He TIAN
Professor
Vice President of Chinese Chemical Society
Academician of Chinese Academy of Science
Academician of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor
Contact Information
Education
1989.01 Ph.D. Applied Chemistry, East China University of Science &
Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
1986.07 M.Sc. Physics, East China University of Science & Technology
Shanghai, P. R. China
1982.07 Eng. Organic Chemistry, Nanjing University of Science & Technology
Nanjing, P. R. China
Research Interests
Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Machines & Switches, Photochromic Materials
Organic Electronic and Optical Functional Materials: OLED, Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Fluorescence Sensors
Synthesis of Novel Functional Organic Dyes and Polymers
Professional Experience
2019-now Selected as Vice President of Chinese Chemical Society
2011-now Selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Science
- 2001 Sabbatical at The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, California, USA
- 2000 Sabbatical, supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research, Mainz, GERMANY
1999-now Appointed as Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor, the Education Ministry of China
East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, CHINA
- 1996 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China
- East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, CHINA
1994-now Full professor and director of the Institute of Fine Chemicals
East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, CHINA
1991-1993 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Siegen University, GERMANY
Academic Services
Associate Editor of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Editorial Board of Advanced Optical Materials, Science China Chemistry, International Advisory Board Member for Chemical Science, Polymer Chemistry and Dyes and Pigments.
Selected Recent Publications
1.Qi Zhang, Chen-Yu Shi, Da-Hui Qu*, Yi-Tao Long, Ben L. Feringa,* and He Tian*.Exploring a naturally tailored small molecule for stretchable, self-healing, and adhesive supramolecular polymers. Science Advance, 2018, 4(7), eaat8192.
2.Junji Zhang, Xianzhi Chai, Xiao-Peng He*, Hae-Jo Kim*, Juyoung Yoon* and He Tian, Fluorogenic probes for disease-relevant enzymes. Chemical Society Reviews, 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00907K.
3.Xiang Ma*, Chao Xu, Jie Wang and He Tian*. Heavy-Atom-Free Amorphous Pure Organic Polymers with Efficient Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Emission. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2018, 57, 10854-10858.
4.Dengfeng Li, Feifei Lu, Jie Wang, Wende Hu, Xiao-Ming Cao,Xiang Ma*and He Tian. Amorphous Metal-Free Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Small Molecules with Multicolor Photoluminescence via a Host-Guest and Dual-Emission Strategy.J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2018, 140, 1916-1923.
5.Youxin Fu, Hai-Hao Han, Junji Zhang,* Xiao-Peng He,* Ben L. Feringa, and He Tian*, Photocontrolled Fluorescence “Double-Check” Bioimaging Enabled by a Glycoprobe−Protein Hybrid. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 8671-8674.
6.Sujun Chen, Yichuan Wang, Ting Nie, Chunyan Bao*, Chenxi Wang, Tianyi Xu, Qiuning Lin, Da-Hui Qu*, Xueqing Gong, Yi Yang, Linyong Zhu*, and He Tian. An Artificial Molecular Shuttle Operates in Lipid Bilayers for Ion Transport. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 17992–17998.
7.Qi Zhang, Si-Jia Rao, Tao Xie, Xin Li, Tian-Yi Xu, Da-Wei Li, Da-Hui Qu*, Yi-Tao Long, He Tian*. Muscle-like Artificial Molecular Actuators for Nanoparticles. Chem, 2018, 4, 2670-2684.
8.Yi-Lun Ying, Zi-Yuan Li, Zheng-Li Hu, Junji Zhang,* Fu-Na Meng, Chan Cao, Yi-Tao Long,* and He Tian, A Time-Resolved Single Molecular Train Based on Aerolysin Nanopore. Chem, 2018, 4, 1893-1901.
9.Ziyuan Li, Gilad Davidson-Rozenfeld, Margarita Vázquez-González, Michael Fadeev, Junji Zhang,* He Tian, and Itamar Willner*, Multi-triggered Supramolecular DNA/Bipyridinium Dithienylethene Hydrogels Driven by Light, Redox, and Chemical Stimuli for Shape-Memory and Self-Healing Applications. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 17691-17701..
10.Hui Ma, Wei Ma, Jian-Fu Chen, Xiao-Yuan Liu, Yue-Yi Peng, Zhe-Yao Yang,He Tian*, and Yi-Tao Long*. Quantifying Visible-Light-Induced Electron Transfer Properties of Single Dye-Sensitized ZnO Entity for Water Splitting. J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2018, 140, 5272-5279.
11.Wei Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Zhiyun Zhang, Yi-An Chen, Wei-Chih Chao, Jianhua Su,HeTian*, and Pi-Tai Chou*. Snapshotting the Excited-State Planarization of Chemically Locked N,N′-Disubstituted Dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazines. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 5272-5279.
12.Yue‐Yi Peng Hui Ma, Wei Ma*, Yi‐Tao Long, He Tian*. Single‐Nanoparticle Photoelectrochemistry at a Nanoparticulate TiO2‐Filmed Ultramicroelectrode. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2018, 57, 3758-3762.
13.Zhiyun Zhang, Chi‐Lin Chen, Yi‐An Chen, Yu‐Chen Wei, Jianhua Su,He Tian*, Pi‐Tai Chou*. Tuning the Conformation and Color of Conjugated Polyheterocyclic Skeletons by Installing ortho‐Methyl Groups. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2018, 57, 9880-9884.
14.Junji Zhang, Youxin Fu, Hai-Hao Han, Yi Zang, Jia Li, Xiao-Peng He*, Ben L. Feringa & He Tian*, Remote light-controlled intracellular target recognition by photochromic fluorescent glycoprobes. Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 987.
15.Qi-Wei Zhang, Dengfeng Li, Xin Li, Paul White, Jasmin Mecinovic, Xiang Ma*, Hans Ågren,Roeland Nolte, He Tian*. Multicolor Photoluminescence Including White-Light Emission by a Single Host-Guest Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2016, 138, 13541-13550.
16.Xiaoyu Zhang, Yaoyao Xu, Fabrizio Giordano*, Marcel Schreier*, Norman Pellet, Yue Hu, Chenyi Yi, Neil Robertson, Jianli Hua*, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin*, HeTian and Michael Grätzel*. Molecular Engineering of Potent Sensitizers for Very Efficient Light Harvesting in Thin-Film Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 10742-10745.
17.Yunsong Cai, Zhiqian Guo, Jianmei Chen, Wenlong Li, Liubiao Zhong, Ya Gao,Lin Jiang, Lifeng Chi*, He Tian, and Wei-Hong Zhu*. Enabling Light Work in Helical Self-Assembly for Dynamic Amplification of Chirality with Photoreversibility.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 2219-2224.
18.Zhiyun Zhang, Yu-Sin Wu, Kuo-Chun Tang, Chi-Lin Chen, Jr-Wei Ho, Jianhua Su, He Tian*, and Pi-Tai Chou*. Excited-State Conformational/Electronic Responses of Saddle-Shaped N,N′-Disubstituted-Dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazines: Wide-Tuning Emission from Red to Deep Blue and White Light Combination. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 8509-8520.
19.Qi Zhang, Da-Hui Qu*, Qiao-Chun Wang, He Tian*. Dual-Mode Controlled Self-Assembly of TiO2 Nanoparticles Through a Cucurbit[8]uril-Enhanced Radical Cation Dimerization Interaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2015, 54, 15789-15793.
20.Da-Hui Qu, Qiaochun Wang, Qi-Wei Zhang, Xiang Ma, He Tian*. Photoresponsive Host-Guest Functional Systems. Chem. Rev., 2015, 115, 7543-7588.
