Tang, Ben Zhong
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Tang Ben Zhong

Vice President and X. Q. Deng Presidential Chair Professor
Current nationality
China
Current country of residence
China
Affiliation / Institution
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Biodata
Professor Ben Zhong Tang obtained his BS from South China University of Technology and PhD from Kyoto University, then conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto. He joined HKUST in 1994 and became Chair Professor in 2008. Elected to CAS in 2009, TWAS in 2020 and AIMBE in 2026, he joined CUHK-Shenzhen in 2021 as Dean of SSE and has served as Vice President since 2026. With over 2,700 papers, 265,000+ citations and an h-index of 224, he proposed aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and is a pioneer in this field. He has received many awards, including Tang Aoqing Chemistry Award (2026).
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
aggregation-induced emission, macromolecular chemistry, materials science, biomedical theranostics
ELECTED
2020
Place of birth
Hubei Province
Country of birth
China
Section
04. Chemical Sciences
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Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
China

Public contact information

PHONE
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ADDRESS
Administration Bldg West 624, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong 518172, China
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Last updated on 31/08/2026