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Stephen K. C. Cheong Professor of Science, Chair Professor of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Phone: +852-2358-7375 (O), +852-2358-8801 (Lab); Fax: +852-2358-1594 (O); E-mail: tangbenz@ust.hk


 

(1)    Academic Qualifications

(2)    Research Interest

(3)    Professional Services

(4)    Examples of Review Articles

(5)    Highlights of Research Achievements

(6)    Examples of Recent Publications

(7)    Examples of Invited Talks

(8)    Photo Collections and Useful Links

(1) Academic Qualifications

12/2012-present    Stephen K. C. Cheong Professor of Science, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
05/2012-present    Chair Professor, Division of Biomedical Engineering, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
07/2008-present    Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKUST, Hong Kong, China

07/1994-06/2008  Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
04/1989-06/1994  Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
04/1983-03/1988  PhD, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
02/1978-01/1982  BS, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, South China University of Technology

(2) Research Interest  Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering

Exploration of new polymerization reactions, synthesis of new functional (macro)molecules, decipherment of new luminescent processes, creation of new advanced materials, and development of new fluorescent biosensors.

(3) Scientific Honors and Professional Services

(4) Selected Examples of Invited Review Articles

  • Bioprobes Based on AIE Fluorogens Acc. Chem. Res. 2013, 46, in press.
  • Self-assembly of Organic Luminophors with Gelation-Enhanced Emission Characteristics Soft Matt. 2013, 9, 4564.
  • Recent Progress in the Development of New Acetylenic Polymers Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2013, 214, 175.
  • Functional Polyacetylenes: Hybrids with Carbon Nanotubes Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 211.
  • Tetraphenylethene: a Versatile AIE Building Block for the Construction of Efficient Luminescent Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 23726.
  • Luminogenic Polymers with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics Prog. Polym. Sci. 2012, 37, 182.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 5361.
  • Click Polymerization Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, 39, 2522. (Most Accessed Article)
  • Click Polymerization: Progresses, Challenges, and Opportunities Macromolecules 2010, 43, 8693.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission of Tetraarylethene Luminogens Curr. Org. Chem. 2010, 14, 2109.
  • Fluorescent Bio/chemosensors Based on Silole and Tetraphenylethene Luminogens with Aggregation-Induced Emission Feature J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 1858.
  • Acetylenic Polymers: Syntheses, Structures and Functions Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 5799.
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission: Phenomenon, Mechanism and Applications Chem. Commun. 2009, 4332. (Most Cited Feature Article)
  • Aggregation-Induced Emission of Silole Molecules and Polymers: Fundamental and Applications J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater. 2009, 19, 249.
  • Functional Hyperbranched Macromolecules Constructed from Acetylenic Triple-Bond Building Blocks Adv. Polym. Sci. 2007, 209, 1.
  • Functional Polyacetylenes Acc. Chem. Res. 2005, 38, 745.
  • Liquid-Crystalline and Light-Emitting Polyacetylenes J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2003, 41, 2607.

(5) Selected Highlights of Research Achievements

. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7608

) in a commentary entitled “Aggregation-Induced Emission” in SynFacts published by Thieme Stuttgart (SynFacts 2009, 5, 1345).

(6) Selected Examples of Recent Publications (>500 peer-reviewed papers; h-index = 72)

(7) Selected Examples of Invited Talks at Recent Conferences (~200 invited lectures)

(8) Photo Collections and Useful Links

Last updated on 21 May 2013