Academicians

Phil S. Baran is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a former postdoctoral associate at Harvard University, and a professor at Scripps Research. He is a globally renowned expert in the field of chemical synthesis.

Baran studied under Nobel Laureate E. J. Corey and has been hailed as a scientist “20 years ahead of his peers.” He has made groundbreaking achievements to chemical synthesis, including the first total synthesis of the complex compound Palau'amine and pioneering methods for C–H bond functionalization. For his exceptional contributions, he was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship ("Genius Grant") and is regarded as an authoritative leader in the global field of organic chemistry.

Shen Yinchu , a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and an expert in biochemical engineering, is renowned as the "Father of Polyacrylamide in China" and the "Pioneer of China's Biochemical Industry". He developed the industrialized microbial catalytic process for producing acrylamide and established China's first large-scale biotechnological facility for manufacturing bulk chemical raw materials, marking a groundbreaking application of biocatalysis in the chemical industry. In 2021, the National Functional Polymer Industry Committee honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Functional Polymer Industry. Shouxin, a company specializing in polyacrylamide, also greatly benefits from the scientific achievements of Academician Shen in the "10,000-ton microorganism catalysis method for producing acrylamide".