Yong Tang

Yong Tang Research Professor, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China

Webpage: http://english.lomc.sioc.cas.cn/People/Faculty/201007/t20100723_56887.html Education: 1986 B.S. (Sichuan Normal University); 1996 Ph.D. (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry). Professional Experience: 1996 Research Associate (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry); 1996-1999 Postdoc (Prof. Y. Shi, Colorado State University); 1997-1999 Postdoc (Prof. A. Kozikowski, Georgetown University); 1999 Assistant Professor (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry); 2000- Professor (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry). Honors & Awards: 2000 Talented Scientists Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2001 The First Class Award of Progress of Science and Technology of Shanghai (rank 3 in the awardees); 2002 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars; 2002 The CAS-Bayer Award; 2002 The Second Class Award of National Natural Sciences (rank 3 in the awardees); 2004  SYNTHESIS/SYNLETT Journal Award; 2006  Science and Technology Award for Chinese Youth; 2011 The First Class Award of National Natural Sciences of Shanghai (rank 1 in the awardees); 2012 The Second Class Award of National Natural Sciences in China (rank 1 in the awardees); 2012 Yao-Zheng Huang Organometallic Chemistry Award, Chinese Chemical Society. Research Interests: Ylide Chemistry in Organic Synthesis, Asymmetric Catalysis, Control Synthesis of Polyolefin.