On the morning of October 15th, the appointment ceremony and academic seminar for Academician Klaus Müllen from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research as a chair professor was held in the Academic Report Hall of the Binglin Library at the Dushu Lake Campus. In attendance were Shen Mingrong, Deputy Party Secretary and Vice President of the university; Li Shutang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of our college; and Chi Lifeng, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Advisory Director of our college.

During the ceremony, Shen Mingrong, on behalf of the university, presented Klaus Müllen with the chair professor appointment letter and a commemorative gift. Klaus Müllen delivered a report titled "Carbon Nanostructures by Design-A Discovery Tour from Synthesis to Function," sharing his research experiences, academic achievements, and life insights.

Following the seminar, Klaus Müllen engaged in discussions with the faculty and students present. His unique insights greatly inspired and enlightened the audience. Klaus Müllen's adjunct appointment will significantly advance our research in organic optoelectronics and functional nanomaterials, further accelerating the high-quality development of related disciplines at our university.

Biography of Prof. Klaus Müllen

Prof. Klaus Müllen received his Ph.D. from the University of Basel in 1972. In 1989, he joined the Max Planck Society in Germany as a Director, focusing on the synthesis, properties, and applications of nanocarbon materials. His research interests include carbon materials such as graphene nanostructures, functional dyes and pigments, novel synthetic methodologies, organometallic chemistry, polymers with complex spatial conformations, conjugated polymers, liquid crystal materials, organic optoelectronic devices, biosynthetic materials, complex macromolecules, and nanocomposites.

Professor Müllen has published over 1,900 papers, including Science, Nature, Nature Chemistry, Nature Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Advanced Materials, and holds 60 patents. He is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Academia Europaea, and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He served as the first non-U.S. Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. He is an internationally renowned organic and polymer chemist, and the most highly cited chemist in Germany, with an h-index of 202 (Google Scholar, September 2024 data).

Editor: Juan Yang