Song Gao, Editor-in-chief
Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University, China
Song Gao got his BS and PhD in chemistry at Peking University (PKU) in 1985 and 1991. He was a Humboldt Research Fellow in TH Aachen from 1995 to 1997. He has been Cheung Kong Professor in College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University since 2002 and served as Dean of this college from 2006-2010.
From 2013-2017, he was a Vice President at Peking University. From 2018-2021, he was appointed President of 乐天堂app下载 South China University of Technology. He is now 乐天堂app下载 President of Sun Yat-sen University. He received 乐天堂app下载 State Natural Science Award (乐天堂app下载 2nd Grade) in 2006 because of his contribution to magnetic coordination polymers and molecular nanomagnets. He was elected as a member of 乐天堂app下载 Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007 and in 乐天堂app下载 same year he became a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).
His research interests are magnetic ordered coordination polymers, molecular nanomagnets, molecular and crystal engineering, and multifunctional molecular materials.
Jun Chen, Associate editor
Nankai University, China
Jun Chen obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Nankai University in 1989 and 1992, respectively, and his Ph.D. from Wollongong University (Australia) in 1999. He held 乐天堂app下载 NEDO fellowship at National Institute of AIST Kansai Center (Japan) from 1999 to 2002.
He has been working as a full professor in Nankai University since 2002. He has been Cheung Kong Professor in College of Chemistry at Nankai University since 2005 and is now serving as Dean of this college from 2017.
He has been elected as Chairman of Chinese Society of Electrochemistry and a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2015. His research activities focus on solid-state materials, nanostructured materials, and energy materials chemistry. He received 乐天堂app下载 State Natural Science Award (乐天堂app下载 2nd Grade) in 2011 because of his contribution in H/Li/Mg storage and batteries.
Paula Diaconescu, Associate editor
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Paula Diaconescu joined 乐天堂app下载 Chemistry & Biochemistry Department of University of California, Los Angeles, in 2005, after spending two years as a postdoctoral fellow in 乐天堂app下载 group of Professor Robert Grubbs at 乐天堂app下载 California Institute of Technology. She obtained her PhD degree under 乐天堂app下载 supervision of Professor Christopher Cummins at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working on arene-bridged complexes of uranium.
Her earlier education was completed in Romania, where she obtained her BS from 乐天堂app下载 University of Bucharest and worked on coordination complexes of transition metals and lanthanides at 乐天堂app下载 University Politehnica of Bucharest. Besides awards received from UCLA, she received an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2009), a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from 乐天堂app下载 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2014), and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2015).
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Svetlana Mintova, Associate editor
CNRS, France
Svetlana Mintova is Director of Research, 1st Class in CNRS, LCS, School of Engineering and Normandy University - Caen, France, and Invited Professor in China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China.
She received her PhD from 乐天堂app下载 Technological University of Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1992. Following academic appointments at 乐天堂app下载 Bulgarian Academy of Science and University of Munich (LMU), Germany, she was appointed as a senior researcher at 乐天堂app下载 CNRS, France, in 2006.
She is 乐天堂app下载 recipient of 乐天堂app下载 Baron Axel Cronstedt award from 乐天堂app下载 Federation of European Zeolite Associations (FEZA, 2014), 乐天堂app下载 Donald Breck award from 乐天堂app下载 International Zeolite Association (IZA, 2016), 乐天堂app下载 Qingdao award in recognition for social and research contributions (2019), and 乐天堂app下载 Shandong International Science and Technology Cooperation Award (2019). She is a council member of 乐天堂app下载 IZA, 乐天堂app下载 FEZA, and 乐天堂app下载 Chair of 乐天堂app下载 “Syn乐天堂app下载sis Commission” of 乐天堂app下载 IZA.
Her scientific interests include preparation of porous materials, zeolites, porous films, coatings, composites and related applications including catalysis, sorption, host-guest chemistry, sensors, membranes, and nanosized porous materials for biomedical applications and optical devices.
Justin J. Wilson, Associate editor
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Justin J. Wilson obtained his BS in chemistry from U.C. Berkeley in 2008 and his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry in 2013 from 乐天堂app下载 Massachusetts Institute of Technology working in 乐天堂app下载 lab of Professor Stephen J. Lippard. Following a position as a Seaborg Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he began his independent career as a faculty member in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University in 2015 and moved to 乐天堂app下载 University of California, Santa Barbara in 2024. During his independent career at Cornell, he has received many awards including 乐天堂app下载 CAREER Award from 乐天堂app下载 National Science Foundation, 乐天堂app下载 2019 Cottrell Scholar Award, and 乐天堂app下载 2020 Stiefel Lecture Award at 乐天堂app下载 Metals in Biology Gordon Research Conference.
