Chao-Jun Li

Chao-Jun Li
Alma materZhengzhou University (BSc)

Chinese Academy of Science (MSc)
McGill University (PhD)

Stanford University (postdoctoral work)
Awards1998 US NSF CAREER Award

2001 US Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (Academic)
2007 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2012 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Sciences)
2012 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2012 Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada
2015 Fellow of the American Chemical Society
2016 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
2020 Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society
2020 Fellow of The European Academy of Sciences
2021 Humboldt Prize

2022 CIC Medal
Scientific career
FieldsGreen chemistry, organic chemistry
InstitutionsMcGill University (2003-present) Tulane University (1994–2003)
Academic advisorsTak-Hang Chan

David Harpp

Barry Trost
Websitehttp://www.cjlimcgill.ca/

Chao-Jun "C.-J." Li, a Canadian chemist, is E. B. Eddy Professor of Chemistry and Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry at McGill University, Montréal. He is known for his pioneering works in Green Solvent (organic reactions in water) and Green Syntheses (water/functional group-tolerating organometallics, C-H activation, and photochemistry).