Prof. Jianwei SUN Awarded the Senior Croucher Fellowship 2025
Prof. Jianwei SUN from the Department of Chemistry at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was recently awarded the Senior Croucher Fellowship 2025 for his outstanding scientific research achievements.
Prof. Sun completed his BSc and MSc in chemistry at Nanjing University before taking his PhD at the University of Chicago. He joined HKUST in 2010.
Prof. Sun specialises in organic synthesis, focusing on developing unconventional and sustainable methods for creating valuable organic molecules, including biologically active molecules such as pharmaceutical intermediates. His research emphasizes chirality, a crucial molecular property where compounds exist as non-superimposable mirror images, affecting their biological activity. He has pioneered innovative methods and invented new catalysts for selective chiral synthesis and precise reaction control. His work holds significant potential for enhancing pharmaceutical development, advancing materials science, and promoting sustainable chemical processes.
(Please click here for Prof. Sun's full biography.)
Croucher Foundation held its Foundation Day Dinner and Awards Presentation Ceremony on 6 December to present the Croucher Senior Research Fellowships 2025 to three distinguished scholars. Please visit here for more details.
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
