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Good news | Prof. Honggang Liao was awarded the 12th Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Award

2024-02-04

In August 2023, the Chinese Chemical Society launched the 12th Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Award. After the review of the Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Award Review Committee and the deliberation of the Chinese Chemical Society Award Award Committee, it was decided to award Zeng Jie and other four young chemists the "12th Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Award", and Professor Liao Honggang won this award.

Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Award

The Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Young Knowledge Innovation Award is an academic award jointly established by the Chinese Chemical Society and BASF New Materials Co., Ltd. in 2001. It aims to reward outstanding young scientists under the age of 45 who are engaged in petrochemical industry, polymer materials, fine chemicals, natural products and organic synthesis, surface and colloidal chemistry, and biological engineering (crop protection agents, feed additives). The award is held every two years, and no more than 4 people will be awarded in each term. As of 2023, a total of 48 winners have been awarded.

For more information about the Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation and the list of previous awardees, please refer to the https://www.chemsoc.org.cn/Awards/Home/p2.

Prof. Honggang Liao

Xiamen University

Reason for the award: A variety of external fields were introduced into transmission electron microscopy technology, and the in-situ study of crystal growth and electrochemical interface reaction processes was realized.

Introduction to scientific research: The development of a variety of in-situ electron microscope chip reactors and systems, the introduction of liquids and gases into the electron microscope and the combination of electricity, heat, light, force and other external fields, to achieve atomic-scale real-time imaging, valence state and other dynamic reaction process information acquisition, for the basic research and application of chemistry and materials to provide a new microscopic perspective. The real-time observation and study of the nucleation growth and morphological evolution of a variety of nanocrystals in solution has revolutionized the understanding of the growth law of nanocrystals, which has been reported as "shaping the future of nanocrystals" and "subverting the cognition of crystal growth laws for more than 100 years". In situ studies of electrochemical reactions at the atomic/molecular scale reveal the aggregation patterns of molecules and ions on the electrode surface, as well as the electron transfer reaction process, and find that there is a third mechanism of "charge storage aggregation reaction" in electrochemical interface reactions, which provides guidance for the design of next-generation batteries.

Congratulations to Professor Honggang Liao!