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CJ Li is named fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, for the advancement of science in developing countries

Published: 1 December 2016

Professor Chao-Jun Li, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University has been elected during the Academy’s 27th Annual General Meeting in Kigali Rwanda, as . Established in 1983, the TWAS is an academy of the world's most accomplished scientists and engineers, constituted of 2004 elected Fellows in more than 90 countries. Prof. C-J Li was elected in recognition of his pioneering work on a wide range of new synthetic reactions for Green Chemistry. Famous examples include Grignard-type reactions in water, Alkyne-Aldehyde-Amine (A3) coupling and Cross-Dehydrogenative-Coupling (CDC), as well as his efforts in advancing sciences in the developing countries.

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