Ben Xue, Professor of Chemistry was appointed Associate Editor of Science China Chemistry last year and recently edited the December issue on the International Year of Chemistry (IYC).
The December issue includes 29 papers from Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and the USA. It also features an interview of Professor Robert Grubbs and and a Comments by Professor Ada Yonath, two Nobel Laureates.
Dr. David Jenkins, Assistant Professor in Chemistry Department helped draft questions for the interview of Grubbs.
Another issue Xue helped organize is the November issue for the 80th birthday of Professor Ron Breslow of Columbia University. Xue wrote the prefaces for both issues.
Science China Chemistry is an academic journal co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press. The journal publishes high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research.