Ma Dawei ( Chinese: 马大为; born September 11, 1963) is a Chinese chemist and research professor at the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Ma was born on September 11, 1963, into a teacher's family in Sheqi County, Henan. ^[3] In September 1980 he entered Shandong University, where he graduated in July 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree. ^[4] In September 1984 he studied under Lu Xiyan at the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), earning a Doctor of Science degree in July 1989. ^[4] From May 1990 he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh and Mayo Clinic in the United States. ^[4]

Career

He returned to China in 1994 and joined the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). In January 1995 he was promoted to research follow. In 1997 became an adjunct professor at Fudan University.

Honours and awards

• 1997 Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund ^[4]
• 1998 Outstanding Young Scholars Award of the Qiushi Science and Technology Foundation ^[3]
• 2007 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) ^{[4] [3]}
• 2016 N. C. Yang Lecturer Award ^[3]
• August 2017, Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of the American Chemical Society (ACS) ^[5]
• September 2018, Materials Science Award of the Future Science Awards ^[6]
• November 2019, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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