{"id":307,"date":"2019-03-05T16:39:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T15:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifm.isis.unistra.fr\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2019-03-05T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T15:40:16","slug":"some-information-about-the-lifm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifm.isis.unistra.fr\/index.php\/some-information-about-the-lifm\/","title":{"rendered":"Some information about the LIFM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some information on the development and operation of the LIFM <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Establishment of the  Lehn Institute of Functional Materials (LIFM) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a pilot and demonstration unit of Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) to\n explore new mechanisms for training of internationalized talents and \ncoordination on scientific research, the Lehn Institute of Functional \nMaterials (LIFM) was jointly founded by Jean-Marie Lehn, French \nscientist and Nobel Prize laureate, Dieter Fenske, academician of German\n Academy of Sciences, Prof. Xiaoming Chen, academician of the Chinese \nAcademy of Sciences in 2010. The establishment of LIFM was initiated by \nthe then President of SYSU, Prof. Ningsheng Xu through coordination and \npromotion, winning the attention and support of SYSU\u2019s leaders and \nfunctional departments at every level. In 2012, the grand kick-off \nceremony of the LIFM was held and attended by the leadership of the \nPeople\u2019s Government of Guangdong Province, the Department of Education \nof Guangdong Province, the Administration of the Foreign Experts Affairs\n of Guangdong Province and Foreign Affairs Office, the Consul-General of\n the Consulate General of France in Guangzhou, the Vice-Consul of the \nConsulate General of Germany in Guangzhou, the Director of the Guangzhou\n Office of Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) and other \nguests, while the International Advanced Functional Materials Symposium \nwas held and attended by dozens of top scholars from the U.S., Germany, \nFrance, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Mainland China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial\nDevelopment of the LIFM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In the course of about two years upon\nestablishment, the LIFM obtained strong support and investment from SYSU, the\nDepartment of Education of Guangdong Province and the People\u2019s Government of\nGuangdong Province, introduced a number of scholars with international\nreputation, held several high-level academic exchanges, achieved the\npreliminary establishment of a world-class instrument platform and research\noffice, promoted an internationalized talent training mode. A mode featuring\n\u00ab Foreign PI + Chinese PI + Research Assistant (Junior Professor) \u00bb in\ncombination with \u00ab Foreign Adjunct and Visiting High-Level Scholars +\nChinese High-Quality Scholars \u00bb is applied to every research direction, so\nas to set up a highly efficient research team, to train young research talents,\npostdoctoral researchers and doctoral students, and to facilitate LIFM\u2019s talent\nteam building. So far, LIFM\u2019s foreign supervisors have recruited 9 postdoctoral\nresearchers and 31 doctoral students, among which 4 postdoctoral researchers\nand 12 doctoral students have been sent abroad in succession for joint\ntraining, 2 foreign postdoctoral researchers, 4 postdoctoral researchers\ngraduating from foreign well-known universities and 1 foreign exchange student.\nAmong them, 12 doctoral students have graduated, 4 postdoctoral researchers are\nworking in postdoctoral stations, 1 outstanding postdoctoral researcher is\nsponsored by the state for studying abroad, and 2 postdoctoral researchers are\nserving LIFM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operation and Management of the LIFM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PIs are responsible for directing LIFM\u2019s scientific research \ntasks, either on the spot or remotely; and Deputy Directors, Prof. \nFenske and Prof. Chengyong Su, are responsible for LIFM\u2019s daily \noperation and specific management under the guidance of Honorary \nDirector Jean-Marie Lehn and Director Xiao-Ming Chen. The LIFM also \nengages Ji-Jun Jiang, Dawei Wang and Yongguang Li to deal with LIFM\u2019s \ndaily concerns as well as Yingzi Wang & Wenjun Li to act as \nExecutive Secretaries. A daily management and operation mechanism for \nscientific research, administration, foreign affairs, laboratory, \nequipment, enrollment, training, exchange and the like is established \nand improved gradually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Establishment of Research Directions at the LIFM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nlight of national and local demands in such strategic high-tech fields as\nenergy, environment and materials, the LIFM has established six research\ndirections including Supramolecular Chemistry, Cluster and Nanomaterials\nChemistry, Energy and Catalytic Chemistry, Photochemistry and Materials as well\nas Crystal Engineering, and engages J.-M. Lehn, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry\nfrom the University of Strasbourg, D. Fenske, academician of German Academy of\nSciences from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, M. Mayor, Director of Natural\nSciences Committee of University of Basel, H. Gr\u00fctzmacher from\nthe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), V. W.-W. Yam, academician from\nHong Kong University and X.-M. Chen, academician from SYSU to be Principal\nInvestigators (PIs) of each direction. In addition to the said PIs, the LIFM\nhosts some internationally recognized scholars as visiting professors and\nadjunct professors: Prof. Hongcai Zhou\nfrom Texas A&M University, and Prof. Mihail-Dumitru\nBarboiu from\nEuropean Institute of Membranes, who was awarded the Recruitment Program of\nGlobal Experts (Short Term) in 2015; Olaf Fuhr and\nAndreas Echhofer from\nKarlsruhe Institute of Technology s adjunct associate professors and research\nassistants to Prof.Fenske. The\nLIFM also benefits from the assistance of high-quality Chinese researchers who\nparticipate in various scientific researches, for the purpose of strengthening\nthe research teams. They include Cheng-Yong Su (Distinguished Young Scholar and\nYangtze River Scholar), Mingliang Tong\n(Distinguished Young Scholar and Yangtze River Scholar), Jie-Peng\nZhang (Distinguished Young Scholar and Yangtze River Scholar), Prof. Daibin Kuang\n(Pearl River Scholar) and, since 2015, Guangqin\nLi, who was selected for the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals\ninitiated by the CCCPC Organization Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFM is carrying out various activities based on the research \ndirections. In recent years, more than 200 high-quality academic papers \nwere published in some internationally-renowned journals in the fields \nchemistry and materials like Science, Nat. Commun., Chem. Soc. Rev., J. \nAm. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater. and Chem. Sci., in addition, \nsome domestic and international patents were filed and a series of \nhigh-standard international symposia were held to promote multi-vector \nacademic exchanges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Establishment of an Open Research Infrastructure at the LIFM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported\nby SYSU and Guangdong Province, a public instrument platform and high-standard\nresearch office, with advanced equipment and complete functions has taken\nshape. The laboratory space of LIFM covers an area of about 600 square meters,\ncomprising 3 synthesis laboratories and 5 instrument rooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nlight of the requirements of LIFM\u2019s research directions together with needs of\nthe School of Chemistry of SYSU, LIFM has purchased a good number of\nstate-of-the-art and valuable instruments, worth more than RMB 30 million. The\ninstruments include high-resolution electron microscopes, dual-microfocus\nsingle-crystal diffractometers, powder diffractometers, high-resolution mass\nspectrometers and superconducting nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers.\nAdditional instruments and devices will be purchased as required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFM\npractices an open access policy by sharing all instruments on and off campus.\nIt has established a website for making reservations, developed a standardized\nmanagement and operation mechanism, and provided the School of Chemistry with a\nlarge advanced and open instrument platform, giving thus great support to the\nestablishment of top-level chemistry-related disciplines and high-level\nscientific research. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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