Recently, the 2020 Macao Science and Technology Award ceremony was held in Macao Cultural Center. Xin LIU, the first doctoral student jointly trained by SUSTech and the University of Macau, won the “Science and Technology Award – Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates,” which is the first time that the student of SUSTech has won the overseas science and technology award.

Based on hydrogen bonding and ion-pairing interactions, Prof. Xumu Zhang’s team developed a series of noncovalent interaction-assisted chiral ferrocenyl phosphine ligands. This catalytic mode can achieve transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation and other transformations with remarkable reactivity and selectivity.

Recently, a group led by Prof. Kedong Wang(Associate Professor, Department of Physics, SUSTech) cooperated with Prof. Fangfei Ming (Sun Yat-sen University) and Prof. Hanno H. Weitering (The University of Tennessee), have made significant progress in the field of superconductivity.

MnBi2Te4 is an antiferromagnetic topological insulator that has stimulated intense interest due to its exotic quantum phenomena and promising device applications. The surface structure is a determinant factor in understanding the magnetic and topological behavior of MnBi2Te4, yet its precise atomic structure remains elusive. With that in mind, Associate Professor Junhao Lin (Physics, SUSTech) has led his research group to publish their progress in characterizing the delicate structure of intrinsic magnetic topological insulators.

Professor Chuangchuang Li (Chemistry) is renowned for his studies in the total synthesis of complex natural products. In recent months, his research team has been invited to publish review articles in Accounts of Chemical Research (IF = 20.8), Chemical Reviews (IF = 52.8), Chemical Society Reviews (IF = 42.9), and Chem (IF = 19.7). Dr. Chuangchuang Li was the corresponding author, with SUSTech as the corresponding unit of all four papers.

Assistant Professor Jiangjun RAN (Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences) recently led his research group to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. They went to study the impact of climate change on lakes and glaciers in the region. They also took the opportunity to assess the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for climate change research.