Zhang Jin (; born December 1969) is a Chinese physical chemist and nanotechnologist. He serves as Professor and Deputy Dean at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

, and as Deputy Director of the

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology The National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST; ) of China is a government initiated research institute with an emphasis on nanoscience and nanotechnology. History The NCNST was initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) a ...

Biography

Zhang was born in Wangjiayuan Township of Tongxin County, Ningxia in December 1969. He has an elder brother. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Lanzhou University in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He completed his doctoral work in 1998 there under the supervision of Liu Zhongfan. He conducted postdoctoral research at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

from 1998 to 2000. In 2000 he joined the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,

, becoming professor in 2006 and deputy dean in 2015. In October 2018 he was appointed deputy director of the

Honours and awards

* 2001 Outstanding Young Chemist Award of Chinese Chemistry Society (CCS) * 2005 New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of Ministry of Education * 2007 Natural Science of Sci-Tech Achievements in Universities (First Class; second contributor) * 2007 National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar * 2008

State Natural Science Award The State Science and Technology Prizes () are the highest honors conferred by the national government of the People's Republic of China in science and technology, in order to recognize citizens and organizations who have made remarkable contribut ...

(Second Class; second contributor) * 2011 Supervisor of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation * 2013 Cheung Kong Professorship * 2015 Fellow of the

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...

(RSC) * 2017

(Second Class) * November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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