Recently, South China University of Technology (SCUT) announced the list of appointees for the 2026 TCL Young Scholar named positions. Professor Huang Liangbin from our school was selected for his outstanding contributions to the research of green organic synthesis and its applications.
[Biography]
Huang Liangbin is a Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SCUT. He is a high-level overseas young talent and an Elite Scholar of the "Xinghua Scholar Talent Program" at SCUT. His research focuses on green organic synthesis and its applications. He has been awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in 2014, the First Prize of Natural Science Award by the Ministry of Education ranked second in 2019, the Young Top-notch Talent of Guangdong Pearl River Talent Plan in 2019, and the First Prize of Guangdong Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award ranked third in 2025. He also serves as Deputy Director of the Organic Chemistry Committee of the Guangdong Chemical Society.
[Abstract]
Recently, South China University of Technology (SCUT) announced the list of appointees for the 2026 "TCL Young Scholar" named positions. Professor Huang Liangbin from our school was selected for his outstanding contributions to the research of green organic synthesis and its applications.
In 2019, Huang returned to his alma mater, SCUT. Focusing on the traditional field of organic chemistry, he has dedicated himself to developing green and sustainable new methods for the manufacture of functional chemicals. As the second completer, his research achievement Novel Green Oxidation Methods and Their Applications won the First Prize of Natural Science Award by the Ministry of Education in 2019. Currently, he is focusing on the high-value conversion of carboxylic acid molecules, which are bio-based platform compounds. Centering on carboxylic acid-directed functional synthesis and controllable deoxygenation conversion, he is striving to promote the transformation of basic raw materials for functional chemical synthesis from petrochemical-based unsaturated hydrocarbons to renewable bio-based oxygen-rich platform molecules.
He has carried out interdisciplinary cooperation with food science: involved in the R&D of a high-intensity umami enhancer based on carboxylic acid conversion, which has broken long-term foreign monopolies and achieved ton-scale production. Meanwhile, he has integrated across materials and automotive fields: using bio-based carbon materials, he successfully developed high-performance friction materials and completed the design of four types of automotive brake pads. These products have obtained the national 3C safety certification and demonstrated excellent performance in various automobile rallies, realizing the application of green materials in high-end manufacturing.
As an educator, he is committed to cultivating top-tier basic chemistry talents. He broadens students’ horizons by combining "bringing in" and "going out" initiatives. He has introduced international teaching teams from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and organized multiple "Yunli Dream-Building" summer social practice activities. His devotion to teaching earned him the First Prize of Guangdong Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award in 2025.
Beyond research and teaching, Huang holds multiple roles. As a renowned admissions lecturer, he goes to the frontline to attract outstanding students with passion and professionalism, and was honored as a "Popular Admissions Lecturer". Since starting his independent academic career, Professor Huang has served as a class supervisor, offering thoughtful care to students in daily life. He encourages his students to follow the pioneering examples of distinguished SCUT alumni, strive to be the "Three Heroes of Huagong" in the color TV industry of the new era, and integrate personal ideals into the tide of national development.
Congratulations to Professor Huang Liangbin on being awarded the title of "SCUT TCL Named Young Scholar"!
Announced by School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering