Ching Wan Tang

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| native_name =鄧青雲

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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1947|7|23}}

| birth_place =Yuen Long, British Hong Kong

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| citizenship =United States

| fields =Physical chemistry, chemical engineering

| workplaces =University of Rochester
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Eastman Kodak

| alma_mater =King's College, Hong Kong
University of British Columbia
Cornell University

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| known_for =Work on organic LED and hetero-junction organic photovoltaic cell

| awards =Jan Rajchman Prize (2001)
Carothers Award (2001)
Humboldt Research Award (2005)
Daniel E. Noble Award (2007)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2011)
Eduard Rhein Award (2013)
Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award (2014)
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal (2017)
C&C Prize (2018)
Kyoto Prize (2019)

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Ching Wan Tang ({{zh|t=鄧青雲|p=Dèng Qīngyún}}; born July 23, 1947) is a Hong Kong–American physical chemist. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2018 for inventing OLED (together with Steven Van Slyke), and was awarded the 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.invent.org/inductees/ching-wan-tang|title=Inductee Ching Wan Tang, Who Invented OLED, Enhanced Efficiency|date=2018|website=National Inventors Hall of Fame|access-date=January 29, 2020}} Tang is the IAS Bank of East Asia Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and previously served as the Doris Johns Cherry Professor at the University of Rochester.{{cite web|url=http://www.che.rochester.edu/people/faculty/tang_ching/index.html|title=Ching W. Tang's homepage|publisher=University of Rochester Chemical Engineering Department|access-date=April 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008004921/http://www.che.rochester.edu/people/faculty/tang_ching/index.html|archive-date=October 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ust.hk/eng/news/press_20131127-1062.html|title=HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Naming Ceremony and Inauguration of HKUST Jockey Club IAS Named Professorships A Significant Platform to Bring Together Brilliant Minds|publisher=Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |access-date=January 28, 2014}}

Biography

Ching Wan Tang was born in Yuen Long, British Hong Kong in 1947. He attended secondary school at Yuen Long Public Secondary School in Hong Kong and later received his senior high school education at King's College. He graduated with a BS in chemistry from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and subsequently earned his PhD in physical chemistry from Cornell University in the US in 1975.{{cite web |url=http://mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~fujihara/info/program/abst_invited/Sep1p-2.pdf |title=Ching W. Tang |publisher=Eastman Kodak |access-date=April 9, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He joined Eastman Kodak in 1975 as a research scientist, was promoted to senior research scientist in 1981, to research associate in 1990, and to senior research associate in 1998. In 2003 he was named distinguished fellow of the Kodak Research Laboratories, Eastman Kodak Company. In 2006 he joined the University of Rochester as the Doris Johns Cherry Professor.

Tang is the inventor of several groundbreaking electronic devices, including the OLED (organic light-emitting diode),{{cite web|url=http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/researchDevelopment/productFeatures/oled2003P.shtml|title=Third-Generation Organic Light Emitting Materials|access-date=October 19, 2010}} and the hetero-junction organic photovoltaic cell (OPV). Efficient OLEDs of small molecules were first developed by Tang at the research department of Eastman Kodak Company in the 1970s. Tang is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the organic electronics industry and in photovoltaics.{{cite web|url=http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=2736 |title=Inventor of Next-Generation Display Technology Joins Faculty |access-date=April 9, 2010}} Tang was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 for "the invention of the organic light-emitting device and organic bilayer solar cell, the bases of modern organic electronics".{{cite web|url=http://www.pas.rochester.edu/urpas/faculty_page/tang_ching_w|title=Ching W. Tang|access-date=October 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626145754/http://www.pas.rochester.edu/urpas/faculty_page/tang_ching_w|archive-date=June 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}

