Regional Distribution Atlas of the “Academicians Group” in the Chemical Field: Which Region Leads the Way? – Northeast Region

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As China’s highest academic institution in natural sciences and its top advisory body for science and technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been guiding the direction of development in China’s science and technology since its establishment in 1949. The academician system is the highest honor in China’s scientific community, and the Department of Chemistry is an academic institution that brings together top scientists. Where do these academicians come from? In this issue, the editor has compiled a list of the outstanding scientists from the Department of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who come from the Northeast, North China, Central China, and Northwest China regions (classified by place of birth). Let’s get to know these scientists who have made remarkable contributions to the field of chemistry. There are a total of 19 academicians from the Northeast region, including 8 from Liaoning Province, 10 from Jilin Province, and 1 from Heilongjiang Province. Liaoning Province ***: A chemist and expert in nanotechnology who has conducted research on the structure and physical properties of polymer catalysts, X-ray diffraction of the crystal structures of organic compounds, molecular mechanics, and EXAFS of conductive polymers. He was responsible for the development of the scanning probe microscope (SPM) series and has carried out systematic work in the fields of nanostructures and molecular nanotechnology. Born in September 1953, from Dandong, Liaoning. Graduated from Peking University in 1978, and obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1981 and 1985 respectively. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997. Bu Xianhe: Inorganic chemist, mainly engaged in research on functional complex chemistry. Born in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, in August 1964. Graduated from Nankai University in 1986, and obtained a doctorate from the same university in 1992. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2021. Xie Zaiku: An expert in petrochemicals, mainly engaged in fundamental and applied research on catalysis. Born in Pulanian City, Liaoning Province, in September 1963. Graduated from Fushun Petroleum Institute in 1985, and obtained a doctorate from East China University of Science and Technology in 2000. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017. Yu Jihong: An expert in inorganic chemistry who has been engaged for a long time in research on the synthesis and preparation of inorganic porous functional materials. Born in January 1967 in Anshan City, Liaoning Province. Graduated from the Department of Chemistry at Jilin University in 1989, and obtained a master’s degree and a doctor’s degree from Jilin University in 1992 and 1995 respectively. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2015. Wang Fangding: Radiochemist. Mainly engaged in chemical and process research on long-lived fission product elements in nuclear fuel reprocessing. Born on December 21, 1928, in Shenyang, Liaoning. Graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Sichuan Institute of Chemical Technology in 1953. In 1991, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Wan Lijun: Physical chemist, mainly engaged in research at the intersection of electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (ECSTM), electrochemistry, and surface science. Born in Dalian, Liaoning, in July 1957. Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dalian Institute of Technology in January 1982, obtained a master’s degree from Dalian University of Technology in 1987, and received a doctorate from Tohoku University in Japan in 1996. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. Zhang Xi: A polymer chemist who primarily focuses on the construction, regulation, and functional study of supramolecular systems. Born in Benxi, Liaoning, in December 1965. Graduated from the Department of Chemistry at Jilin University in 1986, and obtained a master’s and a doctor’s degree from the same university in 1989 and 1992 respectively. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. Zhao Dongyuan: Physical chemist, mainly engaged in the research on zeolite molecular sieves, the synthesis and structure of nanomeric mesoporous materials, as well as their applications in fields such as catalysis, batteries, and water treatment within the energy sector. Born in Shenyang, Liaoning, in June 1963. Graduated from the Department of Chemistry at Jilin University in 1984, and obtained a master’s and a doctor’s degree from the same university in 1987 and 1990 respectively. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007.