University of South Carolina Department of Chemsitry and Biochemistry

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Prof. Chuanbing Tang

Dr. Chuanbing Tang, Carolina Distinguished Professor 

SmartState Endowed Chair in Polymer Nanocomposites

Director, NSF Center for Polymers for a Circular Economy (CCI Phase I)

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Education

B. S. Polymer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, 1997
M. S. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003 (with Kris Matyjaszewski / Tomasz Kowalewski)
Ph. D. Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006 (with Kris Matyjaszewski / Tomasz Kowalewski)
Postdoc, Materials Research Lab, University of California Santa Barbara 2006-2009 (with Edward Kramer / Craig Hawker)

Major Awards and Honor

ACS Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award (the South Carolina Section), 2023

Special Creativity Award, National Science Foundation, 2022

Standing Member, BMBI Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 2021-2023

Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2021

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020

Russell Research Award for the Science, Mathematics, and Engineering, University of South Carolina, 2020

Fellow, Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2018

Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2018

ACS Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award, 2018

Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2017

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2017

South Carolina Governor’s Young Scientist Award, 2016

Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, University of South Carolina, 2015

PMSE Young Investigator Award, American Chemical Society, 2014

Breakthrough Rising Star, University of South Carolina, 2013

Career Award, National Science Foundation, 2013

Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, 2013

Editorship

2022-Present       Senior Editor, Progress in Polymer Science Link (Elsevier, Impact factor 27.1)

2019-2022            Editor, Polymer  (Elsevier)

2018-2019            Associate Editor, Polymer Reviews  (Taylor & Francis)  

Editorial Advisory Boards: 

Giant; Macromolecules and   CS Macro Letters; Polymer; Macromolecular Rapid Communications; Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics; Green Materials.

Contact Details

Department Mailing Address: Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Uni. of South Carolina,
631 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
Office Location: 541 Main Street, Horizon 1, Room 239, Columbia, SC 29208.
Email : tang4@mailbox.sc.edu
Group Web:
http://www.tangpolymer.org
Phone: 803-777-3628 (office);  803-576-5694 (GSRC)

 

 

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