Tang Benzhong is mainly engaged in the exploration of polymer synthesis methodology, the development of advanced functional materials and the research of aggregation induced luminescence (AIE) phenomenon.[5]
In February 1957, Tang Benzhong was born in Qianjiang, Hubei Province, in Jinshi, Hunan Province[5]。
In February 1978, he entered the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering of South China University of Technology.
In January 1982, he graduated from South China University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in engineering.
In April 1983, he went to the Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan to study, and successively obtained a master's degree (1985) and a doctor's degree (1988).
In April 1989, he went to the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada, to engage in postdoctoral research (until July 1994).
In July 1994, he joined the Department of Chemistry of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as an assistant professor, associate professor and professor.
In 2002, he was supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Category B, overseas Chinese scientist).
In March 2008, he was promoted to chair professor of chemistry department of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
In 2009, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[5]。
In 2012, he served as the director of the joint laboratory of South China University of Technology Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
In 2013, he was elected as a member of the Royal Chemical Society.
In 2015, he served as the director of the Hong Kong Branch of the National Engineering Technology Research Center.
In 2021, he joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) as the Dean of Polytechnic.[20]
Key achievements
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Scientific research achievements
Overview of scientific research
Tang Benzhong's main research contents include: design and synthesis of new polymeric monomers and construction of new macromolecules;Develop stereoselective polymerization catalysts suitable for various functional groups;Synthesis of linear and hyperbranched conjugated polymers and organometallic polymers;Development of advanced materials with photoelectric magnetic and biological functions[6]。
Tang Benzhong invented a new catalytic system for the synthesis of alkyne polymers, opened up a new polymerization path for the preparation of linear and hyperbranched polymers from alkyne monomers, and prepared a series of new functional materials with optical, electrical, magnetic, thermal and biological activities.The abnormal AIE phenomenon was found, the mechanism of AIE process was explained, and the AIE effect was effectively applied to the technical fields of light-emitting devices, chemical detection and biosensors[7]。
Academic treatise
As of November 2018, Tang Benzhong has published more than 1000 academic papers, with a total of 67000 citations and an H-factor of 126.From 2014 to 2017, he was successively elected as the "highly cited scientist" in the field of global materials and chemistry.
According to the official website of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) in April 2021, Professor Tang has published more than 1600 scientific papers, cited more than 100000 times, and his h index is 152.[20]
The representative papers are as follows:
Zhao, W., Cheung, T. S., Jiang, N., Huang, W., Lam, J. W., Zhang, X., ... & Tang, B. Z. (2019). Boosting the efficiency of organic persistent room-temperature phosphorescence by intramolecular triplet-triplet energy transfer. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1595.
Zhao, Z., Chen, C., Wu, W., Wang, F., Du, L., Zhang, X., ... & Lam, J. W. (2019). Highly efficient photothermal nanoagent achieved by harvesting energy via excited-state intramolecular motion within nanoparticles. Nature communications, 10(1), 768.
Zhang, H., Zheng, X., Kwok, R. T., Wang, J., Leung, N. L., Shi, L., ... & Tang, B. Z. (2018). In situ monitoring of molecular aggregation using circular dichroism. Nature communications, 9(1), 4961.
Zhao, W., He, Z., Peng, Q., Lam, J. W., Ma, H., Qiu, Z., ... & Tang, B. Z. (2018). Highly sensitive switching of solid-state luminescence by controlling intersystem crossing. Nature communications, 9(1), 3044.
Wang, J., Gu, X., Ma, H., Peng, Q., Huang, X., Zheng, X., ... & Tang, B. Z. (2018). A facile strategy for realizing room temperature phosphorescence and single molecule white light emission. Nature communications, 9(1), 2963.
Qi, J., Chen, C., Zhang, X., Hu, X., Ji, S., Kwok, R. T., ... & Tang, B. Z. (2018). Light-driven transformable optical agent with adaptive functions for boosting cancer surgery outcomes. Nature communications, 9(1), 1848.
He, Z., Zhao, W., Lam, J. W., Peng, Q., Ma, H., Liang, G., ... & Tang, B. Z. (2017). White light emission from a single organic molecule with dual phosphorescence at room temperature. Nature communications, 8(1), 416.
