Prof. Dr. Zuowei Xie

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsInorganic Molecular Chemistry,Organic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsBH activation, boron chemistry, main-group chemistry, catalytic BH functionalization, carborane
Honours and awards

2022: Humboldt Research Award

2020: Founding Fellow, Chinese Chemical Society

2019: Member, The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

2017: Member, The Chinese Academy of Sciences

2014: Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry

2008: State Natural Science Prize

2003: The Croucher Award

Current contact address

CountryPeople's Republic of China
CityShenzhen
InstitutionSouthern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry
Homepagehttps://sustech.edu.cn/en/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Holger BraunschweigInstitut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2023

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Xie is an internationally leading expert in (metal) boron cluster chemistry. He developed synthetic strategies for the selective generation of larger cages with 15 and 16 vertexes, towards polyfunctional cluster and their application in the activation of small molecules e.g CO. In Germany, he will intensify his research program on carbaborane stabilized hypovalent boron species and their higher homologues.