陈昶乐，现为中国科学技术大学化学与材料科学学院教授，博士生导师。2005年获得中国科学技术大学学士学位， 2010年获得美国芝加哥大学博士学位。期间获得芝加哥大学化学系Nathan Sugarman教学奖 (化学系历史第一个荣获此奖的中国人)，并获得芝加哥大学化学系最高荣誉Albert J. Cross奖。自2010年7月起在美国西北大学进行博士后研究，2011年7月起在美国塞拉尼斯公司 (福布斯500) 担任Scientist II，2013年初到中国科学技术大学高分子科学与工程系工作。陈昶乐博士自2005年以来开始从事催化反应以及烯烃聚合方面的研究。研究领域包括：新型金属有机化合物，高性能烯烃聚合催化剂以及工程塑料应用研究等。陈昶乐博士已在Nat. Rev. Chem., Nat. Synth., Nat. Commun., JACS等国际期刊上作为通讯作者发表SCI论文100余篇，H因子58。论文他引7000余次，其中28篇论文单篇引用过百，32篇论文入选ESI 1%高被引论文。申请专利90余项，授权55项。于2011年获得美国化学会 INORG Young Investigator Award (金属有机领域两人入选)，国际纯粹与应用化学联合会 (IUPAC) 青年研究奖-Honorable Mention (金属有机，催化以及高分子领域唯一入选人)，于2012年入选国家海外高层次人才项目；于2015年获得国家自然科学基金优秀青年基金，于2016年获得Thieme Chemistry Journal Award，日本高分子学会“An Invited lecturer of International Leading Young Scientist”，以及2016年度中国化学会青年化学奖；于2019年获得高分子成型加工及其产业发展“新锐创新奖”，入选中国青年化学家元素代言人(镍元素)；于2020年获得IUPAC Young Polymer Scientist Award (每两年评选一次，一次1~2位获奖人)；于2022年获得美国化学会American Chemical Society Macromolecules "Young Investigator Award"；于2020年入选国家杰出青年科学基金。现担任Science Bulletin, European Polymer Journal期刊副主编。 教育经历 2012年，教授，博士生导师，中国科技大学 2011年-2012年，科学家II，美国塞拉尼斯公司（福布斯500） 2010年-2011年，博士后，美国西北大学化学系，导师：Tobin Marks 教授 2006年-2010年，博士，美国芝加哥大学化学系，导师：Richard Jordan 教授 2005年-2006年，硕士，美国芝加哥大学化学系 2001年-2005年，中国科技大学化学系理学士。导师：陈乾旺教授 工作经历 2010年-2011年，博士后，美国西北大学化学系，导师：Tobin Marks 教授 2011年-2012年，科学家II，美国塞拉尼斯公司（福布斯500） 2012年，教授，博士生导师，中国科技大学

Polyolefin Catalyst 新型过渡金属催化剂的设计与合成 烯烃以及极性单体的聚合与共聚 CO2的催化转化，CO2在烯烃聚合中的应用 废旧高分子材料的转化与应用

Community Board Member of Materials Chemistry Frontiers. Young Scientists Committee for Science China Chemistry. Editorial Advisory Board Member for Macromolecules and Polymer Chemistry Editor for European Polymer Journal Associate Editor for Science Bulletin

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L.* “Polymer Multi-Block and Multi-Block+ Strategies for the Upcycling of Mixed Polyolefins and Other Plastics.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202311733. VIP Paper. Li, J.; Peng, D.; Tan, C.*; Chen, C. L.* “Outer-Shell Self-Supported Nickel Catalysts for the Synthesis of Polyolefin Composites.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202300359. Zou, C.; Tan, C.; Chen, C. L.* “Heterogenization Strategies for Nickel Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyolefins and Composites.” Acc. Mater. Res. 2023, 4, 496-506. Tan, C.; Chen, M.; Chen, C. L.* “Catalyst + X Strategies for Ttransition Metal-catalyzed Olefin-polar Monomer Copolymerization.” Trends Chem. 2023, 5, 147-159. Xu, M; Chen, A.; Li, W.; Li, Y. G.*; Zou, C.*; Chen, C. L.* “Efficient Synthesis of Polar Functionalized Polyolefins with High Biomass Content.” Macromolecules 2023, 56, 1372-1378. Peng, D.; Xu, M. H.; Tan, C.*; Chen C. L.* “Emulsion Polymerization Strategy for Heterogenization of Olefin Polymerization Catalysts.” Macromolecules 2023, 56, 2388-2396. Wang, Y.; Nan, C.; Zhuo, W.; Zou, C.; Jiang, H.; Hao, X.; Chen, C. L.*, Song, M. P.* “AmineImine Nickel Catalysts with Pendant ODonor Groups for Ethylene (Co)Polymerization.” Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 5105-5113. Featured as Journal Front Cover. Hong, C.; Wang, Z.; Jiang, H.; Si, G. F.*; Song, M. P.*; Chen, C. L.* “Dual Roles of Trifluoroborate in Nickel-catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization: Electronic Perturbation and Anchoring for Heterogenization.” Chinese Chem. Lett. 2023, 34, doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107918. Ma, Z.; Xu, M.; Zhu, N.; Tan, C.*; Chen, C. L.* “Heterogeneous α-Diimine Nickel Catalysts with Improved Catalytic Performance in Ethylene Polymerization.” Chinese J. Chem. 2023, 41, 1155-1162. Xu, J.; Chen, C. L.*; Kong, X. K.* “Ru-O-Cu Center Constructed by Catalytic Growth of Ru for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution.” Nano Energy 2023, 111, 108403. 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