Jianwei Sun

Education
2008 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, The University of Chicago
(Advisor: Prof. Sergey Kozmin)
2004 M.S. in Organic Chemistry, Nanjing University
(Advisor: Prof. Yuefei Hu)
2001 B.S. in Chemistry, Nanjing University
Experience
2025-present   Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2019-2025   Professor, Department of Chemistry
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2015-2019   Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2010-2015   Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2008-2010   Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Advisor: Prof. Gregory Fu)
Awards
2025 Senior Research Fellow, Croucher Foundation
2022 Member of the Chiral Chemistry Committee, Chinese Chemical Society
2022 Senior Member, Chinese Chemical Society
2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2020 UROP Faculty Research Award, HKUST
2019 Elected Member, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK)
2019 ACP Lectureship Award (by Taiwan)
2018 NHU-CJC Innovation Award, Chinese Journal of Chemistry
2017 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (by Japan)
2015 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (by Korea)
2014 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
2013 School of Science Research Award, HKUST
2013 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (by Singapore)
2012 Early Career Award, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
2011 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (by Japan)
2008 Elizabeth R. Norton Prize for Excellence in Research in Chemistry, University of Chicago
2007 Abbott Fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Abbott Laboratories
1999 Outstanding Student Award, Nanjing University
1997 People Fellowship, Nanjing University (four times, 1997-2000)

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