In addition to his pioneer research on the OLED and OPV, Tang made a number of critical innovations resulting in the commercialization of a new flat-panel display technology. These innovations include "the development of robust transport and luminescent materials, improved device architectures, novel color pixilation methods, and fabrication processes for the manufacture of passive-matrix OLED displays; and the adaptation of active-matrix backplane technology for high-definition OLED displays".{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/newsletters/leos/oct07/noble.html|title=2007 IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award Recipients|website=Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |access-date=October 18, 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On February 15, 2011, Tang was awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, together with Stuart A. Rice and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. The official citation for the three professors from the Wolf Foundation reads: "For deep creative contributions to the chemical sciences in the field of synthesis, properties and an understanding of organic materials; for exploring the nature of organic solids and their energy profiles, structure and dynamics and for creating new ways to make organic materials, ranging from polymers, to organic-based devices that capture energy from the sun, and light our way in the dark; and for groundbreaking conceptual and experimental advances that have helped to create the research field of organic materials."{{cite web|url=http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3770|title=Rochester's Ching Tang Wins Wolf Prize|access-date=February 15, 2011}}

On December 5, 2015, Tang was elected a founding member of the Academy of Science of Hong Kong.

Honors and recognition

=Memberships=

1998, Fellow of the American Physical Society;{{cite web|url=http://www.aps.org/units/fiap/fellowship/index.cfm?year=1998|title=APS Fellowship|access-date=October 21, 2010}}
- 2002, Fellow of the Society for Information Display;
- 2006, Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering;{{cite web|url=http://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/Directory20412/30951.aspx|title=Dr. Ching Wan Tang|access-date=October 21, 2010}}
- 2015, Founding member of the Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong;{{Cite web|url=http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20150826/00176_022.html|title=具權威港科院12月成立 – 東方日報|website=orientaldaily.on.cc|access-date=January 12, 2017}}

=Awards=

1994, Eastman Kodak Distinguished Inventor, from the Eastman Kodak Company;
1999, Eastman Kodak Team Achievement Award, from the Eastman Kodak Company;
2000, Eastman Innovation Award, from the Eastman Kodak Company;
2001, Jan Rajchman Prize, from the Society for Information Display;
2001, Carothers Award, from the American Chemical Society;
2001, Northeast Regional Innovation Award, from the American Chemical Society;{{cite web|url=http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1462&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=c89ebe36-bde5-4fc5-afd3-1234f78782b1|title=Regional Industrial Innovation Awards Recipients|access-date=October 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323215748/http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1462&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=c89ebe36-bde5-4fc5-afd3-1234f78782b1|archive-date=March 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}
2002, Rochester Law Association Inventor of the Year Award, from the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association;{{cite web|url=http://ripla.org/inventor.html|title=Inventor of the Year|access-date=April 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029175148/http://ripla.org/inventor.html|archive-date=October 29, 2016|url-status=usurped}}
2003, Team Innovation Award, from the American Chemical Society;{{cite web|url=http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1319&content_id=CTP_004554&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=dc8668c4-07fd-4401-905b-5fff2d6eb905|title=ACS Award for Team Innovation|access-date=October 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323215500/http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1319&content_id=CTP_004554&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=dc8668c4-07fd-4401-905b-5fff2d6eb905|archive-date=March 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}
2003, Distinguished fellow of the Kodak Research Laboratories, from the Eastman Kodak Company;
2005, Humboldt Research Award, from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany;
2006, Doris Johns Cherry Professorship, from University of Rochester;
2007, Daniel E. Noble Award, from the IEEE;
2010, Lifetime Achievement Award, from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester.{{cite web|url=http://www.che.rochester.edu/news.php?id=54|title=Professor Ching W. Tang Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award|access-date=October 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008194823/http://www.che.rochester.edu/news.php?id=54|archive-date=October 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}
2010, Chair Professorship, from the Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Soochow University.
2011, Wolf Prize in Chemistry, from the Wolf Foundation{{cite web|url=http://www.che.rochester.edu/news.php?id=57|title=Professor Tang Wins Prestigious 2011 Wolf Prize|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325175651/http://www.che.rochester.edu/news.php?id=57|archive-date=March 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}
2013, Eduard Rhein Award, from the Eduard Rhein Foundation;{{cite web|url=http://www.eduard-rhein-stiftung.de/html/hauptseite_e.html|title=Technologiepreis – Technology Award 2013|access-date=October 2, 2013|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120123056/http://www.eduard-rhein-stiftung.de/html/hauptseite_e.html|archive-date=November 20, 2008}}
2013, IAS Bank of East Asia Professorship, from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
2014, Nick Holonyak Jr. Award, from the Optical Society.{{cite web|url=http://www.osa.org/en-us/about_osa/newsroom/news_releases/2014/the_optical_society_announces_20_recipients_of_pre/|title=The Optical Society Announces 20 Recipients of Prestigious OSA Awards for 2014|access-date=October 11, 2014}}
2017, IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal, from the IEEE;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ieee.org/documents/nishizawa_rl.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619232109/http://ieee.org/documents/nishizawa_rl.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2010|title=Recipients of IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal|publisher=IEEE|access-date=June 12, 2018}}
2018, C&C Prize, from the NEC C&C Foundation;{{Cite web|url=https://www.nec.com/en/press/201810/global_20181010_01.html|title=NEC C&C Foundation Awards 2018 C&C Prize|publisher=NEC C&C Foundation|access-date=June 13, 2019}}
2018 and 2019, Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist{{cite web |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |title=The Asian Scientist 100 |author= |date= |website= |publisher= Asian Scientist |access-date= 13 March 2025 |quote= |language= }}
2019, Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (Materials Science and Engineering).[https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/ching_w_tang/ Kyoto Prize 2019]

