Liqun Zhang

Liqun Zhang is the president of South China University of Technology[1] and Xi'an Jiaotong University.[2]

Education

Zhang obtained his BS (1990), MS (1992) and PhD (1995) degrees from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Akron from 1990 to 2000. He held a postdoctoral position at Case Western Reserve University from 2000 to 2001.[3]

Career

Zhang has been a professor at the College of Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE) at BUCT since 1995, and College Dean since 2016.

He accepted a position as president of SCUT in 2021. During his tenure, the university has established partnerships with BASF,[4] with NTU Singapore,[5] with Mahidol University.[6]

Zhang is a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects.[7]

His most cited work concerns the application of a Halloysite clay nanotube to achieve a delayed release of antioxidants in a rubber compound, thus achieving an enhancement to anti-ageing properties.[8]

Awards and recognition

  • 2012 - Sparks–Thomas award from the ACS Rubber Division.
  • 2012 - SCEJ Asia Research Award, The Society of Chemical Engineering, Japan[9]
  • 2014 - Morand Lambla Award from International Polymer Processing Society
  • 2021 - Colwyn medal of the IOM3[10]
  • 2021 - Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering[11]

References

  1. ^ "The Ministry of Education appointed Zhang Liqun as president of South China University of Technology". Universe 3000. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Zhang Liqun". en.xjtu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. ^ "Polymer Materials Research at CMSE". Macromolecular Rapid Communications. Wiley. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "BASF announces its strategic partnership with South China University of Technology". basf.com. BASF. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "PM Lee Hsien Loong visits China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute". csirji. China-Singapore international Joint Research Institute. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Collaboration between Mahidol University (MU) and South China University of Technology (SCUT) launched by the virtual signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding". ka.mahidol.ac.th. Mahidol University. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Editorial Board - Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects". sciencedirect.com. Elsevier. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ Lvov, Yuri; Wang, Wencai; Zhang, Liqun; Fakhrullin, Rawil (6 October 2015). "Advanced Materials Advanced Materials Review Halloysite Clay Nanotubes for Loading and Sustained Release of Functional Compounds". Advanced Materials. 28 (6): 1227–1250. doi:10.1002/adma.201502341. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Biography of Liqun Zhang" (PDF). bagevent.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "RubberCon 2023 returns to the UK". iom3.org. IOM3. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Congratulations to Prof. Zhang Liqun, chief scientist of rubber chemistry of our group, for joining Chinese Academy of Engineering". Redavenue News. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2023.