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Tan Tianwei (Chinese: 谭天伟; pinyin: Tān Tiānwěi; born 1964) is a Chinese professor and an elected member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1] He has been the president of Beijing University of Chemical Technology since 2012. He is known for his work on biochemical engineering technologies, including bio-based chemicals, bio-energy, and bio-materials.
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| Born | Feb 1964 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Known for | Biochemical Engineering Bio-energy |
| Awards | Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering (2011) |
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| Fields | Biochemical engineering |
| Institutions | Beijing University of Chemical Technology |
Early life and education
editTan was born in Tianshui, Gansu Province, China. He studied chemical engineering at Tsinghua University beginning in 1981. He received his bachelor's degree and doctoral degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University in 1986 and 1993.[1] During 1990–1992, he was doing research at the German Institute of Biotechnology and Lund University in Sweden as a joint Ph.D. student. After graduation, he joined the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) as a postdoctoral researcher.
Academic career
editTan joined the Department of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology as a faculty member in 1995. From 1996 to 2003, he served as the dean of the Department of Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, BUCT. In 2001, he was funded by the Ministry of Education Outstanding Young Teacher Teaching and Research Award. In 2003, he was awarded the National Outstanding Young Scientist. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the first chairman of the College of Life Science and Technology, BUCT. Then, he served as the vice president of BUCT from 2007 to 2012. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2011. Since 2021, he has served as the president of BUCT; In June 2022, he was elected the director of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Fellowships and societies
editChairman of the Ninth Council of China Renewable Energy Society
Vice Chairman of China Chemical Industry Society
Member of the Discipline Review Team of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Member of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering
Member of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering
Member of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Green Manufacturing Public Service Platform绿色
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Awards and honors
editTan and his research team have been focusing on lipase and enzyme-catalyzed synthetic chemicals and realized the production of lipase for organic synthesis and the application of enzyme industrial catalysis. They established a new method of fermentation amplification based on marker metabolite control, and used it in yeast fermentation products industrial production; At the same time, they developed a new technology for comprehensive utilization of fermentation waste mycelium for industrial application. He has published more than 500 SCI papers.
Tan won a lot of national technological inventions, provincial and ministerial level scientific and technological progress, as well as published more than 40 invention patents.
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| 1999 | Production of Hyaluronic Acid by Fermentation 发酵 |
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| 2000 | Extraction of Ergosterol, Chitosan and Glucosamine from Mycelium 从菌丝体 |
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| 2001 | New Technology and Application of Chitosan Production 壳聚 |
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| 2001 | New Technology for Heavy Metal Wastewater Treatment 含重 |
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| 2001 | New Technology and Application of Chitosan Production 壳聚 |
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| 2002 | Comprehensive Utilization of Mycelium in Fermentation Industry 发酵 |
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| 2002 | A New Technology for the Production of Chitooligosaccharide by Coupling of Reaction Separation |
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| 2011 | Construction of Novel Molecularly Imprinted Supramolecules and Their Molecular Recognition Mechanisms |
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| 2012 | Novel Bioseparation Technology and Application Based on Supramolecular Recognition |
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| 2014 | Research and application of fermentation process optimization based on marker metabolite control |
There are more than 300 Ph.D. students and master students graduated under his advisor.
Tan won a lot of awards based on his research, teaching, organization services:
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| 2000 | Yingdong Huo Outstanding Young Teacher Award 霍英东优 |
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| 2000 | Beijing Advanced Worker |
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| 2002 | Special government allowance of the State Council |
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| 2004 | Chinese Chemical Society - BASF Youth Knowledge Innovation Award |
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| 2006 | The 9th China Youth Science and Technology Award |
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| 2006 | Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Innovation Award |
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| 2008 | Outstanding Contribution Award of the 14th Asian Youth Biotechnology Conference |
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| 2009 | Outstanding Contribution Award of the 2nd International Biorefinery Conference |
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| 2009 | The 2nd Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award (Innovation Award) |
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| 2009 | The 5th Higher School Famous Teacher Award |
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| 2011 | Member of China Engineering Academy |
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| 2013 | The First Min Enze Energy and Chemical Industry Award |
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| 2014 | The 3rd Outstanding Principal Award for Educational Reform and Innovation |
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| 2015 | Evonik Friedrich Bergius Lecture Award 赢创Friedrich Bergius Lecture奖 |