Anjun Qin, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Anjun Qin is a professor at South China University of Technology (SCUT). He is serving as deputy Dean of SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute. He received BS and PhD degrees from Shanxi University and Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, respectively, and conducted postdoctoral research at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Zhejiang University, respectively. He promted to be an associate professor at Zhejiang University in 2008, and moved to SCUT as a professor in 2013. His research interests include synthetic polymer chemistry and organic/polymeric functional materials. He has published over 330 papers which have been cited for over 10,000 times, with an h-index of 63. He has received the State Natural Science Award (1st Class) from the Chinese Government, and was admitted as a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2017.

Yuning Hong, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Yuning Hong is Associate Professor in Chemistry at La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS), La Trobe University. She is Associate Professor of Molecular Design at LIMS. She received BSc and PhD degree from Sun Yat-sen University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), respectively, and held postdoctoral positions at Dartmouth College (2011-2012), HKUST as Research Assistant Professor (2012-2014), University of Melbourne as McKenzie Fellow (2014-2016) before joining LIMS in late 2016. Her research interest focuses on chemical biology of protein misfolding and aggregation and biomedical applications of aggregation-induced emission. She has published over 100 papers, which have been cited over 14,000 times with a H-index of 49. She was the recipient of the Australia Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2017-2020) and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Rita Cornforth Lectureship Award (2018).

Gen-ichi Konishi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Gen-ichi Konishi is Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He was born in Rochester, NY. He received his PhD from Kyoto University under the supervision of Prof. Yoshiki Chujo in 2000. He then joined Shinshu University, Division of Physiology, School of Medicine (2000) and Kanazawa University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, (2002) as an assistant professor. In 2006, he moved to become an Associate Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He worked the PRESTO (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology) program “Element Strategy” from Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) under the supervision of Prof. Hideo Hosono. His research interests include photochemistry, physical organic chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, liquid crystal, and physiology (autonomic nervous system). He received the Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science (SPSJ) (2006) and The Japanese Photochemistry Association Award (2020).

Paul R. McGonigal, University of York, York, UK

Paul McGonigal is Reader in Functional Organic Materials at the University of York, where he investigates dynamic processes in organic functional materials. His group’s research has been recognised by the Molecules Young Investigator Award 2018 and the RSC Harrison–Meldola Memorial Medal 2022. He received MChem (2007) and PhD (2011) degrees from the University of Edinburgh, conducted postdoctoral research at the Institut Català d'Investigació Química, and was a Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University. From 2015-2023, Paul started his independent academic career at Durham University as an Assistant and Associate Professor, prior to moving to his current position at the University of York. He has published in the areas of aggregation-induced emission, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, shapeshifting molecules, and molecular machines.

Eric Rivard, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada

Eric Rivard is a Full Professor at the University of Alberta. He received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Professor Ian Manners. After NSERC sponsored postdoctoral work, he joined the University of Alberta in 2008. He has received fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, was the inaugural Michael Lappert Lecturer (RSC), and won a Strem Chemicals Award for Pure and Applied Inorganic Chemistry. He has given > 200 invited lectures worldwide, has an h-index of 47 with > 6000 citations. Prof. Rivard's research group studies fundamental main group element chemistry, including the development of phosphorescent materials and efficient routes to semiconductors and conjugated polymers.

Kazuo Tanaka, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Kazuo Tanaka is professor in Kyoto University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2004 from Kyoto University, and worked in Stanford University, USA, Kyoto University, and RIKEN as a postdoctoral fellow. Until this time, he has studied on the synthetic chemistry based on DNA. In 2007, he has moved to the Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, and in 2018, he was promoted to professor. His research projects especially focus on design of new functional materials based on the heteroatom-containing polymers and organic−inorganic hybrids for developing optoelectronic devices and bio-related materials. He has published over 220 papers which have been cited for over 6,000 times, with an h-index of 44. He has received Polymer Journal-Zeon prize (2012), The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (2013), Young Talents in Polymer Science, Wiley-VCH (2016) and SPSJ Science Award (2019).