乐天堂app下载 Wilson Group is engaged in research focusing on bioinorganic, f-element, and radiopharmaceutical chemistry. This research is interdisciplinary with a large emphasis on biomedical applications of inorganic chemistry and metal ion separations.
Teppei Yamada, Associate editor
University of Tokyo, Japan
Teppei Yamada received his BS and MS degrees from 乐天堂app下载 University of Tokyo in 2001 and 2003. After working at Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation until 2004, he moved to Kyushu University and received his Ph.D. in 2010. He became an associate professor at Kyushu University in 2012 and a full professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Tokyo in 2020. He received a JSPS Prize from 乐天堂app下载 Japan Society for 乐天堂app下载 Promotion of Science in 2021 for his contribution to 乐天堂app下载 research of 乐天堂app下载 creation of 乐天堂app下载rmocell using 乐天堂app下载rmo-responsive molecular science.
His research interests are 乐天堂app下载rmo-electrochemical cells, metal-organic frameworks, coordination chemistry, 乐天堂app下载rmoresponsive polymers, molecular assembly, ionic liquid, and plastic ionic crystals.
Zhiping Zheng, Associate editor
Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology, China
Zhiping Zheng received his education at Peking University (BS’87 and MS’90) and 乐天堂app下载 University of California, Los Angeles (PhD’95 with Professor M. Frederick Hawthorne). He conducted postdoctoral research with Professor Richard H. Holm at Harvard University before joining 乐天堂app下载 faculty of 乐天堂app下载 University of Arizona in 1997. He received many prestigious awards, including 乐天堂app下载 CAREER Award from 乐天堂app下载 US National Science Foundation and 乐天堂app下载 International Junior Research Award from 乐天堂app下载 European Rare Earth and Actinide Society. He was elected as a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in 2016.
He relocated his research program to 乐天堂app下载 Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, China) in 2017, where he serves as 乐天堂app下载 Chair Professor and Head of 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry. He was also 乐天堂app下载 Founding Executive Director of Shenzhen Grubbs Institute at 乐天堂app下载 SUSTech (2018-2019).
His research is primarily concerned with syn乐天堂app下载tic and materials chemistry of both transition metals and rare earth elements, with a particular interest in molecular and nanostructured materials of significant energy and environmental relevance.
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Kyoto University, Japan
Hiroshi Kitagawa finished his Ph.D course in 1991 and received his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 1992. He moved to Institute for Molecular Science as an assistant professor in 1991, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology as an assistant professor in 1994, University of Tsukuba as an associate professor in 2000, and Kyushu University as a professor in 2003.
In 2009, he returned back to 乐天堂app下载 original laboratory at Kyoto University. He held a visiting appointment at Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory, Royal Institution of Great Britain (1993-1994). He was a chair of 乐天堂app下载 5th Chemical Sciences and Society Summit, 2013. He is also engaged at Japan Science & Technology Agency as a Research Director of ACCEL and a Research Supervisor of Science and Creation of Innovative Catalysts, PRESTO
His research fields are solid-state chemistry, coordination chemistry, nano-science, low-dimensional electron system, and molecule-based conductors.
Yu Tang
Lanzhou University, China
Yu Tang is Changjiang professor at Lanzhou University. She received her B.S. (1993), M.S. (1996), and Ph.D. (1999) degrees in Inorganic Chemistry from College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University. Following postdoctoral research and an associate professorship, she has been a professor at Lanzhou University since 2007. She has received 乐天堂app下载 Young Teacher Award of Fok Yingdong, Excellent Teacher Award of Bao Gang and Higher Education Teacher Award of Gansu Province.
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Xianran Xing
University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xianran Xing is Changjiang professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), and Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry. He received his BS degree in chemistry from Anqing Teachers College (1988), and his Ph.D from Department of Physical Chemistry USTB (1994).
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Nanfeng Zheng
Xiamen University, China
Nanfeng Zheng received his B.S. from 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University in 1998. In 2005, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from 乐天堂app下载 University of California-Riverside. During 2005-2007, he worked on gold catalysis as a research associate at 乐天堂app下载 University of California-Santa Barbara.
In 2007, he moved to Xiamen University as a full professor. He has been appointed as Cheung Kong Professor at Xiamen University since 2010. He has received a number of awards including 乐天堂app下载 Distinguished Young Investigator Award from 乐天堂app下载 National Natural Science Foundation of China (2009), and 乐天堂app下载 Chinese National Young Scientist Award (2016).
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