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Huang Jinling ( zh, 黄金陵, born on February 19, 1932), a native of Houcai Village, Dongyuan Township, Hui’an County,
Fujian Province Fujian is a province in southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefecture city by population is Qua ...
, is a structural chemist and educator.


Biography

In 1951, Huang commenced his academic career in the Department of Chemistry at
Fuzhou University Fuzhou University (FZU; ) is a provincial public university in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction The World First-Class Universi ...
. Following a statewide academic reorganization in 1953, he relocated to
Xiamen University Xiamen University (XMU; ) is a public university in Siming, Xiamen, Siming, Xiamen, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Pro ...
, graduated in 1955, and continued to teach there. He assumed the role of research assistant to Professor Lu Jiaxi, contributing to the creation of an X-ray diffraction laboratory and concurrently functioning as a teaching assistant for numerous essential courses. Between 1960 and 1962, he undertook advanced studies at
Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...
in the
Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
. Upon his return to China, he occupied several leadership positions, including deputy director of the Fujian Institute of the Structure of Matter (CAS), and then served as President of
Fuzhou University Fuzhou University (FZU; ) is a provincial public university in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction The World First-Class Universi ...
from 1983 to 1992. In 1985, with the approval of Fuzhou University's physical chemistry department for doctoral accreditation, he served as its exclusive doctoral supervisor, significantly contributing to the education of China's structural chemists. He also served as the first president of
Jimei University Jimei University (JMU; ) is a provincial public university in Xiamen, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian, and co-funded by the Fujian Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport ...
. Furthermore, he held the positions of national committee member of the
China Association for Science and Technology The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST; ) is a people's organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of branches at various local and international ...
, chairman of the Fujian Provincial Association for Science and Technology, and member of the Chemistry Review Panel of the
National Natural Science Foundation of China The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; ) is an organization directly affiliated to China's State Council for the management of the National Natural Science Fund. History NSFC was founded in February 1986 by theoretical chemist ...
.


Research

Huang Jinling has dedicated his career to the examination of structural and
materials chemistry Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries. The intellectual origins of materials scien ...
pertaining to transition metal complexes and atomic clusters, attaining significant results. Through methodical investigation of trinuclear molybdenum cluster compounds, he revealed various
structural pattern In software engineering, structural design patterns are design patterns that ease the design by identifying a simple way to realize relationships among entities. Examples of Structural Patterns include: * Adapter pattern: 'adapts' one interface fo ...
s, bonding attributes, and relationships between molecular architecture and chemical reactivity. In high-temperature solid-phase synthesis, he concentrated on
niobium Niobium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Nb (formerly columbium, Cb) and atomic number 41. It is a light grey, crystalline, and Ductility, ductile transition metal. Pure niobium has a Mohs scale of mineral hardness, Mohs h ...
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tantalum Tantalum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ta and atomic number 73. It is named after Tantalus, a figure in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a very hard, ductility, ductile, lustre (mineralogy), lustrous, blue-gray transition ...
compounds with
chalcogen The chalcogens (ore forming) ( ) are the chemical elements in group 16 of the periodic table. This group is also known as the oxygen family. Group 16 consists of the elements oxygen (O), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and the rad ...
elements, uncovering their low-dimensional structures and distinctive physicochemical features. In addition to fundamental research, Huang extended his expertise in structural chemistry to the field of medicinal chemistry. His research in creating innovative anticancer photosensitizers resulted in the identification of a
zinc Zinc is a chemical element; it has symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic tabl ...
phthalocyanine complex exhibiting much superior anticancer efficacy compared to the presently utilized hematoporphyrin, presenting new avenues for
photodynamic therapy Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a form of phototherapy involving light and a photosensitizing chemical substance used in conjunction with molecular oxygen to elicit cell death ( phototoxicity). PDT is used in treating acne, wet age-related macula ...
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References

{{Reflist 1932 births Presidents of Fuzhou University Xiamen University alumni Delegates to the 6th National People's Congress Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress Moscow State University alumni Living people