Zhang Tao (chemist)

Zhang Tao (Chinese: 张涛; born 1963) is a Chinese chemist.

Zhang is a native of Shaanxi, born in 1963. Zhang earned a doctorate from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in 1989 and pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Birmingham before returning to DICP in 1990, where he was appointed to a full professorship in 1995. Zhang headed DICP as director from 2007 to 2017.[1] In 2013, Zhang was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[2]

In 2024, he received the Future Science Prize for the development of single-atom catalysis.[3] He was selected in 2025 as a Clarivate Citation Laureate for Chemistry, as a possible candidate for a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Zhang Tao". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Zhang Tao". Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2013. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  3. ^ "2024 The Physical Science Prize Laureates —— Tao Zhang - Home-Future Science Prize". www.futureprize.org. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ^ Plc, Clarivate. "Clarivate Unveils Citation Laureates 2025 - Highlighting Nobel-Class Research with Global Impact". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
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