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Rongbiao Tong (童荣标), PhD. (Emory University)

HKUST Faculty Profile

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Department of Chemistry

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Email: rtong@ust.hk        Tel: (852)2358-7357

 http://rtong.people.ust.hk

Young Career Focus (2016 Synform)

Professional Experiences:

July 2023-Present, Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKUST

July 2017- June 2023, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKUST, HK.

08/2011-06/2017, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKUST, HK.

06/2008-07/2011, Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Amos B. Smith, III): University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Education Background:

2003-2008, Ph.D. (Advisor: Frank E. McDonald): Emory University, USA.

2000-2003, M.S. (Advisor: Can-Cheng Guo): Hunan University, China.

1996-2000, B.S.  Hunan University, China.

Honors and Awards:

2015,  Thieme Chemistry Journal Award

2014, Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (China), Malaysia

2014, Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Korea), Malaysia

2012, Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Japan), Singapore.

2008, Charles Lester Award for Outstanding Performance in Chemistry, Emory University

Research Interests: Organic Synthesis

(1) Total synthesis of natural products

(2) Synthetic organic methodology

(3) Medicinal chemistry

 (4) Green chemistry

Teaching Courses: 

CHEM2110 Organic Chemistry I (UG).

CHEM4110 Structural Elucidation in Organic Chemistry (UG & PG).