Weidi Cao

Professor of Chemistry

Email: wdcao@scu.edu.cn

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC CAREER

2021.9-present Professor, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

2018.4-2021.8 Associate Professor, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

2015.9-2018.2 Postdoctor, Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (with Prof. Choon-Hong Tan)

2010.9-2015.6 Ph.D., College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, China (with Prof. Xiaoming Feng)

2006.9-2010.6 B.Sc., College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, China

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Asymmetric catalysis, photocatalysis, radical chemistry, organosilicon chemistry

HONORS AND AWARDS

2026 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award

2024 Wiley China Excellent Author Program

2024 the Excellent Oral Report Award of 4th National Organic Radical Chemistry Conference

2021 High-level Talents Introduction Plan of Sichuan Province (Young Talents Program)

2021 The Young Scientific and Technological Academic Leaders Training Program of Sichuan University

2019 Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) from the Ministry of Education (First class, China)

2016 The 14th International Symposium for Chinese Organic Chemists (ISCOC) and the 11th International Symposium for Chinese Inorganic Chemists (ISCIC) poster award