Wei Tao, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Wei Tao is the Farokhzad Family Distinguished Chair for Innovation (Endowed Chair) and Principal Investigator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is also the first Chaired Professor as an assistant professor in his institution. He received his BS from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, and completed his joint Ph.D. training at Tsinghua University, China and Harvard Medical School, USA. He has published over 100 papers in prestigious journals including Nature/Science/Cell Press/PNAS family journals, which also makes him a Clarivate’s Global Highly Cited Researcher (every year since 2021). He has received multiple grants or awards including the American Heart Association Collaborative Sciences Award, Harvard/Brigham Department Basic Scientist Grant, Nanotechnology Foundation, Khoury Innovation Award, Center for Nanomedicine Research Fund, Stepping Strong Breakthrough Innovator Award, MIT Technology Review Top Innovators Under 35 (TR35), world's Top 2% Scientist (selected continuously since 2019), U.S. METAvivor Early Career Investigator Award, Chemical Society Reviews Emerging Investigator, Advanced Materials Rising Star, Materials Today Rising Star Award, Angewandte Chemie Most Outstanding Referee, Materials Horizons Top 10 Outstanding Reviewers Award, etc. Prof. Tao’s research interests include biomaterials, nanotechnology and drug delivery, as well as their various applications in translational medicine.

Jianping Xie, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Dr. Jianping Xie is currently a Dean’s Chair Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at National University of Singapore (NUS). He received his BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, and his Ph.D. from the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) program. Dr. Xie joined NUS in 2010 and established the BioNanoMetals research group. His group is known for the work on engineering water-soluble metal nanoclusters for biomedical and catalytic applications. Dr. Xie has 190+ publications, 21000+ citations, and an H-index of 78. His research interests include noble metal nanoclusters, nanomedicine, and nanocatalysis. Dr. Xie’s recent research award includes Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry 2018, 2019 & 2020 (by Clarivate Analytics). Dr. Xie is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

Ali K. Yetisen, Imperial College, London, UK

Dr. Yetisen is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London, where he directs the Centre for Biochemical Sensors. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology) from the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a Tosteson Fellow at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Yetisen has been awarded several international prizes including IChemE Nicklin Medal, Birmingham Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and Carl Friedrich von Siemens Fellowship. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Institution of Chemical Engineers. He serves on the editorial board of Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Elsevier) and the advisory board of Sensors & Diagnostics (Royal Society of Chemistry).

Shuang-Quan Zang, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Shuang-Quan Zang is distinguished Professor at Zhengzhou University (ZZU). He is serving as Dean of College of Chemistry and Green Catalysis Center at ZZU. He received his PhD degree in Chemistry from Nanjing University in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Qingjin Meng. After postdoctoral research with Prof. Thomas C. W. Mak at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, he joined the College of Chemistry of Zhengzhou University in 2008. He received The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2018. His current scientific interests focus on atomically-precise metal clusters and cluster-assembled materials, functional metal-organic frameworks, luminescence-structure relationship and applications. He has published over 200 papers which have been cited for over 8,000 times, with an h-index of 53.

Yu Shrike Zhang, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA

Yu Shrike Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Bioengineer in the Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He directs the Laboratory of Engineered Living Systems, where the research is centered on developing biofabrication strategies and biomedical microdevices for personalized medicine. Dr. Zhang received BEng degree from Southeast University, China, MS degree from Washington University in St. Louis, USA, and PhD degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is an author of >200 peer-reviewed publications with citations of >11,500 and h-index of 55. He has delivered >120 invited lectures, including keynotes and plenaries, in local, regional, national, and international venues. In addition, Dr. Zhang has served ad hoc manuscript reviewing for more than 75 journals for >500 times. He holds editorial roles for >10 journals ranging from Editorial Advisory Board members to Associate Editor and co-Editor-in-Chief. He is a recipient of >40 national and international awards in recognition of his scientific research.

Yujie Tu

Aggregate editorial office, Guangzhou, China

Yujie Tu received dual B.Sc. degrees from Sun Yat-sen University (2012-2014) & the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2014-2016) and received her Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (2016-2020) from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). She joined the Aggregate editorial office in 2021.

Kun Peng

Aggregate editorial office, Guangzhou, China

Kun Peng received his M.Sc. degree from Zhengzhou University (China), and received his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Germany). Then he conducted chemical biology research work as a postdoc fellow at Sun Yat-Sen University (China) and joined the Aggregate editorial office in 2024.

Yuhan Wei

Aggregate editorial office, Guangzhou, China

Yuhan WEI received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees (2014-2020) from Université de Strasbourg (France) and Université Grenoble Alpes (France), respectively. She then received her Ph.D. degree (2020-2024) in Chemistry from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) and joined the Aggregate editorial office in 2024.

Shuai Shi

Aggregate editorial office, Guangzhou, China

Shuai Shi received her B.Eng. degree from Dalian university of technology (China) and received her M.Eng. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University (China). She joined the Aggregate editorial office in 2024.