Prof. Yong Sheng Zhao, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science,

Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)

 

Education

04/2008-09/2009  Postdoc, Northwestern University

03/2007-03/2008 Postdoc, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

2006 Ph.D. in Chemistry, ICCAS

2003 M. S. in Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2000  B. Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University

 

Honors and Awards

2022  XPLORER Prize

2022  Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS)

2021  Beijing Zhongguancun Award for Distinguished Young Scholars

2020  Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation

2020  CAIA Science and Technology First Prize

2016  Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Outstanding contributor)

2016  China Youth Science and Technology Award 

2016  National High-level Personnel of Special Support Program, Second-Level

2015  Chemcomm Emerging Investigator Lectureship

2015  Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)

2014  China National Award for Natural Sciences, Second Award

2014  Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Prize for Young Scientists

2014  Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professors Association (CAPA) Biomatik Distinguished Faculty Award

2013  Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association (APA) Prize for Young Scientists

2013  Chinese Chemical Society-Evonik Chemical Innovation Award

2013  CAIA Science and Technology First Prize           

2011  National Science Foundation for Distinguished Youth Scholar

2011  Youth Chemist Award of the Chinese Chemical Society

2009  Elsevier Scopus Young Scientist Silver Award

2006  CAS President Scholarship Award

 

Academic Part-time

2022 Member, IUPAC Sub-Committee of Photochemistry

2021 Council Member, Professional Committee of Molecular Photonics and Excited-State Chemistry, CCS

2020 Council Member, Professional Committee of Photochemistry, CCS

2018 Editor, Research

2018 Editor, Science China Chemistry

2016-2018 Youth Editor, Science Bulletin

2016-2017 Youth Editor, Science China Chemistry

2014 Council Member, Professional Committee of Nanomaterials and Devices, MRS China

2014 Council Member, Youth Branch, Chinese Chemical Society

2013 Editorial Board Member, Advanced Optical Materials

2013 Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports

2013 Council Member, Nanochemistry Professional Committee, CCS

2013 Council Member, Chinese Functional Materials Society

2011 Council Member, Youth Branch of MRS China