John Wiley and Sons, Inc., is proud to announce that Professor Peter
Gregory, Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Materials and Wiley Vice President
& Publishing Director, has been awarded two honorary professorships, one
by Nanjing University of Technology and one by Shanghai Jiao Tong
University.
Founded in 1896 and 1902 respectively, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
(SJTU) and Nanjing University of Technology are among the oldest and
most prestigious universities in China.
“The continued rise of Chinese science is one of the greatest success
stories in the academic world, and the award of professorships from two
of China’s most prestigious universities is deeply humbling,” said
Professor Gregory. “As Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Materials, I have
been privileged to work with many great Chinese researchers and I look
forward to continuing to help in bringing the best of China’s research
to the international scientific community.”
On Monday, September 9, Professor Gregory’s award ceremony at SJTU was
followed by a full-day scientific symposium in Shanghai at which leading
researchers presented their latest research results.
“In recognition of Dr. Peter Gregory’s outstanding contributions to the
field of materials science and for promoting cooperation between
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Wiley, it is my great honor to
nominate Dr. Peter Gregory for this professorship of Shanghai Jiao Tong
University,” said Professor Deyue Yan in his speech on behalf of the
President of SJTU. “He has made outstanding contributions to promote
professional journals and books in chemistry, biology and materials
science and he has also played an important role in the development and
popularization of materials science worldwide.”
The award ceremony at Nanjing University of Technology followed on
Monday, September 16, as part of a scientific symposium.
“We are delighted to award Peter Gregory this professorship in
recognition of his contributions to materials science. In assessing who
should be awarded such professorships, our university has a set of
stringent criteria. These include an individual’s scientific
contributions, their repute and their commitment to promoting
international dialogue and collaboration. Peter’s stellar track record
in materials science and particularly his work as the driving force
behind Advanced Materials, more than place him in strong stead,” said
Professor Ling Huang from Nanjing University of Technology. “We look
forward to working even more closely with Peter to forge an even greater
presence for Nanjing Tech in the international research community.”
Professor Gregory began his work with Wiley in 1989 when he finished his
post-doctoral research at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany
and became editor of Advanced Materials; a role he would hold for 13
years.
After a five year period as the Managing Director of Publishing at the
Royal Society of Chemistry, Professor Gregory returned to Wiley in 2007
to serve as the Vice President and Publishing Director of Wiley’s global
materials and physics programs, and again as Editor-in-Chief of Advanced
Materials.
Under his guidance Advanced Materials has achieved recognition as a
global thought leader and a supporter of international and
interdisciplinary research; reflected by a global editorial board,
authorship, and readership, and has become one of the highest impact
journals across chemistry, physics, materials, and engineering.
About Advanced Materials:
Advanced Materials has been bringing you the latest progress in
materials science for nearly 25 years. Read carefully selected,
top-quality Reviews, Progress Reports, Communications, and Research News
at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional
materials. Advanced Materials topped its previous spectacular
performance with a new Impact Factor of 14.829, a 6.86% increase over
2011 (13.877) following on from surges of 28% and 30% in the preceding
two years. One key to the success of Advanced Materials is its
pronounced interdisciplinarity, manifested in its rare listing in six
different topic categories by ISI.
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