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biomaterial-enhanced immunotherapeutic interdisciplinary environment for learning. FUNSOM/CNST strategies for clinical use. Globalization is another key feature of milestones Through rational design and engineering CNST, with an international curriculum and A GROWING FORCE of nanostructured materials, scientists courses taught in English. Collaboration at FUNSOM are also working to improve has been established with more than 40 performances for a range of significant international institutions from 21 countries for 2008 IN NANOSCIENCE catalytic reactions. In a study published joint education and research. in Science, Zhenghui Kang and colleagues In just 10 years, more than 1,000 graduates Shuit-Tong Lee, a member of the Integrating research, education, and industrial application, Soochow University's Chinese Academy of Sciences, became hybridized C N with graphene quantum have come through CNST/FUNSOM, many of nanoscience programme is forging a new model for exploiting potential. 3 4 the founding director of FUNSOM dots, achieving a record-high photocatalytic whom have emerged as leading scientists and efficiency (2%) for water splitting. engineers in nanotechnology, including six Yanguang Li and colleagues systematically recognized as ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ by 2010 he 21st century has witnessed the explored bismuth-based nanostructures Clarivate Analytics in 2019.

advent of nanotechnology as a for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction. CNST founded, with Lee as its Work by FUNSOM route for finding solutions to the Establishing Bi as the most promising formate- first dean T scientists reveals Integrating nanotechnology industry with world’s most complex problems. To become structure-reactivity producing electrocatalyst, they pushed its education and research a national leader in nanotechnology research relationship for performance to the limit and achieved large Technology transfer is another essential and education, in 2008 Soochow University surface-assisted alkane current density in flow cells. Qiao Zhang component of FUNSOM’s aim. Committed to 2011 established the Institute of Functional Nano polymerization. and co-workers have synthesized various transforming cutting-edge research into real- & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), an international nanocrystals with delicately controlled shape world services and technologies, FUNSOM, and interdisciplinary nano-research centre. and enhanced stability, allowing for improved with the support from local governments and CNST approved as one of the first 17 National Pilot Colleges Two years later, FUNSOM spearheaded nano catalytic properties. Particularly, their studies other institutes and universities, established education by founding the College of Nano on Pd nanocrystals have opened an avenue for the Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Science & Technology (CNST). designing highly active and selective catalysts Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC), FUNSOM and CNST are dedicated for the chemical industry. which became one of the first 14 national 2013 to academic innovation, technological To date, FUNSOM has attracted more collaborative innovation centres in 2013. development, and the training of next- than US$111.5 million from national funding Within a decade, FUNSOM faculty Led by FUNSOM, generation scientists and engineers in agencies. Its researchers have published 1,900- members have established eight enterprises, NANO-CIC founded nanotechnology. Here, research, education, plus papers in academic journals, including having brought many technologies to and industrialization are pursued in a ‘triangle’ Nature, Science, Nature Chemistry, and market. One example is the Institute of network to push forward development and Nature Energy, and have received numerous Organic Optoelectronics (IOO), jointly 2016 application. international awards and honours. Eight established by FUNSOM, Jiangsu Industrial FUNSOM professors are editors of leading Technology Research Institute (JITRI) and IOO established Spearheading nanoscience research international journals. FUNSOM’s contribution the local government. It has, for instance, FUNSOM’s focus is on optoelectronics, new to nano research and its broad impacts were seen successful commercialization of the energy, green technology, and biomedicine. also highlighted in two special issues of ACS OLED technologies developed by Lee, Its five major directions are: functional Nano and Advanced Materials. Liao and Tang’s team into indoor lighting nanomaterials, organic optoelectronic products, micro-OLED displays for VR and 2019 devices, nanobiotechnology and Launching undergraduate education in AR devices, and automotive tail lamps. nanomedicine, structured functional surfaces nanoscience Focusing on developing optoelectronic Nine FUNSOM professors listed as and interfaces, and materials simulation and The founding of CNST came in response to a materials, manufacturing equipment and Clarivate Analytics ‘Highly Cited genomes. national call to establish new undergraduate OLED technologies, IOO bridges the gap Researchers’ Committed to overcoming the bottlenecks programmes linked to cutting-edge between academia and industry by promoting in organic and perovskite light-emitting diodes research and emerging industries. With technology transfer and innovation. (LEDs), FUNSOM professors, Liangsheng Liao an undergraduate-to-PhD programme The founding of FUNSOM marked the and Jianxin Tang, along with their colleagues, in nanoscience and nanotechnology, emergence of the discipline of nanoscience © Soochow University Soochow © have designed new emitting materials and CNST advances the training of next- and technology at Soochow, which has Rapid development device structures with high external quantum generation young scientists and engineers become a bedrock of the university. The fast efficiency. Using novel interface engineering building integrated organic transistors with reactions and constructed novel molecular in nanotechnology with creative thinking, growth of FUNSOM/CNST also drives the FUNSOM/CNST has attracted a wealth methods, they have precisely controlled the unprecedented average mobility. Their work nanostructures. interdisciplinary background, and global development of other related disciplines of outstanding talents from all over electroluminescent process, and achieved received second prize in the National Natural Focusing on nanomedicine, FUNSOM vision. at Soochow University, such as materials the world to drive innovation and effective light manipulation in flexible devices. Science Awards.​ researchers also aim at improving diagnosis The interdisciplinary nature of nanoscience science and chemistry, both of which industrialization in nanotechnology. Their white-light organic LEDs have shown Another team, led by Lifeng Chi, is focused and treatment of diseases, including cancer, and nanotechnology means it is vital to were ranked among the global top 1‰ by Today, it boasts: record efficiency. They also have China’s first on understanding the unique electronic and auto-immune and brain diseases, by integrate various streams of engineering Essential Science Indicators (ESI) since 2017. independent intellectual property rights on a structural properties of functional molecules developing various nanoprobes for biomedical and science, said CNST dean, Shuit-Tong In 2019, Soochow University was ranked • 79 faculty members, including 42 manufacturing line for organic LED panels. and nanomaterials influenced by surfaces and imaging, and many nanomedicine systems. Lee. In line with this, CNST offers bachelor 37th globally in materials science, compared principal investigators • 428 undergraduates, 423 master’s Xiaohong Zhang, Jiansheng Jie and their interfaces. Centred on molecular assembly Silicon-based nanoprobes for fluorescence degrees respectively in nanodevices and with 529th in 2011, according to ESI. and 123 Ph.D. students colleagues have systematically studied and reactions, molecular patterning, and imaging and biological sensing is integral to nanoelectronics, nanomaterials and Capitalizing on its fast-growing international • A total lab space of 19,700 square the potential of organic micro/nano single structured functional surfaces, Chi’s team research led by Yao He. Another team is focused nanochemistry, and nanomedicine and reputation, FUNSOM will continue to advance metres crystals for optoelectronic devices. They has come up with interesting breakthroughs, on developing biomaterials and nanomedicine nanobiotechnology. At the master’s and the education, research and technology • Ranked 11th globally in nanoscience have developed novel methods for rationally particularly in surface-assisted reactions. They strategies to enhance cancer immunotherapy. doctoral levels, students may be enrolled from transfer in nanoscience and technology, and and nanotechnology, according to controlling the structures, properties, and have developed new concepts for on-surface A FUNSOM faculty member, Zhuang Liu, has physics, chemistry, materials science and promoting the international reputation of Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of large-area patterns of organic crystals, synthesis of unconventional chemical also founded a company to translate his engineering, as well as biology, allowing an Soochow University. n Academic Subjects 2019

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