2017-01-09

Professor Cai Zongwei and team win 2016 Science and Technology Award First Prize of China Association for Instrumental Analysis
Professor
Cai Zongwei and his research team recently won the 2016 Science and
Technology Award First Prize of the China Association for Instrumental
Analysis (CAIA). The award is for their outstanding contribution to the
project entitled “Nanomaterials-assisted negative ion laser
desorption/ionisation-time-of-flight mass spectrometry in the analysis
of small molecules”.
The
Department of Chemistry of HKBU has not only been a leader in the field
of analytical science among local universities, it has also achieved
recognition from the international community. Professor Cai and his team
are the first group from Hong Kong to receive the CAIA award since it
was established more than 25 years ago.
The
team developed a series of methods for analysing small molecule
compounds by nanomaterials-assisted negative ion laser
desorption/ionisation-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. These techniques
eliminate the matrix interference in the range of small molecular
weight and overcome the problem of the traditional method in analysing
small molecule compounds. This widens the technical applications in
environmental and biological analysis.
The
CAIA award is registered and authorised under China’s National Office
for Science and Technology Award. Since its launch in 1990, the award
recognises scientists and organisations for the significant
contributions they have made at the highest research level employing
novel methods, innovative technology and advanced applications in
analytical testing sciences in China with social and economic values.
from HKBU eNews
https://bunews.hkbu.edu.hk/news/people/professor-cai-zongwei-and-team-win-2016-science-and-technology-award-first-prize-of-china-association-for-instrumental-analysis