【感受】待议 Younan Xia 1 * , Shuhong Yu 2 * 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA) 2 Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui 230026 (P. R. China) email: Younan Xia ( xia@biomed.wustl.edu ) Shuhong Yu ( shyu@ustc.edu.cn ) * Correspondence to Younan Xia, Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 (USA). * Correspondence to Shuhong Yu, Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui 230026 (P. R. China). 10.1002/adma.201000203 About DOI We are greatly honored to assemble this Special Issue to celebrate the accomplishments of the University of Science and Technology of China, a research-oriented university better known as USTC in the scientific community. The reason is very simple; both of us received excellent education from USTC: Xia a B.S. in Chemical Physics in 1987 and Yu a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry in 1998. USTC is a national university located in Hefei, Anhui, a province that is probably known best for its world-famous Yellow Mountain or Huangshan (see the map). The University was founded in Beijing by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in September 1958 and relocated to Hefei in 1970 during the Cultural Revolution. USTC was established in response to the urgent need for the national economy, defense construction, and education in advanced science and technology. Today, it remains the only university directed by the CAS, while all other universities in China are under the leadership of the Ministry of Education. Because of its unique connection with CAS, USTC has received profound supports from all (over 120!) of the research institutes of CAS since its founding. Currently, USTC comprises nine schools that encompass twenty three departments (mainly in science and engineering), together with a few special programs such as the Special Class for the Gifted Young and the Experimental Class for the Teaching Reform. It also operates graduate and professional schools in other major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Suzhou. From the very beginning, USTC has been blessed with strong supports from the Chinese government, including the establishment of two national facilities on the campus: the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) and the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale (HFNL). In fact, USTC is the only university in China that has two national facilities on the same campus. The newly established HFNL was formally approved by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology in November 2003. It was founded on a multidisciplinary approach, with a focus on both national strategic demands and frontier basic research. Research at HNFL involves physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, and information technology in a highly integrated fashion. Currently, 153 research scientists (most of them are USTC faculty) and staff members work at HFNL. Major facilities include a low-temperature and strong-magnetic-field laboratory and a micro- and nanofabrication laboratory. In 2006, HFNL was selected as a research base for the Quantum Research national science megaproject. It has also been a leading institution or participant of three other megaprojects: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , Protein Science , and Development and Reproductive Biology . HFNL enjoys worldwide fame and was recently selected as one of the Top Ten State Science and Technology Developments in the World. Since its founding, the USTC has been persisting in fundamental research and enhancement of original capabilities of innovation, in order to accumulate strength and power for solving key issues in the scientific development of the nation. Over the past decade, the citation count per faculty member at the USTC is 8.23, among the highest for publications from all universities in China. According to the 2008 World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, USTC was ranked as the third top university in China and the twenty forth top university in Asia. In the 21st century, USTC is expediting the establishment of a world-class research university from five major aspects, namely talent cultivation, faculty development, discipline construction, society service, and a modern university system. USTC is probably known best for its high-quality students. The admission is very selective: more than 90% of incoming freshmen were ranked in the top 5% of their high school class and their scores for college-entrance examination were also among the very highest in the nation. The students of USTC have a strong reputation of being highly motivated and hardworking. For every 1000 students graduating from USTC, more than 700 will pursue a master or Ph.D. degree, and at least one of them will be later elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering. These two ratios are also the highest among all Chinese universities. With these statistics in mind, it will not be difficult to understand why there are so many USTC alumni who are holding faculty positions in the western countries. The table provides a partial list of those alumni in the United States alone, whose research is closely related to materials science and nanotechnology. As limited by space, this special issue can only accommodate the contributions from ten USTC alumni, in