On August 20, 2023, the opening ceremony of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) 52nd General Assembly and the 49th World Chemistry Congress (IUPAC|CHAINS Congress 2023) was held in The Hague, Netherlands. During the ceremony, the 2023 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Awards were presented. Twelve female scientists from around the world were recognized, and Chinese scientist Chen Chunying received this prestigious award. She is the fourth female scientist from mainland China to receive this award, following three previous recipients: Professor Xie Yi from the University of Science and Technology of China (2013), Professor Yu Jihong from Jilin University (2017), and Professor Chi Lifeng from Soochow University (2017).

The IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award was established by IUPAC in 2011. Its purpose is to honor female scientists and engineers who have made outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering worldwide. In 2011, 23 female chemists were recognized, and the awards ceremony took place at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since then, the awards are presented every two years, with 12 recipients selected each time and the awards presented at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress held that year. This award does not accept individual applications; instead, candidates must be nominated and recommended by three renowned scholars. The selection committee evaluates the nominees based on their outstanding achievements in fundamental chemical research or applied chemical research, their excellent contributions in the field of education and teaching, or their outstanding leadership and management abilities in the field of chemistry.

Professor Chen Chunying was invited to attend the IUPAC Congress in The Hague and received the award from IUPAC President Javier García Martínez during the opening ceremony.

Photo of the award presentation

IUPAC President Javier García Martínez presents the award to Professor Chen Chunying

Chen Chunying

Chen Chunying is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China (NCNST). She is also a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and serves as the Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Effects and Safety Evaluation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She has been a chief scientist for key research and development programs such as the National Key R&D Program of China on Nanotechnology and the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences. She is a Board Member of the Chinese Chemical Society, a Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society, and the Deputy Director of the Women Chemists Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society. Her main research areas include the analysis methods and chemical biology effects of nanoprobes, detection methods and mechanisms of the behavior of nanomaterials in biological systems, and research on nanoadjuvants and delivery systems. She has published over 390 papers in academic journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Methods, Nature Communications, PNAS, JACS, and Angew Chem, and holds 45 authorized patents in China. She has edited eight monographs in both Chinese and English. She has received honors such as the Second Prize of the China National Natural Science Award, the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Young Female Scientist Award of China, and the TWAS Chemistry Award.

For more information about the 2023 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award, please refer to the IUPAC website: https://iupac.org/iupac-2023-distinguished-women/

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Source: https://www.chinesechemsoc.org/do/10.5555/bcc46040-81f6-4044-8daa-4f4ce5288019/full/