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Global Media Coverage — Clarivate 2025 Citation Laureates

Global Media Coverage — Clarivate 2025 Citation LaureatesThe Economisthttps://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/25/people-are-using-big-data-to-try-to-predict-nobel-laureateChemistry World newshttps://www.chemistryworld.com/news/who-will-win-the-2025-chemistry-nobel-prize-data-crunchers-unveil-their-predictions/4022195.articleFinancial Times: markets.ft.comYahoo: YahooAmerican...

Tao Zhang Wins Clarivate’s 2025 Citation Laureates Award

On September 25, Clarivate announced the recipients of the 2025 Citation Laureates, with 22 distinguished scholars from 8 countries receiving this honor. Academician Tao Zhang of our institute was awarded the 2025 Citation Laureates in Chemistry for his pioneering contributions in the field of “single-atom catalysis,” becoming the first scientist from mainland China to receive this award.In 2...

PROF. TAO ZHANG APPOINTED AS ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)

Prof. Tao Zhang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), has been appointed as Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)-one of the most prestigious journalsin the global field of chemistry

Tao Zhang Attends the 2024 Future Science Prize Ceremony and Series of Events

On the afternoon of November 3, the grand ceremony for the 2024 Future Science Prize was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Academician Tao Zhang from our institution and Academician Yadong Li from Tsinghua University received the 2024 Future Science Prize in Physical Sciences for their groundbreaking contributions to the development and application of "single-atom catalysi...

Prof. Tao Zhang Appointed as Hans Fischer Senior Fellow at TUM-IAS

Founded in 1868, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is a top-tier research university, renowned for excellence in science, engineering, and technology. It ranks 28th globally and 1st in Germany in the QS World University Rankings 2025. As a member of Germany’s Universities of Excellence, to date, 19 Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with TUM

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CAS Academician ZHANG Tao Wins 2025 Citation Laureate Award

On September 25, Clarivate Analytics announced the winners of the 2025 Citation Laureate Award, recognizing a total of 22 distinguished scholars from eight countries. Among them, ZHANG Tao, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and professor at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of CAS, was named a Citation Laureate in Chemistry, making history as the first scienti...

The strategic seminar on "Catalytic Science for Promoting Major Industrial Transformation" was held at our institute

From August 19th to 20th, a strategic symposium on "Catalytic Science for Promoting Major Industrial Transformations", funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to as "NSFC") and hosted by our institute, was held at the Changxing Island Campus. Academicians Zhang Tao and Bao Xinhe served as the chairpersons of the conference.The research and consultation ...

Catalytic refining lignin into toluene over atomically dispersed Cu/Ni dual sites

Recently, researchers led by Prof. Tao Zhang and Li Changzhi from the catalysis and New Materials Research Center (Group 1500), in collaboration with Prof. Li Yingwei at South China University of Technology, developed a robust atomically dispersed Cu/Ni-SA@HNC catalyst for lignin valorization. By employing a unique "preferential cleavage of Cα-Cβ bonds in β-O-4 linkages" pathway, they achiev...

Breakthrough in methane conversion: enzyme-mimicking single-atom catalyst achieved

Recently, researchers from the Catalysis and New Materials Research Center (Group 1500) of DICP, including Academician Tao Zhang, Prof. Xiaodong Wang, Assoc. Prof. Chuande Huang, and Assoc. Prof. Botao Qiao, have developed an enzyme-mimicking copper-based single-atom catalyst (Cu1/CN) that enables the efficient conversion of methane into oxygenated compounds. The direct selective oxidation o...

Prof. Tao Zhang Visits the Technical University of Munich for Academic Exchange

At the invitation of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Professor Tao Zhang paid a visit to TUM from June 14 to June 27, 2025. The visit featured a series of high-level academic interactions and collaborative discussions, markin-g a new chapter in scientific exchange between China and Germany in the field of catalysis.During his visit, Prof. Zhang delivered a well-received academic lec...

Our team has revealed the mechanism of the peripheral effect of single-atom catalysts.

Recently, our team led by Researcher Xiaodong Wang and Researcher Jian Lin, in collaboration with Professor Sen Lin's team from Fuzhou University, has made new progress in the research on the regulation of the outer structure of single-atom catalysts and their mechanisms of action.Since the concept of single-atom catalysis was proposed, it has become one of the research hotspots in the field ...

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Rhenium-based catalysts for biomass conversion

Water Splitting Integrated with Self-Transfer Hydrogenolysis for Efficient Demethoxylation of Guaiacols to Phenols over the Ni/MgO Catalyst

Redox-neutral depolymerization of lignin over heterogeneous Co-NC catalyst

Catalytic Refining Lignin-derived Monomers: Seesaw Effect between Nanoparticle and Single-Atom Pt

Replacing Phenol and Formaldehyde for Green Adhesive Synthesisby Lignin and Furfural

Base-free aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over a Fe single-atom catalyst†

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