Wang, Z., Nie, J., Qin, W., Hu, Q., & Tang, B. Z. (2016). Gelation process visualized by aggregation-induced emission fluorogens. Nature communications, 7, 12033.
Guan, W., Wang, S., Lu, C., & Tang, B. Z. (2016). Fluorescence microscopy as an alternative to electron microscopy for microscale dispersion evaluation of organic–inorganic composites. Nature communications, 7, 11811.
Mei, J., Leung, N. L., Kwok, R. T., Lam, J. W., & Tang, B. Z. (2015). Aggregation-induced emission: together we shine, united we soar!. Chemical reviews, 115(21), 11718-11940.
Mei, J., Hong, Y., Lam, J. W., Qin, A., Tang, Y., & Tang, B. Z. (2014). Aggregation‐induced emission: the whole is more brilliant than the parts. Advanced materials, 26(31), 5429-5479.
Ding, D., Li, K., Liu, B., & Tang, B. Z. (2013). Bioprobes based on AIE fluorogens. Accounts of chemical research, 46(11), 2441-2453.
Hong, Y., Lam, J. W., & Tang, B. Z. (2011). Aggregation-induced emission. Chemical Society Reviews, 40(11), 5361-5388.
Liu, J., Lam, J. W., & Tang, B. Z. (2009). Acetylenic polymers: syntheses, structures, and functions. Chemical reviews, 109(11), 5799-5867.
Undertake projects
As of January 2017, Tang Benzhong, as the project leader, has undertaken about 30 scientific research projects, including one National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Category B), one key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, three international cooperation projects, and participated in one "973" project as a research backbone[8]。
Rewards for scientific research achievements
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2007
New Photoelectric Functional Molecular Materials and Related Devices
Second prize of National Natural Science Award (ranking fourth)[9]
Zhu Daoben, Liu Yunqi, Yu Gui,Tang Benzhong, White Phoenix[22]
2017
Aggregation induced luminescence
First prize of National Natural Science Award (ranking first)[4][10]
Tang Benzhong, Qin Anjun, Dong Yuping, Li Zhen, Sun Jingzhi[21]
personnel training
Educational concept
Tang Benzhong believes that scientific research workers should have strong curiosity and a strong sense of professionalism, and they will be enthusiastic and committed.He opposes the practice of "hanging the beam and stabbing the shares". It is difficult for him to make great achievements with his ascetic exploration.Natural science is very similar to literature and art. Many good ideas come from fleeting inspiration.Science also needs imagination very much. For example, liquid crystal displays. Scientific knowledge already exists, but products are not developed until a long time later.To turn science into technology and products, we need rich imagination[11]。
Tang Benzhong put forward the "trilogy of innovative research", that is, "discovering new problems, exploring new problems", "proposing new concepts, establishing new models", "developing new applications and exploring new fields"[12]。
Member of the International Federation of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering[20]
Wang Baoren Award for Basic Polymer Research of the Chinese Chemical Society
Elsevier Press Feng Xinde Polymer Award
2022
The ranking of "2022 Global Top Scientists" ranks 4th in China (263rd in the world), 1st in China (10th in the world) in the field of chemistry, and 5th in China (25th in the world) in the field of material science[23]
2023
2023 "Guangzhou Science Communication Ambassador"[24]
November 2023
Selected as the fourth "Top Ten Science Communication Talents in Guangdong"[25]
Director of Academic Committee of State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology
Honorary Dean of the Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University[2]
Chief Editor of Materials Chemistry Frontiers
Associate Editor of Polymer Chemistry (RSC)
Associate Editor of Progress in Chemistry[18]
Chief Editor of Aggregate[20]
Character evaluation
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Academician Tang Benzhong is a top scientist in the world and enjoys a high reputation in the world.His AIE concept has made outstanding contributions to the development of traditional materials[19]。(Vice President of Shenzhen UniversityXu ChenComment)
Tang Benzhong has made important contributions to the creation of new materials with novel molecular structure, unique functional characteristics, and aggregation induced emission characteristics[13]。(The 27th Quarezmi Award)
