朱为宏

Professor Wei-Hong Zhu, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2023), serves as Vice President of East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST) and Director of the Institute of Fine Chemicals. A NSFC Distinguished Young Scholar (2013) and Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor (2015), his work bridges photochemistry, chemical engineering, and soft matter physics.

• Education: B.Sc. in Chemistry (1992, Nanjing Normal University), M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (1995, Nankai University), Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry (1999, ECUST)

His research focuses on photosensitive chemical product engineering, including:

• Stability enhancement via D-A-π-A models
• Process intensification using Flash Nanoprecipitation
• Chiral photocontrol for anti-counterfeiting
• Functional chromophores for sensors and solar cells

Major awards:

• National Natural Science Award (2019, 2007)
• Shanghai Science & Technology Awards (2020, 2017, 2006)
• Shanghai Peony Award
• Clarivate Chemistry Highly Cited Researcher

He has published 380+ SCI papers with 28,000+ citations (H-index: 89), holds 38 authorized Chinese patents, and leads key projects like the NSFC Basic Science Center (2024). His industrial applications span thin-film sensors, photochromic lenses, and smart windows.