College of Chemistry of Sichuan University
The College of Chemistry of Sichuan
University has a long history of 90 plus years, dated back
to 1907 when it was established as chemistry class of the
Science Department of the Sichuan School of Higher Education.
Numerous distinguished scholars and experts of chemistry have
been teaching and conducting research here, thus fostering
outstanding graduates, who have been very successful in their
varied careers, generation after generation.
The faculty, staff and students have been working diligently
and collaboratively since China opened to the outside world.
A comprehensive managing system has been established of teaching,
research and industrial development. The undergraduate program
in our college includes chemistry major and applied chemistry
major. The chemistry major covers traditional chemistry areas
of inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry,
physical chemistry, polymer chemistry and physics, while the
applied chemistry major encompasses areas such as radiochemistry,
synthesis of fine chemicals, environmental chemistry, and
instrumental analysis. A provincial teaching base has been
established here for promoting basic chemistry teaching and
talent training in Sichuan Province.
On the level of graduate education, the college of chemistry
offers graduate programs leading to master degrees and doctoral
degrees in various areas of chemistry such as analytical,
inorganic, organic, physical, and polymer chemistry and physics.
The college has also established a postdoctoral training program,
accepting newly graduated doctorate students as postdoctoral
research associates in their interested research groups. In
addition, several interdisciplinary master programs have been
established for the areas of environmental chemistry, applied
chemistry, and industrial catalysis. The graduate programs
have always been awarded “A” in every national-level
academic and administrative evaluation. Physical and organic
divisions are established and financially supported as key
subjects by the Government of Sichuan Province. In addition,
there are many Research Institutions or Centers respectively
of Chemical Physics, Bioorganic Chemistry, Organic Metal Complex
Catalysis, Degradable and Fire-retardant Polymers,Molecular
Functional Materials, Catalytic Materials, Applied Chemistry,
Molecular Imitation and Design, Chemoinformatics, Green Chemistry
and Technology, Basic Chemistry Teaching, Environmental Chemistry,
Laser Chemistry, and Sichuan University Hi-Tech Chemical R&D
Center. Among them, the Research Center of Green Chemistry
and Technology has become one of the Key Laboratories of Sichuan
Province.
The faculty and staff members of the chemistry college make
a total of 282, amongst which there are 111 emeritus and 171
presently at their posts. Now the college has 52 professors,
including one member of the State Council for Degree and Subject
Evaluation, one member of National Teaching-Advisory Committee,
four members of Leading Scientists in Natural Sciences of
Sichuan Province and eight reserves, 25 doctoral-graduate
advisors, three members proudly funded by the Trans-Century
Training Programs Foundation for the Talents by the Ministry
of Education or Sichuan Province, two backbone young teachers
supported by the Ministry of Education. Besides, there are
54 associate professors, 67 lecturers and teaching or research
assistants. Eighty-six faculty members are under 50 years
old, and 66 of them, i.e. 78%, owned their doctoral degrees.
The chemistry college retains an area of nearly 10,000 m2
for various laboratories, which are equipped with major modern
instruments. The library of the chemistry college subscribes
a large number of professional journals and owns a large collection
of chemical books that cover extensive areas of chemistry,
thus supporting teaching and research. As one of the nucleic
Chinese periodicals in chemistry, Chemical Research and Application,
is edited and published by the chemistry college. Presently,
there are 851 students enrolled in the college, including
619 undergraduates, 174 graduates in master-level graduate
programs, and 58 in doctoral graduate programs. Since 1949,
more than 6,000 students have graduated from the chemistry
college, holding their successful careers in academia, industry
or the public services, with prominent alumni such as Rongti
Chen, Lun Xiao, Shiyang Gao, who are Academicians of Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
The faculty members have accomplished and are undertaking
over a hundred of research projects funded by the National
Natural Science Foundation of China, the Doctorate Degree
Program Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China,
the 863 Hi-Tech Program Foundation, the National Key Research
Program Foundation, and other key research programs through
various ministries or Sichuan Province. The college of chemistry
has established research superiority in quantum chemistry,
asymmetrical synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, physical chemistry
of non-equilibrium systems, homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis,
molecular imitation and design, laser chemistry, macrocyclic
chemistry, thermochemistry, coordination chemistry, chemoinformatics,
atomic and molecular spectral analysis, environmental monitoring
and analysis, environmental materials, green chemistry, biodegradable
polymer, and fire-retardant polymer.
The total scientific research funds that the college of chemistry
received in 2000 and 2001 are 4 million RMB and 4.3 million
RMB, respectively. The faulty members received five provincial-
and national-level scientific awards. The college published
60 SCI-level papers in the year of 2000. The chemistry professors
and their research groups have authored 1/5 to 1/3 of the
total SCI-level papers contributed by the whole university
every year, and ranking NO.1 on the campus for the past consecutive
five years. Also, we have always won the first place in the
number of proposals funded by the National Natural Science
Foundation of China for the past five years. Among the 32
presently active research projects, two of which are funded
through the Key Research Program of the National Natural Science
Foundation of China, four of which by the “95”
National Key Research Program Foundation and National Key
Technological Innovation Foundation, and two of which by the
“973” Key Research Program Foundation.
In recent years, the college of chemistry has built good collaborative
relationships with prestigious universities and research institutes
home and abroad, including nearly 20 countries and regions
such as the United State of America, the United Kingdom, France,
German, Belgium, Japan, Israel, South Korea, Singapore, Hong
Kong, and Taiwan.
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