About the Editors
Yu Liu is a professor at Nankai University. He received
his Ph.D. from Himeji Institute of Technology, Japan, in
1991. Then, he spent about 2 years (1991–1992) as
postdoctoral fellow at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical
Physics. In 1993, he moved to Nankai University as a
professor and got the special government allowances of
the State Council. Prof. Liu obtained the support of
National Outstanding Youth Fund in 1996 and is now
the specially appointed professor of Cheung Kong
Scholars Programme. He has made a great deal of contribution to the supramolecular chemistry of crown ether,
cyclodextrin, and calixarene, and is the contributor of
8 books and more than 500 articles (h-index: 61). Prof.
Liu won a Second Class Award of Natural Science from
Chinese Academy of Science in 1990; a Second Class
Award of Scientific and Technological Progress from
Ministry of Education in 1998; three times First Class
Award of Natural Science of Tianjin in 2000, 2005, and
2015; a Second Class Award of State Natural Science
Prize in 2010, and a Special Grade Award of Baogang
Outstanding Teacher in 2003.
Yong Chen obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2001 from
Nankai University (China), majoring in physical organic
chemistry. From 2002 to 2003, he was an assistant
professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science. Subsequently, Prof. Chen went to Ecole
Normale Superieure (ENS, France) as a post-doctor in
2002 via invitation from National Scientific Research
Center of France (CNRS). At the end of 2003, he joined
the Supramolecular Chemistry Laboratory of Nankai
University as an associate professor and became a
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Yu Liu is a professor at Nankai University. He received
his Ph.D. from Himeji Institute of Technology, Japan, in
1991. Then, he spent about 2 years (1991–1992) as
postdoctoral fellow at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical
Physics. In 1993, he moved to Nankai University as a
professor and got the special government allowances of
the State Council. Prof. Liu obtained the support of
National Outstanding Youth Fund in 1996 and is now
the specially appointed professor of Cheung Kong
Scholars Programme. He has made a great deal of contribution to the supramolecular chemistry of crown ether,
cyclodextrin, and calixarene, and is the contributor of
8 books and more than 500 articles (h-index: 61). Prof.
Liu won a Second Class Award of Natural Science from
Chinese Academy of Science in 1990; a Second Class
Award of Scientific and Technological Progress from
Ministry of Education in 1998; three times First Class
Award of Natural Science of Tianjin in 2000, 2005, and
2015; a Second Class Award of State Natural Science
Prize in 2010, and a Special Grade Award of Baogang
Outstanding Teacher in 2003.
Yong Chen obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2001 from
Nankai University (China), majoring in physical organic
chemistry. From 2002 to 2003, he was an assistant
professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science. Subsequently, Prof. Chen went to Ecole
Normale Superieure (ENS, France) as a post-doctor in
2002 via invitation from National Scientific Research
Center of France (CNRS). At the end of 2003, he joined
the Supramolecular Chemistry Laboratory of Nankai
University as an associate professor and became a
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