George Guo-Qiang Chen
Professor
Tsinghua University
China
Biography
Education: BSc, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China，1981-1985 PhD, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria，1986-1989 Research Experience: Postdoc., University of Nottingham, UK，1990-1992 Postdoc., University of Alberta, Canada，1992-1994 Associate Professor, Tsinghua University，1994-1997 Professor, Tsinghua University，1997-Present Awards: Good Teacher and Friend to Graduate Students of Tsinghua Univ，2001-2006 Mei Yiqi Award, Tsinghua University, 2007-2010 2nd Class China National Invention Award，2002 Outstanding Young Researcher Award，2003 Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Award，2003 Silver award, Internationale Ausstellung, Ideen, Erfindungen und Neuheiten, Nürnberg, Germany，2003 8th Young Chinese Scientific Achievement Award，2004 Cheungkong Scholar，Ministry of Education, 2004 Board of Directors for China Biotechnology Association，2006-Present
Research Interest
Research areas and interests: Industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology Microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Microbial metabolic engineering Functions of PHA in microbial physiology Application of PHA as tissue engineering materials Applications of PHA as biodegradable materials and as biofuels