Prof. Bin Tan （谭斌）
Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute,
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
E-mail: tanb@sustech.edu.cn
Professor Tan’s research focuses on axial chirality chemistry and core-structure-directed organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis. His scholarly output includes over 100 publications in top-tier international journals, such as Science (2), Nature (1), Nature Chemistry (5), Nature Catalysis (5), Nature Communications (7), Chem (4), Journal of the American Chemical Society (14), and Angewandte Chemie International Edition (23). In recognition of his contributions to the advancement of axial chirality research, he was invited by Accounts of Chemical Research to contribute two review articles summarizing his work.
Education:
2001 B.Sc., Hunan University of Science and Technology
2005 M.Sc., Xiamen University (Supervisor: Prof. Liren Jin)
2010 Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University (Supervisor: Prof. Guofu Zhong)
Professional Experience:
2010-2012 Postdoctor (Supervisor: Professor Carlos F. Barbas), The Scripps Research Institute, USA
2012 Associate Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology
2018 Tenured Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology
2022- Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology
Awards and Honors:
2026 Singapore National Institute of Chemistry, China-Singapore Synthetic Chemistry Award (Outstanding Research Award)
2024 The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Continuing Grant)
2024 The Xplorer Prize
2024 Chinese Chemical Society Young Chiral Chemistry Award
2023 Mr.& Mrs. Sun Chan Memorial Award in Organic Chemistry
2022 Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry
2020 WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and Chemistry Awards
2020 The First Prize of the Guangdong Natural Science Award (the first for SUSTech as the leading institution)
2019 Leading Talent of National “Tenthousand Talents Program”
2019 The Asian Rising Stars Lectureship Award
2019 The Distinguished Lectureship Award from the Chemical Society of Japan
2018 The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (the first self-cultivated recipient at SUSTech)
2017 Asian Core Program/Advanced Research Network Lectureship Award
2017 China Rising Star in Science and Technology
2016 Asian Core Program/Advanced Research Network Lectureship Award
Services & Duties:
Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Chemical Society
Associate Editor of Chinese Journal of Chemistry
Editorial Board Member of Science China Chemistry
Editorial Board Member of Chem Catalysis
Editorial Board Member of Chiral Chemistry