addition to the contributions from six USTC faculty members (most of them also received their education from USTC). A partial list of USTC alumni who hold faculty positions in the United States and whose research is closely related to materials science and nanotechnology. Name Major and Year Current Institution Research Areas Stephen Y. Chou B.S. in Physics Dept. of Electrical Engineering Nanofabrication, nanoelectronics 1978 Princeton University Jianping Lu B.S. in Physics Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Carbon nanotubes 1983 University of North Carolina Shan X. Wang B.S. in Physics Dept. of Materials Science Engineering Magnetic nanomaterials, information-storage devices 1986 Stanford University Younan Xia B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Materials chemistry, nanomaterials, biomedical applications 1987 Washington University in St. Louis Yushan Yan B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Zeolites, low- k dielectric materials, fuel-cell technology 1988 University of California at Riverside Wenbin Lin B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Supramolecular chemistry, porous materials, magnetic nanomaterials 1988 University of North Carolina Mingdi Yan B.S. in Polymer Physics Dept. of Chemistry Surface chemistry, nanobiotechnology 1988 Portland State University Zhonghua Peng B.S. in Geochemistry Dept. of Chemistry Organic/inorganic hybrid molecular materials, polymer science 1989 University of Missouri-Kansas City Zhengdong Cheng B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Chemical Engineering Complex fluids, colloidal materials 1990 Texas AM University Shaowei Chen B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Nanomaterials, electrochemistry 1991 University of California at Santa Cruz Shanhui Fan B.S. in Physics Dept. of Electrical Engineering Metamaterials, nanophotonics 1992 Stanford University Peidong Yang B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Chemistry Materials chemistry, nanomaterials, nanophotonics, nanocatalysts 1993 University of California at Berkeley Chongwu Zhou B.S in Electric Engineering Dept. of Electrical Engineering Nanotechnology, nanoelectronics 1993 University of Southern California Jixin Cheng B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Chemistry Nanophotonics, optical imaging, bionanotechnology 1994 Purdue University Liangshi Li B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Semiconductor nanostructures, hybrid solar cells 1994 Indiana University Ju Li B.S. in Materials Science Dept. of Materials Science Engineering Materials theory and modeling 1994 University of Pennsylvania Chris Li B.S. in Polymer Science Dept. of Materials Science Engineering Soft matter, hybrid materials, polymer science 1995 Drexel University Jiangeng Xue B.S. in Physics Dept. of Materials Science Engineering Organic semiconductors, solar cells 1995 University of Florida Rongchao Jin B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Materials chemistry, metal clusters, nanophotonics 1995 Carnegie Mellon University Yugang Sun B.S. in Chemistry Center for Nanoscale Materials Nanophotonics, materials chemistry, solar cells 1996 Argonne National Laboratory Jun Zhu B.S. in Physics Dept. of Physics Carbon nanotubes, fullerenes 1996 Pennsylvania State University Xiangfeng Duan B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Materials chemistry, graphene, nanoelectronics 1997 University of California at Los Angles Ying Wang B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Nanomaterials, energy storage, solar cells 1997 Louisiana State University Yi Cui B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Materials Science Engineering Nanomaterials, batteries, solar cells 1998 Stanford University Yadong Yin B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Chemistry Colloidal science, photonic materials, nanocatalysts 1998 University of California at Riverside Yiying Wu B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Materials chemistry, nanowires, solar cells 1998 Ohio State University Wei You B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Chemistry Polymer synthesis, organic solar cells 1999 University of North Carolina Chen Yang B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Nanomaterials, nanoscale devices 1999 Purdue University Yu Huang B.S. in Chemistry Dept. of Materials Science Engineering Biomimetics, nanomaterials, nanoscale devices 1999 University of California at Los Angles Jiaxing Huang B.S. in Chemistry Dept. Materials Science Engineering Nanomaterials, graphene, self-assembly 2000 Northwestern University Dunwei Wang B.S. in Chemical Physics Dept. of Chemistry Nanomaterials, energy conversion 2000 Boston College Yue Wu B.S. in Chemistry School of Chemical Engineering Nanomaterials, nanoscale devices 2001 Purdue University It is hoped that this special issue will provide the readers some representative and exciting accomplishments contributed by USTC researchers or alumni to the field of advanced materials. We also sincerely hope that readers will enjoy the scope of topics presented here and perhaps take this opportunity to know more about our Alma mater. Go USTC! We are all proud of you! http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123393842/HTMLSTART
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