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高等学校化学研究 ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 1000-1010.doi: 10.1007/s40242-025-5160-3

• Reminiscences • 上一篇    

With Everlasting Gratitude to My Mentor

LI Qianshu   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • 收稿日期:2025-07-31 接受日期:2025-08-02 发布日期:2025-09-26
  • 通讯作者: LI Qianshu, E-mail: qsli@bit.edu.cn E-mail:qsli@bit.edu.cn

With Everlasting Gratitude to My Mentor

LI Qianshu   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • Received:2025-07-31 Accepted:2025-08-02 Published:2025-09-26
  • Contact: LI Qianshu, E-mail: qsli@bit.edu.cn E-mail:qsli@bit.edu.cn

摘要： This article recounts the many memorable moments the author experienced over more than two decades as a student and an assistant to his revered mentor—Academician TANG Au-chin, a towering figure in Chinese Chemistry Science, a distinguished educator, and an excellent leader in the advancement of scientific research and education. Through true personal recollections, the narrative offers a heartfelt portrayal of Professor Tang’s extraordinary legacy—as a titan of chemistry, a masterful cultivator of talent, and a founding architect of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. It also gives voice to the author’s deep and abiding remembrance, expressing a student’s profound gratitude and eternal reverence for a mentor, whose guidance, wisdom and virtue remain unforgettable. This tribute is dedicated with the utmost respect to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Professor Tang’s birth, and the everlasting spiritual legacy of a great teacher.

Abstract: This article recounts the many memorable moments the author experienced over more than two decades as a student and an assistant to his revered mentor—Academician TANG Au-chin, a towering figure in Chinese Chemistry Science, a distinguished educator, and an excellent leader in the advancement of scientific research and education. Through true personal recollections, the narrative offers a heartfelt portrayal of Professor Tang’s extraordinary legacy—as a titan of chemistry, a masterful cultivator of talent, and a founding architect of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. It also gives voice to the author’s deep and abiding remembrance, expressing a student’s profound gratitude and eternal reverence for a mentor, whose guidance, wisdom and virtue remain unforgettable. This tribute is dedicated with the utmost respect to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Professor Tang’s birth, and the everlasting spiritual legacy of a great teacher.