College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Yangzhou University was founded in 1952 as a section of Yangzhou Normal College. The campus is near the southern entrance of Slender West Lake Park in the ancient city Yangzhou. The college changed to its new name in 2002. At present, the college has six undergraduate majors, including Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering & Processing, Medicinal Engineering, and Material Chemistry. Among them, Chemistry subject is not only the national level key discipline, but also is national professional comprehensive reform pilot project. Moreover, both Chemistry and Applied Chemistry subjects are selected into Jiangsu provincial key subjects. Polymer Material Science & Engineering subject is selected into excellence engineers education program of education ministry, and Jiangsu provincial specially-supported major.

Chemistry subject in the college is one of the dominant discipline of Jiangsu Province. Both Chemistry and Materials Science are ranked in the top 1% by the essential scientific index (ESI). The college had subordinate discipline doctoral programs of Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry in 2003 and 2005, respectively. Furthermore, the college boasted primary Chemistry discipline doctoral program covering Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Environmental Chemistry, Food Chemistry in 2011, as well as one post-doctoral research stations in 2009.

The college also includes 3 master programs in primary-level disciplines in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Technology and Materials Science & Engineering, and 13 subordinate discipline master programs covering Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, Bio-Chemical, Applied Chemistry, Industrial Catalysis, Material Physics and Chemistry, Materials Science, Materials Processing, and Teaching of Chemistry. Moreover, 3 professional master degree programs are involved, such as master of education, master of engineering, and in-service postgraduate courses.

The college currently has a provincial key laboratory of "Environmental Materials and Environmental Engineering". It also has 3 national excellent courses (Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and General Chemistry); 1 national bilingual education demo course (Organic Chemistry); 1 national-level teaching team (teaching team of Physical Chemistry); and 4 provincial-level distinctive majors. So far, there are more than 1400 students enrolled in the college. (approximately 1000 undergraduates and 400 graduates).

The college has a high-quality teaching staff with 120 full-time teachers, including 47 professors and 46 associated professors (77.5% of 120). 98 faculty members have already got Ph.D degrees (81.7 % of 120). Notably, 1 academician of the European Academy of Sciences. In the past 3 years, the college has operated more than 100 provincial (ministerial)-level scientific research projects, including about 40 national natural science foundation projects, and published more than 500 papers indexed by SCI.

The college hosts a provincial experimental teaching model center with state-of-the-art instruments and top-heavy management model, which get high praise from experts and peers in China. The college has also established a testing center for large-scale instruments, providing a strong support for scientific research, and technical and social services, which has passed national metrology accreditation and laboratory accreditation. In cooperation with local enterprises, the college has 3 provincial engineering technology research centers.

The college has always adhered to the school characteristics “the blend of science and engineering education, and training system“wide caliber, thick foundation, practical, heavy innovation”. We attach great importance to strengthen training of students' practical ability and innovation ability. More than 10 students won different levels of awards at National Challenge Cup Competition. Moreover, more than 17 students won different levels of awards at National College Invitational Competition for Chemistry Experiment. Therefore, innovative experimental base for cultivating innovative talents in chemistry and chemical engineering has been awarded as Jiangsu higher training model innovation experimental base.

Exchange and cooperation with foreign universities are widely encouraged. Intensive cooperation, including cultivating undergraduate and graduate programs together, academic exchange and joint research, with the University of Huddersfield (UK) and Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan), has been formed.