Department of Chemistry
Department Chair: Weimin Xuan
Deputy Chairs: Lei Hou, Dengqing Zhang
Established in November 2022 through the merging of the former Department of Foundational Chemistry and the Department of Applied Chemistry, the Department of Chemistry primarily focuses on teaching and scientific research in chemistry disciplines. It holds the authority to confer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The department currently has 52 faculty and staff members, including 19 professors (among whom are 2 recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and 5 National High-Level Young Talents), 15 associate professors, and 2 senior experimentalists.
The department comprises the Teaching and Research Sections of Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry, as well as the Institute of Applied Chemistry and the Foundational Chemistry Experiment Center. It offers university-wide courses such as Inorganic Chemistry and Experiments, Organic Chemistry and Experiments, Physical Chemistry and Experiments, Analytical Chemistry and Experiments, Engineering Chemistry, Chemistry and Social Civilization, Structural Chemistry, Surfactant Chemistry and Applications, and Frontiers in Applied Chemistry. The Foundational Chemistry Experiment Center is recognized as a Shanghai Foundational Chemistry Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center. Equipped with advanced instruments—including gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, fluorescence spectrometers, and atomic absorption spectrometers—it provides excellent conditions for students' daily teaching, innovative experiments, and scientific research.
In recent years, the department has undertaken and completed over 100 research projects, including the National 863 Program, National 973 Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, International Cooperation Projects of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, Shanghai Major Fundamental Research Program, Shanghai Key Technological projects , Shanghai Nano-Special Fund, and Shanghai Mountaineering Action Plan. Faculty members have published more than 600 research papers in high-level scientific journals, applied for over 400 Chinese invention patents, and transferred nearly 40 technological achievements. The department has garnered a batch of representative research achievements, including the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the First Prize of the Shanghai Technological Invention Award, and the Second Prize of the Shanghai Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Award. It has trained and graduated more than 1000 master's and doctoral students.
Upholding the fine tradition of Rigor, Realism, and Innovation, the Department of Chemistry emphasizes the integration of teaching and research to cultivate innovative talents with solid theoretical knowledge and practical experimental skills.
