The Fourth Academic Symposium on the Frontiers of Chiral Science was successfully held-Chemical Instrument Network

The 4th Academic Symposium on the Frontiers of Chiral Science, hosted by Huayang Scientific Instrument and organized by the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was successfully held on September 25th at the Xiaguang Building Academic Lecture Hall of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Professor Laurence A. Nafie, a renowned scientist in the field of international molecular spectroscopy and a pioneer in chiral vibrational spectroscopy, was invited to attend this seminar.

Chirality is a widely present phenomenon in nature, characterized by the inability of the mirror image form of an object or molecule to coincide with its original structure through rotation and translation operations. The phenomenon of chirality is widely distributed in molecules, materials, and biological systems, and its role in nature and scientific fields is crucial. The issue of chirality involves multiple disciplines such as chemistry, life sciences, and materials science, and has a profound impact on the development of these fields. Therefore, the study of chiral chemistry and chiral science has always been an important topic in the development of science and technology.

This seminar brought together outstanding scientists, researchers, and scholars from both domestic and international backgrounds to share their latest research achievements and groundbreaking discoveries in the field of chiral science. It delved into cutting-edge topics in chiral science, promoted communication and cooperation among scholars, and expanded solutions to current and future challenges in the field. The report covers interdisciplinary fields such as chiral synthesis, chiral analysis, chiral drug research, chiral materials science, chiral catalysis, and space science.

Speech by Professor Che Shunai at the Opening Ceremony of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Professor Laurence A. Nafie from the United States invites presentation

Dr. Rina K. Dukor from the United States invites presentation

Invited Report by Professor Zhang Hui from Xiamen University

Invitation Report by Professor Zhang Weiguang from South China Normal University

Invited Report by Researcher Zhang Jian from Fujian Institute of Architecture

Invitation Report by Professor Lei Ming from Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Professor Yang Yonggang from Soochow University invites presentation

Invited Report of Professor Li Xiangjun, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Invited Report by Professor He Yujian of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ms. Qi Aihua, Chairman of Huayang Scientific Instrument, delivered a speech at the closing ceremony

Invited young scholars in chiral science research from various universities and fields

From the left of the first row:

Donghua University announces researcher as a citizen

Researcher Zhang Chuan from Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Associate Professor Zhang Shaodong from Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Associate Professor Liu Xinling from Shanghai Normal University

Researcher Cui Xiaoyan from East China Normal University

From left to right in the second row:

Associate Professor Duan Yingying from Tongji University

Professor Liu Yan from Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Professor Qiu Huibin from Shanghai Jiao Tong University

上海交大江文峰助理教授

Associate Professor Sang Yutao from Fudan University

Academician Tang Benzhong once said that in today's rapidly developing field of basic and applied sciences, there may seem to be independent but intricate connections between various disciplines. If we view the development of various disciplines as independent avenues, chiral research undoubtedly serves as a bridge connecting different roads... It plays an important role in revealing many natural phenomena and laws.

This seminar is the first gathering of chiral scientists after an extraordinary period of three years, and it is a feast for chiral science. The most exciting aspect of this seminar is the emergence of numerous outstanding young talents in the forefront of chiral science research in China. I hope that our new and old chiral experts can work together to further improve the level of chiral scientific research in China and create brilliance for the development of human society.

Huayang Scientific Instrument

2023.9.27

Laurence A. Nafie， Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Raman Spectroscopy, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Honorary Professor at Syracuse University in the United States, renowned scientist in the field of international molecular spectroscopy, pioneer in chiral vibrational spectroscopy research, co inventor of chiral Raman spectroscopy technology, founding editor in chief of BioSpectroscopy magazine under John Wiley&Sons, and editorial board member of multiple international academic journals. Has won the Coblentz Award (1981), Bomem Michelson Award (2001), William F. Meggers Award (2001), Outstanding Contribution Award in the Field of Applied Spectroscopy (2007), Coblentz Honorary Member (2012), Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award (2013), Applied Spectroscopy Gold Award (2014), Handheld Science Medal (2019), Honorary Member of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (2020), and Raman Lifetime Achievement Award (2022). Professor Nafie has extensive cooperation with international enterprises and co founded BioTools in the United States with Dr. Rina Dukor, possessing rich experience in industrial application research.

He Yujian, Professor of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Executive Director of the Chinese Society of Space Sciences and Vice Chairman of the Professional Committee of Origin of Life and Chemical Evolution. He confirmed through experiments the natural conformational selection of the four helix structure of human chromosome telomere DNA, which may be closely related to human aging; The theory of 'natural Earth orbit chiral force field' has been proposed to unify and explain multiple classic academic challenges in the origin of life, such as the chiral origin of biomolecules, the origin of biological clocks, the origin of JUNK DNA, the directionality and driving forces of molecular evolution, etc. Due to its outstanding performance and academic innovation in the fields of human chromosome telomere structure and the origin of life, it was awarded the 2005/2006 Lee Foundation Outstanding Achievement Award in the United States.

Che Shunai, inorganic chemist, Changjiang Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education, Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Distinguished Professor at Tongji University, and Visiting Professor at Stockholm University in Sweden.Winner of the International Mesoscopic Structure Materials Association Award, first prize winner of the Ministry of Education's Natural Science Award, and recipient of the National Natural Science Outstanding Youth Fund.Serving as an editorial board member or advisory committee member for Inorg. Chem., Interface, and SCIENCE CHINA Materials, a council member of the International Mesoscopic Structural Materials Association, a member of the Chinese Molecular Sieve Society, and a fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society.He has made creative academic contributions in the design of mesoscopic structures and self-assembly methods of chiral inorganic materials, as well as the exploration of their properties. (1) A new method for synthesizing multi-level chiral mesoscopic inorganic materials with multidimensional, multi-scale, and "chiral stacking chirality" has been established, which has opened up the research field of chiral mesoscopic inorganic materials. (2) Various chiral anisotropy (ChA) of chiral mesoscopic inorganic materials have been discovered, such as optical activity (OA), including reflection, absorption, and emission based OA, electrocatalytic ChA, surface enhanced Raman ChA, photo magnetic ChA, resistance ChA, cell growth ChA, etc.

Huayang Scientific Instrument Chiral Analysis Instrument

1. Circular dichroism spectrometer