Tang, Ben Zhong
Ben Zhong Tang is Stephen K. C. Cheong Professor of Science, Chair Professor of Chemistry, and Chair Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include macromolecular chemistry, materials science and biomedical theranostics. Tang received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from South China University of Technology and Kyoto University, respectively. He conducted postdoctoral research at University of Toronto. He joined HKUST as an assistant professor in 1994 and was promoted to chair professor in 2008. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009 and as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2013. Tang has published >1,200 papers. His publications have been cited >58,000 times with an h-index of 118. He has been listed by Thomson Reuters as a Highly Cited Researcher in both areas of Chemistry and Materials Science. He received First Class National Natural Science Award from the Chinese Government (2017), Scientific and Technological Progress Award from the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (2017) and Senior Research Fellowship from the Croucher Foundation (2007). He is now serving as Editor-in-Chief of Materials Chemistry Frontiers (Co-owned by Chinese Chemical Society and RSC) and Polymer Chemistry Series (RSC).
Qin, Anjun
Anjun Qin received his BS and PhD degrees from Shanxi University and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He did his postdoctoral research at The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and Zhejiang University in 2005–2008. He joined Zhejiang University as an Associate Professor in 2008 and moved to South China University of Technology with promotion to Full Professor in 2013. He has published >240 papers and his papers have been cited by peers about 5000 times with an h-index of 49. He was issued 14 Chinese and US patents. He was awarded the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars in 2012 and for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2015. He was awarded the First Class National Natural Science Award from the Chinese Government in 2017 and approved to be a Fellow of RSC (FRSC) in 2017.
Ben Zhong Tang received his BS and PhD degrees from SCUT and Kyoto University in1982 and 1988, respectively. He conducted his postdoctoral work at University of Toronto and worked as a senior scientist in Neos Co.,Ltd. in 1989– 1994. He joined HKUST in 1994 and was promoted to Chair Professor in 2008. He was elected to fellowships of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2013) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2009). He was awarded a number of prizes, such as Khwarizmi International Award (Iranian Organization for Science & Technology), State Natural Science Award (Chinese Government), MACRO2012 Lecture Award (ACS PMSE Division), and Senior Research Fellowship (Croucher Foundation). He has published >700 papers and his papers have been cited by peers for >20,000 times with an H index of 87. He has delivered >200 invited lectures at international conferences. He is serving as a News Contributor to Noteworthy Chemistry (ACS) and Editor-in-Chief of Polymer Chemistry Series and Associate Editor of Polymer Chemistry (RSC).
Anjun Qin received his BS and PhD degrees from Shanxi University and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He did his postdoctoral research at The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Zhejiang University in 2005–2008. He joined Zhejiang University as an Associate Professor in 2008 and moved to South China University of Technology (SCUT) with promotion to Full Professor in 2013. He has published 160 papers and his papers have been cited by peers about 3700 times with an H index of 38. He was awarded the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars in 2012.