=Honorary titles=

2002, honorary professor, Shanghai University, China;
2002, honorary professor, South China University of Technology, China;
2010, doctorate honorary degree, Shanghai University, China;{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/thetanggroupur/news/professortangawardedwithdoctoratehonorarydegreebyshanghaiuniversity|title=Professor Tang awarded with doctorate honorary degree by Shanghai University|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307174403/https://sites.google.com/site/thetanggroupur/news/professortangawardedwithdoctoratehonorarydegreebyshanghaiuniversity|url-status=dead}}
2013, CE Hall of Fame, from the Consumer Electronics Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=7522|title=Rochester's Ching Tang Honored as Pioneer of Organic Electronics|access-date=January 28, 2013}}
2018, Inductee, National Inventors Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/ching-tang-award|title=Ching Tang inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame|access-date=January 31, 2018|date=January 29, 2018}}

Notable publications

{{cite journal | last=Tang | first=C. W. | title=Two‐layer organic photovoltaic cell | journal=Applied Physics Letters | publisher=AIP Publishing | volume=48 | issue=2 | date=January 13, 1986 | issn=0003-6951 | doi=10.1063/1.96937 | pages=183–185| bibcode=1986ApPhL..48..183T }}
{{cite journal | last1=Tang | first1=C. W. | last2=VanSlyke | first2=S. A. | title=Organic electroluminescent diodes | journal=Applied Physics Letters | publisher=AIP Publishing | volume=51 | issue=12 | date=September 21, 1987 | issn=0003-6951 | doi=10.1063/1.98799 | pages=913–915| bibcode=1987ApPhL..51..913T }}
{{cite journal | last1=Tang | first1=C. W. | last2=VanSlyke | first2=S. A. | last3=Chen | first3=C. H. | title=Electroluminescence of doped organic thin films | journal=Journal of Applied Physics | publisher=AIP Publishing | volume=65 | issue=9 | year=1989 | issn=0021-8979 | doi=10.1063/1.343409 | pages=3610–3616| bibcode=1989JAP....65.3610T }}
{{cite journal | last1=Van Slyke | first1=S. A. | last2=Chen | first2=C. H. | last3=Tang | first3=C. W. | title=Organic electroluminescent devices with improved stability | journal=Applied Physics Letters | publisher=AIP Publishing | volume=69 | issue=15 | date=October 7, 1996 | issn=0003-6951 | doi=10.1063/1.117151 | pages=2160–2162| bibcode=1996ApPhL..69.2160V }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20141008004921/http://www.che.rochester.edu/people/faculty/tang_ching/index.html University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering Department – Ching W Tang's website]
[https://sites.google.com/site/thetanggroupur/ Tang Research Group – University of Rochester] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307081633/https://sites.google.com/site/thetanggroupur/ |date=March 7, 2016 }}
[http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/18788/2/Albrecht_Andreas_C_2002.pdf On Andreas C. Albrecht]

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Category:American scientists of Asian descent

Category:Cornell University alumni

Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society

Category:Hong Kong people of Hakka descent