lithium extraction technology from brines, which can explore more lithium sources to meet the future lithium demand. Our technology has been selected as the Top 5 innovative technologies in the U.S. and funded over $300,000 by U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Lingchen as the co-founder of Ellexco recently won the first place for D.C. region in 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Award (GSEA).
About “AACYF Top 30 under 30”:
This annual selection is the first in the United States and overseas for Chinese youth and international students. It is considered to be one of the most authoritative and influential awards in the youth entrepreneurship circle in the United States.
The organizer stated that through multiple rounds of screening such as primary selection and one-by-one interviews, entrepreneurial elites from different industries and young elites in professional fields were selected from among many outstanding candidates. Metaverse; new energy, carbon neutrality, environmental protection; financial and investment services; education services, consulting, cross-border e-commerce, consumer services, and personal achievements in film and television culture, art, scientific research, and architectural design.
According to AACYF Top 30 under 30 List Judging Committee: they are most important young entrepreneurs, creative leaders and brightest stars for our Chinese communities’ future.
More information：https://lapost.us/?p=56975
