By: Sheila Evans
Professor Guangbin Dong was named as a finalist for the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists. The award recognizes young researchers in the United States for their scientific achievements and future potential.
Professor Dong is excited to continue to investigate scientific questions saying, “We look for something that is unknown and asks ourselves if answering it will lead to a practical application.”
The Blavantnik Award recognizes innovative young faculty members and Professor Dong uniquely approaches his research, “my group is curiosity-driven and we try to address new synthetic problems that currently do not have good answers yet,” says Dong.
Professor Dong expresses his gratitude for the recognition, “it is an encouraging award for mid-career researchers and I’m honored to be on the same list as many other prestigious faculty.”