Ching W. Tang

Ching W. Tang
Born (1947-07-23) July 23, 1947
Yuen Long, British Hong Kong
Residence Rochester, New York, U.S.
Citizenship United States
Nationality United States
Fields Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
Institutions University of Rochester
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Eastman Kodak Company
Alma mater King's College, Hong Kong
University of British Columbia
Cornell University
Doctoral advisor Andreas C. Albrecht
Known for His work on Organic LED and hetero-junction organic photovoltaic cell.
Notable awards Jan Rajchman Prize (2001)
Carothers Award (2001)
Humboldt Research Award (2005)
Daniel E. Noble Award (2007)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2011)
Eduard Rhein Award (2013)
Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award (2014)

Ching W. Tang (Chinese: 鄧青雲) is a Hong Kong-born American physical chemist. He was born in Yuen Long, Hong Kong in 1947. Tang currently is the Doris Johns Cherry Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Rochester.[1] He also has joint appointments in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Tang has joined HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as the IAS Bank of East Asia Professor since September 2013.[2]

Biography

A Hakka, Tang attended secondary school at King's College and Yuen Long Public Secondary School in Hong Kong. Later Tang graduated with a BS in chemistry from the University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada in 1970. He subsequently earned his PhD in physical chemistry from Cornell University, New York, USA in 1975.[3] He joined Eastman Kodak in 1975 as a Research Scientist, was promoted to Senior Research Scientist in 1981, to Research Associate in 1990, and to Senior Research Associate in 1998. In 2003 he was named Distinguished Fellow of the Kodak Research Laboratories, Eastman Kodak Company. In 2006 he joined the University of Rochester as the Doris Johns Cherry Professor.

Tang is the inventor of several groundbreaking electronic devices, including the organic light-emitting diode (OLED),[4] and the hetero-junction organic photovoltaic cell (OPV).[3] Efficient OLEDs of small molecules were first developed by Tang at the research department of Eastman Kodak Company in the 1970s. Tang is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the organic electronic industry and in photovoltaics.[5] Tang was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 for "the invention of the organic light-emitting device and organic bilayer solar cell, the bases of modern organic electronics".[6]

In addition to his pioneer research on the OLED and OPV, Tang made a number of critical innovations resulting in the commercialization of a new flat-panel display technology. These innovations include "the development of robust transport and luminescent materials, improved device architectures, novel color pixilation methods, and fabrication processes for the manufacture of passive-matrix OLED displays; and the adaptation of active-matrix backplane technology for high-definition OLED displays".[7]

On 15 February 2011, Tang was awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry. He shared the prize with Professor Stuart A. Rice of the University of Chicago, and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski of Carnegie Mellon University. The official citation for the three professors from the Wolf Foundation reads: "For deep creative contributions to the chemical sciences in the field of synthesis, properties and an understanding of organic materials; for exploring the nature of organic solids and their energy profiles, structure and dynamics and for creating new ways to make organic materials, ranging from polymers, to organic-based devices that capture energy from the sun, and light our way in the dark; and for groundbreaking conceptual and experimental advances that have helped to create the research field of organic materials." [8]

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References

  1. "Ching W. Tang's homepage". University of Rochester Chemical Engineering Department. Retrieved Apr 9, 2010.
  2. "HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Naming Ceremony and Inauguration of HKUST Jockey Club IAS Named Professorships A Significant Platform to Bring Together Brilliant Minds". Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved Jan 28, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Ching W. Tang" (pdf). Eastman Kodak. Retrieved Apr 9, 2010.
  4. "Third-Generation Organic Light Emitting Materials". Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
  5. "Inventor of Next-Generation Display Technology Joins Faculty". Retrieved Apr 9, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Ching W. Tang". Retrieved Oct 7, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "2007 IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award Recipients". Retrieved Oct 18, 2010.
  8. "Rochester's Ching Tang Wins Wolf Prize". Retrieved Feb 15, 2011.
  9. "APS Fellowship". Retrieved Oct 21, 2010.
  10. "Dr. Ching Wan Tang". Retrieved Oct 21, 2010.
  11. "Regional Industrial Innovation Awards Recipients". Retrieved Oct 21, 2010.
  12. "Inventor of the Year". Retrieved Apr 26, 2012.
  13. "ACS Award for Team Innovation". Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
  14. "Professor Ching W. Tang Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award". Retrieved Oct 18, 2010.
  15. "Professor Tang Wins Prestigious 2011 Wolf Prize". Retrieved Feb 15, 2011.
  16. "Technologiepreis - Technology Award 2013" (in German). Retrieved Oct 2, 2013.
  17. "The Optical Society Announces 20 Recipients of Prestigious OSA Awards for 2014". Retrieved Oct 11, 2014.
  18. "Professor Tang awarded with doctorate honorary degree by Shanghai University". Retrieved Dec 27, 2010.
  19. "Rochester's Ching Tang Honored as Pioneer of Organic Electronics". Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.

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