Scientific Peaks
For more than two decades, Zhou Qilin, a professor at Nankai University, has kept a rigid and tight work schedule. Six days of the week, he arrives at the laboratory between 7 and 8 a.m., and stays until about 8 p.m., devoting himself to chiral chemistry research.
Zhou’s persistent work has led to novel findings about highly efficient chiral spiro catalysts, which help to produce chiral compounds such as medicines, pesticides, fragrances and liquid crystals.
On January 10, his team was conferred first prize in the State Natural Science Award for their achievements in chiral chemistry at the annual state science and technology awards ceremony honoring distinguished scientists,
