Editorial Board

Lutz Ackermann

Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

Photocatalysis; ligand design; flow chemistry; remote functionalization; catalyzed C–H activation in 3dTM; electrochemistry; peptide diversification; computational studies; data-driven catalysis.

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Dame Margaret Brimble

The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Fellow of the Royal Society, UK; Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Peptides and peptidomimetics; organic synthesis; natural products chemistry; asymmetric synthesis; medicinal chemistry.

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David George Churchill

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea

The “Mol-SSP” Initiative: Molecular Sensors, Switches, and Probes; New approaches towards molecular computation; Metal ion sensing / analyte sensing; Biomimetic chemistry and biologically relevant sensing catalysis; Optical probes for cleaner fuels; Chemical Education.

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Jin-Pei Cheng

Tsinghua University, China; Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Physical organic chemistry; asymmetric synthesis; computational POC; iBond 2.0.

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Siang-Piao Chai

Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor, Monash University, Malaysia; Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (FASc)

Catalysis, Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, Reaction Engineering, CO2 Utilisation, Green Hydrogen, Advanced Functional Materials.

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Sum Tze Chien

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Nanomaterials nanophotonics; mixed dimension heterostructures; photovoltaics (PV) and plasmonic PV.

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Xiaodong Chen

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore

Mechanomaterials science and engineering; integrated nano-bio interface; materials for energy storage; artificial sense technology; cyber-human interfaces and systems.

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Vibha Dhawan

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India; Fellow of National Academy of Sciences India

Biofuels; sustainable energy solutions; biotechnology.

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Xinyuan Fan

Beijing Normal University, China

Chemical biology; bioorthogonal chemistry; bioorthogonal photocatalysis; proximity labeling; photocatalytic chemistry; spatiotemporal omics; exogenous controllable activation.

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Yao Fu

University of Science and Technology of China, China

Physical organic chemistry; green synthetic chemistry; biomass chemistry.

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Liu-Zhu Gong

University of Science and Technology of China; Vice President of Southwest University of Science and Technology, China

Organocatalysis; transition metal catalysis; organo-metal combined catalysis.

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Wei Huang

Northwestern Polytechnical University, China; Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Member of Asia Pacific Academy of Materials Science; International member of Russian Academy of Science; International member of the National Academy of Engineering, USA

Flexible bio optoelectronics; flexible nano optoelectronics; plastic electronics; printed electronics; flexible energy optoelectronics; flexible organic optoelectronics.

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Hajime Hirao

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

Computational chemistry; computational biology; cytochrome P450; drug metabolism.

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Seung Jun Hwang

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea

Main group catalysts for bioinspired small molecule activation; molecular models of heterogeneous catalysts for mechanistic discovery; oriented electric fields for selectivity control in transition metal catalysis.

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Kenichiro Itami

Director of RIKEN, Japan

Programmed chemical synthesis and catalyst rapid synthesis; molecular nanocarbon science; carbon nanorings and nanobelts; nanocarbon click chemistry.

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Ning Jiao

Peking University, China

Molecular modification; molecular remodeling; innovative drug discovery.

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Yaojia Jiang

Guizhou University, China

Green pesticide development; Molecular editing; Structure–activity relationship elucidation for rational design new drugs.

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Ming Joo Koh

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Sustainable catalysis; radical chemistry; organic synthesis.

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Bruce H. Lipshutz

University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Organic synthesis and catalysis.

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Chao-Jun Li

McGill University, Canada; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Science); Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences; Fellow of TWAS; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK); Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society

Organic synthesis; chemical catalysis; green chemistry; biomass transformation.

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Kian Ping Loh

National University of Singapore, Singapore; Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Sciences

2D quantum materials; synthetic van der Waals quantum materials; spin-orbitronics in two-dimensional quantum materials; single atom catalysts and porous materials for carbon and hydrogen cycle; graphene and polymer chemistry for membrane technology; chemical vapor deposition of wafer-scale nano-diamond films for semiconductor industry.

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Maron Laurent

Université de Toulouse, Paul Sabatier, France

Computational chemistry; reaction mechanism; f-element chemistry.

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Lei Liu

Tsinghua University, China

De novo chemical synthesis of proteins; peptide ligation; catalytic synthesis of bioactive small molecules.

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Sang Yup Lee

Distinguished Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea

Metabolic engineering; systems and synthetic biology; biochemical engineering; nanobiotechnology; industrial biotechnology.

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Sanzhong Luo

Tsinghua University, China

Physical organic chemistry and machine learning; asymmetric catalysis; molecular catalysis for function and energy.

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Xian Jun Loh

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore; Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Sciences

Biodegradable thermogelling polymers working towards clinical applications.

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Xue-Wei Liu

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Carbohydrate chemistry; glycopeptide and glycoprotein synthesis; glycobiology; antimicrobial research; synthetic methods and natural products; functional materials.

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Xin-Yuan Liu

Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Radical-initiated asymmetric chemistry.

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Yixin Lu

National University of Singapore, Singapore; President of SNIC, Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Sciences

Asymmetric catalysis and synthesis.

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Chad Mirkin

Northwestern University, USA; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (USA); Fellow of National Academy of Engineering (USA); Fellow of National Academy of Medicine (USA)

Colloidal crystal engineering with DNA; supramolecular synthesis; materials discovery; programmable nanomaterial; nanomedicine.

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Dawei Ma

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences

New synthetic methodologies; total synthesis of complex natural products; medicinal chemistry.

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Scott J. Miller (will join in Jan. 2017)

Yale University, USA; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (USA); Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Organic synthesis; asymmetric catalysis; peptide chemistry.

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Chen Wei Ning, William

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Biomedical sciences and life sciences; interface of biology and engineering (engineering in biology); food science and technology.

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Kyoko Nozaki

The University of Tokyo, Japan; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (USA); Fellow of the Royal Society (UK)

Catalytic transformations; synthesis/degradation of polymer; heterogeneous catalysis.

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Yanhui Niu

Great Bay University, China

Materials; catalysis; nanoparticles; shape memory; polymer; asphalt.

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Yoshiaki Nishibayashi

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Innovation of New Energy Resources and Foundation of New Social Systems; Development of New Catalysis Technology to Convert Ammonia into Resources; Development of Novel Catalyses as Solutions to Shortage of Energy Resources.

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Jian Pei

Peking University, China

Organic electronics; supramolecular chemistry; conjugated polymers.

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Kanyi Pu

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Sciences

Molecular imaging; nanotechnology; probe design.

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Yoonsu Park

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea

Organic chemistry; transition metal catalysis; mechanistic chemistry; photo/electrochemistry; asymmetric synthesis; DFT calculations; data science in chemistry.

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Shizhang Qiao

The University of Adelaide, Australia; Fellow of Australian Academy of Science (FAA), Fellow of Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (FTSE), Fellow of Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

synthesis and characterisation of nanostructured materials as well as their applications in catalysis, energy storage and conversion (fuel cell, batteries, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis).

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Maxwell J. Robb

California Institute of Technology / University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Physical organic chemistry; polymer chemistry; polymer mechanochemistry.

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Magnus Rueping

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Catalysis; materials science; biotechnology and bioengineering.

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Peter H. Seeberger

Director of Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany; Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK); Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Glycosciences; vaccine development; monoclonal antibodies as diagnostics and drugs; diagnostics; synthesis and medical use of artemisinin.

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Bin Tan

Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Axially Chiral Chemistry; Asymmetric Catalysis; Synthesis and Discovery of Chiral Drugs

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Choon Hong Tan

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; President of the Singapore Academy of Sciences; Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Sciences

Organic synthesis and asymmetric catalysis.

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Chen-Ho Tung

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, China; Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Organic chemistry; photochemistry; supramolecular chemistry; physical organic chemistry; photoinduced electron transfer and energy transfer.

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Masahiro Terada

Tohoku University, Japan

Renewing the molecular transformation process with catalysts to create novel molecules.

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Ye Tao

Nanjing University of Posts Telecommunications, China

Organic optoelectrical materials.

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Jie Wu

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Development of advanced reactors; visible-light-mediated transformations; development of flow-based end-to-end API synthesis.

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Julian G. West

Rice University, USA

Catalyst design; cancer research.

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Patrick J. Walsh

University of Pennsylvania, USA; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Organic synthesis; organometallics; inorganic chemistry; chemical catalysis.

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Ping Wang

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Glycosciences; peptide chemistry.

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Tianli Wang

Sichuan University, China

Asymmetric organocatalyzed transformations.

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Yi-Feng Wang

University of Science and Technology of China, China

Radical chemistry; organoboron.

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Rong Xu

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Photocatalysis for reduction of carbon dioxide and hydrogen production by splitting water using visible light; heterogeneous catalysis for environmental applications; organic-inorganic layered materials (LDHs) for pharmaceutical applications; development of artificial cornea (nanoparticle/polymer composite); antimicrobial membrane for water treatment; immobilization of enzymes on inorganic solid support as scalable and reusable biocatalysts.

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Yun-He Xu

University of Science and Technology of China, China

Catalytic synthesis and application of organosilicon compounds; transition metal-catalyzed C–H bond functionalization of alkenes.

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Dong Ki Yoon

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea

Soft electronics; anisotropic soft materials; anisotropy in hybrid organic-inorganic materials; harnessing liquid crystalline phases for biopolymer alignment; self-assembled chiral structures in liquid crystals.

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Jin-Quan Yu

The Scripps Research Institute, USA; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (USA); Fellow of the Royal Society (UK)

C-H activation; organic synthesis; asymmetric catalysis.

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Kazuya Yamaguchi

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Development of New Reactions Unique to Heterogeneous Catalysis; Development of Green Chemical Manufacturing Processes; Development of Next-Generation Battery Materials.

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Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; International Member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA); Foreign Member of Academia Europaea; Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Inorganic chemistry; organometallics; optoelectronic materials; luminescence chemosensors and biolabels; supramolecular assemblies and organogels; photochromic and photoswitching materials; molecular electronics and resistive memories; nanoclusters and nanomaterials.

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Chen Zhu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Group transfer radical polymerization; radical-mediated rearrangements.

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Hongyu Zhong

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Sustainable catalysis; organometallic chemistry.

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Junfeng Zhao

Guangzhou Medical University, China

Chemical Synthesis and Modification of Peptides and Proteins.

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Richard N. Zare

Stanford University, USA; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (USA); Foreign member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Quantum control of molecular collisions near 1 Kelvin; photon catalysis of gas- and condensed-phase reactions; microdroplet chemistry; artificial intelligence enabled innovations and discoveries in chemistry; biosensors; biomedical chemistry; drug delivery; nanoscale chemical analysis.

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Weibiao Zhou

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Food engineering; food processing; functional foods.

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Yanli Zhao

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Fellow of SNAS

Biomedical systems for selective bioimaging and targeted delivery in disease treatment.

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Yujun Zhao

Zhejiang University of Technology, China

Disease-relevant transcription factors; transcriptional cofactors; epigenetic regulators; RNA-binding proteins; kinases.

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Zhengbiao Zhang

Soochow University, China; Vice President

Precision Polymer Synthesis; Digital Polymers; Recyclable and Biomimetic Polymers; Design and Synthesis of Functional Polymers.

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