We are delighted to announce that Hongjie Zhang, Associate Editor for CrystEngComm, has been selected to be an academician of the faulty of chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Hongjie is the Deputy Director of the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry and has been an Associate Editor for CrystEngComm since 2013 – See last year’s blog post.
Selection for the title of academician is the highest academic honour in the field of science and technology in China and is based on significant academic achievement and scientific contribution over a sustained career. Hongjie was elected alongside 52 other new domestic members and 8 international members, including the 2004 Nobel chemistry laureate Aharon Ciechanover, at a ceremony in Beijing last month.
Prof. Hongjie Zhang received his PhD in Solid State Chemistry and Material Sciences at Universite de Bordeaux I, Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide du CNRS (France) in 1993. He joined Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, as a professor in 1994. His current research interests involve lanthanide organic–inorganic hybrid materials, electroluminescent devices, functional nanomaterials and the structure and properties of rare earth magnesium alloys. He has published over 350 papers in peer-reviewed international journals.
