Overview
Established in 2001 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry in Jilin University (the Lab) aims to advance an integral understanding of the synthetic chemistry of inorganic materials. The Lab had its start in 1993 as the Key Laboratory of Hydrothermal Synthetic Chemistry by the Ministry of Education. It assumed its present name under the leadership of the founding Director Professor Ruren Xu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who has built a unique culture in conducting rigorous first-class research within the Lab. This tradition has been well kept by the leaders following his steps, namely, Professor Shouhua Feng (an academician of the CAS) as the second Director, Professor Qisheng Huo as the third Director, and Professor Guangshe Li as the fourth Director. The Academic Committee of the Lab has been chaired by Prof. Hongjie Zhang (an academician of the CAS) since 2015. The Lab has identified three strategic research directions, namely (1) condensed matter chemistry, (2) atomic and molecular devices and (3) molecular engineering, closely aligned with national level initiatives in building China’s core technologies.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Ruren Xu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Shouhua Feng
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Jihong Yu
Current Director
Prof. Guangshe Li
Chair of Academic Committee
Prof. Hongjie Zhang
