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Benjamin Gung
Benjamin W. Gung (born July 15, 1953) is a Chinese Americans, Chinese American organic chemist and academic. He is an emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Miami University. Gung and his research group have concentrated on two main areas: organic synthesis, including the total synthesis of natural products and the development of new methodologies, and the study of nonbonding interactions involving aromatic rings. Together, they have synthesized a variety of natural products. Gung is ranked among the top 2 percent of researchers worldwide, according to a recent Stanford University study that used citation analysis to identify leading scholars among nearly eight million authors. Education and career After receiving a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Nanjing University in China in 1982, Gung pursued graduate studies in organic chemistry at Kansas State University, where he completed his M.S. in 1984 and Ph.D. in 1987, studying under Richard McDonald and Duy Hua. Following a two-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans have ancestors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as other regions that are inhabited by large populations of the Chinese diaspora, especially Southeast Asia and some other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Chinese Americans include Chinese from the China circle and around the world who became naturalized U.S. citizens as well as their natural-born descendants in the United States. The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside Asia. It is also the third-largest community in the Chinese diaspora, behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia. The 2022 American Community Survey of the U.S. Census estimated the population of Chinese Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
