Prof. Jih Ru Hwu | Novel Sensors | Excellence in Innovation Award

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Prof. Jih Ru Hwu | Novel Sensors | Excellence in Innovation Awardย 

Prof. Jih Ru Hwu, National Tsing Hua Univeristy, Taiwan

Professor Reuben Jih-Ru Hwu is a Distinguished Chair Professor Emeritus with Lifetime Honor at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982 and served as a faculty member at The Johns Hopkins University from 1982 to 1991. An internationally recognized chemist, Professor Hwu’s research encompasses drug design and synthesis, DNA-cleaving agents, nano-biomaterials, natural product synthesis, organosilicon chemistry, novel reactions and reagents, and green chemistry. He has published over 253 peer-reviewed articles and holds more than 52 patents. Throughout his distinguished career, he has received numerous accolades, including the 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chinese American Chemical Society, the World Academy of Sciences Award (1997), and Taiwanโ€™s National Chair Professorship. He is a Fellow of several esteemed organizations, including The World Academy of Sciences, IUPAC, The Royal Society of Chemistry, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. His leadership roles include presidencies at the Chinese American Chemical Society, Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry, and Federation of Asian Chemical Societies, reflecting his global impact on the chemical sciences community.

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Summary of Suitability โ€“ Excellence in Innovation Award

Nominee: Professor Reuben Jih-Ru Hwu

Professor Reuben Jih-Ru Hwu, Distinguished Chair Professor Emeritus at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, is a globally renowned chemist whose career spans over four decades of groundbreaking innovation across drug design, nano-biomaterials, DNA-cleaving agents, organosilicon chemistry, and green chemistry. A Ph.D. graduate from Stanford University and former faculty member at The Johns Hopkins University, Professor Hwu has authored over 253 scientific articles and 52 patents, reflecting his prolific contributions to science and innovation.

๐ŸŽ“ Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry โ€“ Stanford University, USA (1982) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ’ผ Work Experience

  • ๐Ÿงช Faculty Member โ€“ The Johns Hopkins University, USA (1982โ€“1991)

  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Professor โ€“ National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

  • ๐Ÿ… Distinguished Chair Professor Emeritus with Lifetime Honor โ€“ National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

๐Ÿงฌ Research & Achievements

  • ๐Ÿ“š Published >253 peer-reviewed articles

  • ๐Ÿงพ Holds >52 patents

  • ๐Ÿงช Expertise in:

    • Drug design and synthesis ๐Ÿ’Š

    • DNA-cleaving agents ๐Ÿงฌ

    • Nano-biomaterials โš›๏ธ

    • Natural product synthesis ๐ŸŒฟ

    • Organosilicon chemistry ๐Ÿงซ

    • Novel reactions and reagents โš—๏ธ

    • Sustainability and green chemistry ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ† Awards & Honors

  • ๐Ÿฅ‡ 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award โ€“ Chinese American Chemical Society

  • ๐Ÿ† Trophy of Gulf Chemistry Association (2022)

  • ๐Ÿงช CAS Registry Innovatorยฎ (2022)

  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Excellent Senior Teacher with 30 Years of Service (2020)

  • ๐Ÿ‘‘ Taiwan National Chair Professorship

  • ๐ŸŒ The World Academy of Sciences Award (1997)

  • ๐ŸŒŸ JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (1994)

  • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ FACS Distinguished Young Chemist Award (1992โ€“93)

  • ๐ŸŽ“ Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (1986โ€“1990)

  • ๐Ÿ’Š Stuart Pharmaceuticals Achievement Award, USA (1986)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Ming-Yu-Wen-Hwa Award (1976)

๐ŸŒ Fellowships & Memberships

  • ๐ŸŒŽ Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (1999โ€“)

  • ๐Ÿ”ฌ Fellow, IUPAC (2000โ€“)

  • ๐Ÿ‘‘ Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) (2005โ€“)

  • ๐ŸŒ Fellow, Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (2013โ€“)

  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2019โ€“)

  • ๐Ÿงช Fellow, Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (2025โ€“)

๐ŸŒŸ Leadership Roles

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President, Chinese American Chemical Society (1991โ€“93)

  • ๐ŸŒ President, Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (2012โ€“13)

  • ๐ŸŒ President, Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (2019โ€“23)

Publicationย Top Notes:

Calcium Impregnated Silica Gel in the Domino Reaction Involving Irreversible Aldol Addition, Dehydration, and Michael Addition

6-Chlorocoumarin Conjugates with Nucleobases and Nucleosides as Potent Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Agents

Biochemical Nanotubes Containing Heterocycles as Artificial Strands for Pseudo Duplex and Triplex DNA Formation

ฮฒ-d-Ribofuranose as a Core with a Phosphodiester Moiety as the Enzyme Recognition Site for Codrug Development

Sustainable Domino Cโˆ’N/Cโˆ’C Bond Formation with Outstanding E Factors and High Volume Productivity

Generation of Quaternary Carbons in Cycloalkanones and Lactones with Arynes through a Domino Process

 

Dr. Wanxin Tang | Wearable Sensor Award | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Wanxin Tang | Wearable Sensor Award | Best Researcher Awardย 

Dr. Wanxin Tang, Shanghai Normal University, China

Wanxin Tang is a faculty member at the School of Materials and Science, Shanghai Normal University, where he has been working since August 2020. He earned his Ph.D. from East China Normal University in March 2020, specializing in flexible electronics and functional hydrogels under the guidance of Professor Pingang He. His research includes flexible Raman spectrum analysis, wearable flexible devices, and electrochemical sensors. Prior to his current position, Dr. Tang was a Flexible Electronics Engineer at the Institute of Flexible Electronics Technology of Tsinghua University and a visiting student at the Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego. His notable achievements include receiving the China Scholarship Council Scholarship, the Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Award, and grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality.

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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award

Dr. Wanxin Tang is a highly qualified candidate for the Best Researcher Award, based on his impressive academic background, notable research achievements, and contributions to the field of flexible electronics and electrochemical sensors.

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (March 2020). Supervisor: Prof. Pingang He.
  • M.S. in Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, China (September 2012 – June 2015).
  • B.S. in Science and Technology, School of Science and Technology, Xinyang University, China (September 2008 – June 2012).

Work Experience:

  • Faculty at the School of Materials and Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China (August 2020 – present). Research focuses on flexible Raman spectrum analysis, functional hydrogels, and wearable flexible devices in collaboration with Prof. Haifeng Yang.
  • Flexible Electronics Engineer at the Institute of Flexible Electronics Technology of Tsinghua, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (June 2020 – December 2020). Worked on flexible electronics and electrochemical sensors as part of a project led by Prof. Xue Feng.
  • Visiting Student at the Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego (October 2017 – September 2019). Engaged in research on flexible devices and wearable electrochemical sensors under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Wang.

Publication top Notes:

Simultaneous detection of streptomycin and kanamycin based on an all-solid-state potentiometric aptasensor array with a dual-internal calibration system

Label-free potentiometric aptasensing platform for the detection of Pb2+ย based on guanine quadruplex structure

Phytic acid@Ag-based all-solid-state ion selective electrode for potentiometric detection of Cuย 2+

Molecularly imprinted polymers-based electrochemical DNA biosensor for the determination of BRCA-1 amplified by SiO2@Ag

Internal Calibration Potentiometric Aptasensors for Simultaneous Detection of Hg2+, Cd2+, and As3+ย Based on a Screen-Printed Carbon Electrodes Array