1. Resume

Prof. Haiping Xia was born in 1964. He is a Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), and Executive Dean of Shenzhen Grubbs Institute. He was elected a Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2025 and awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2009. He was also awarded the second prize of “The National Natural Science Award of China” (the first awardee) in 2020, and the first prize of “The Natural Science Award of Fujian Province” (the first awardee) in 2018. In 2016, he shared the 7th “Chinese Chemical Society Huang Yao-Zeng Award in Organometallic Chemistry” with Professor Yu Jin-Quan. His research achievements were selected as “Top 10 Advances in Science and Technology of Universities in China” (the first awardee) in 2013. He was selected as a member of the “Outstanding Talent Development Program” in Shenzhen in 2021, "Pearl River Talent" in Guangdong Province in 2020, "Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation" in Fujian Province in 2014 (the first batch), and the "New Century Excellent Talents Support Program" by the Ministry of Education in 2004 (the first batch).

His research focuses on Carbolong Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, and Polymer Chemistry. His most significant academic contribution is the establishment and naming of Carbolong Chemistry, which is a unique achievement originating from Chinese researchers. Carbolong Chemistry is defined as the chemistry of a planar conjugated carbon chain (containing at least 7 carbons) that forms at least three C-M σ-bonds to chelate a transition metal. The term “long” is the Chinese pinyin for “dragon”, symbolizing the spiritual bond among the global Chinese community.

Carbolong Chemistry has achieved and still holds three world records:

(1). Carbyne bond angle record (<130°), surpassing the previous record by a substantial margin of 17°.

(2). Five C-M bonds on the equatorial plane of a metal.

(3). Four aromatic rings sharing a single atom.

Furthermore, Carbolong Chemistry has been included in the latest edition of the internationally renowned textbook “March's Advanced Organic Chemistry”. Haiping Xia has published nearly 300 papers, with over 30 of them being highlighted as corresponding author publications. The developed Carbolong ligands and complexes have obtained patents in the United States, China, and PCT, and ten types of “Carbolong reagents” have been included in the J&K Chemicals catalog for domestic and international sales.

2. Educational Background

July 1983: Bachelor's degree from Xiamen University

July 1986: Master's degree from Xiamen University; Advisor: Prof. Ronghua Pan

September 2002: Ph.D. degree from Xiamen University (Nominee for the National Excellent Ph.D. Dissertation Award in 2004); Advisor: Prof. Huilin Wan (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Science)

3. Work Experience

Jan. 2020 - present: Director of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis

Jun. 2019 - present: Executive Dean of Shenzhen Grubbs Institute

Dec. 2018 - present: Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Southern University of Science and Technology

Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2018: Distinguished Professor of the Minjiang Scholar Program, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University

Jul. 2003 – Jan. 2013: Vice Dean, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University

Dec. 1999 – Dec. 2018: Professor, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University

Mar. 1995 – Mar. 1997: Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Jul. 1986 – Nov. 1999: Assistant, Lecturer, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University

4. Research Areas

Carbolong Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry

5. Honors and Awards

2025：Stoddart Science Fund Scholar Award

2025：Physical Organic Chemistry Award by the Chinese Chemical Society

2020: The Second Prize of “The National Natural Science Award of China” (the first awardee)

2018: The First Prize of “The Natural Science Award of Fujian Province” (the first awardee)

2018: The Second Prize of “The National Teaching Achievement Award” (the fifth awardee)

2018: The Special Prize of “The Fujian Provincial Teaching Achievement Award” (the fifth awardee)

2016: The 7th “Chinese Chemical Society Huang Yao-Zeng Award in Organometallic Chemistry” (shared with Prof. Jin-Quan Yu)

2014: The Second Prize of “The National Teaching Achievement Award” (the third awardee)

2014: The Special Prize of “The Fujian Provincial Teaching Achievement Award” (the third awardee)

2013: Selected as “Top 10 Advances in Science and Technology of Universities in China” (the first awardee)

2009: The First Prize of “The Fujian Provincial Teaching Achievement Award” (the third awardee)

2004: Nominee for “The National Excellent Ph.D. Dissertation Award”

2004: The Second Prize of “The Fujian Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award” (the third awardee)

2004: The First Prize of “The Xiamen Municipal Scientific and Technological Progress Award” (the third awardee)

2004: The 7th “Fujian Youth Science and Technology Award”

2004: The 11th “Yunsheng Youth Science and Technology Award of Fujian Province”

2002: The Second Prize of “The Fujian Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award” (the first awardee)

2002: The National “Outstanding Backbone Teacher Award” for Higher Education

1997: The Second Prize of “The Fujian Provincial Teaching Achievement Award” (the third awardee)

1992: “Outstanding Young Chemist Award” in the 60th Anniversary of the Chinese Chemical Society

6. Selected Research Projects

2026.01–2030.12 Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Aromatic Skeleton Editing of Carbolong Complexes (No. 22531003), Grant: 2.3 million RMB;

2022.01-2025.12; Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Preparation and catalytic performance studies of chiral-only-at-metal carbolong complexes; No. 92156021; 3.7 million RMB.

2020.11-2023.10; Key Project of the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee; Application research on metal-involved π-conjugated complexes as light energy conversion materials; No. JCYJ20200109140812302; 2 million RMB.

2020.01-2023.12; Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis; No. 2020B121201002; 3 million RMB.

2020.01-2024.12; Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Frontier Exploration); Carbolong chemistry: research on structural elements, properties, and applications; No. 21931002; 3 million RMB.

2018.01-2021.12; Key Project of the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Metallaaromatic system: design, synthesis, performance regulation, and application basis of new elements for photoenergy conversion materials; U1705254; 2.04 million RMB.

2016.01-2019.12; International (Regional) Cooperation Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Design, synthesis, and application of main group atom-containing osmium/iridium heterocyclic rings; 2151101071; 0.9992 million RMB.

2015.01-2019.12; Major Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Polymer synthesis based on triple bond chemistry-Subtopic 4: New functions and applications of polymer based on triple bonds; 21490573; 5.235 million RMB.

2012.1-2015.12; General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; New conjugated structural units - design and polymerization studies of metal heterocyclic monomers; 21174115; 0.62 million RMB.

2010.1-2013.12; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars; Synthesis methodology, properties, and applications of metallaaromatic complexes; 20925208; 2 million RMB.

2009.1-2011.12; General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Synthesis, properties, and applications of metal-containing polycyclic aromatic complexes; 20872123; 0.34 million RMB.

2006.1-2008.12; General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; One-pot synthesis of metallabenzenes; 20572089; 0.26 million RMB.

1998.1-2000.12; General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Applications of novel reductive cyclization in conjugated polymer synthesis; 0.11 million RMB.

1993.1-1995.12; Youth Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Group transfer in block copolymerization; 35,000 RMB.