Advanced Materials & Electron Microscopy, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was established in 1996. It was formed by consolidating three relevant research groups from the CAS Beijing Electron Microscopy Laboratory (established in 1985 as one of the first open laboratories within CAS) and the Institute of Physics. The current Chairman of the Academic Committee is Academician Li Shushen, and the current Director of the laboratory is Researcher Su Dong, with Deputy Director Researcher Guo Jiangang. The laboratory is dedicated to the synthesis, growth, characterization of advanced functional materials, as well as the study of their properties, structures, and related condensed matter physics. It has achieved numerous significant research outcomes and has received over thirty national and ministry-level science and technology awards, including the "Third World Academy of Sciences Physics Award" and the "He Liang He Li Prize."
In recent years, the laboratory has recruited outstanding young talents and acquired advanced research equipment, including transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, comprehensive physical property measurement systems, X-ray diffraction instruments, Raman spectrometers, fluorescence spectrometers, and sample preparation facilities. This has greatly enhanced the laboratory's research capabilities and aims to reach international excellence in exploring new materials and developing new methods for studying their structures and properties.
The laboratory currently has 30 staff members, including 11 with senior professional titles and 14 with associate senior professional titles. The team comprises a mix of experienced, mid-career, and young researchers with diverse academic backgrounds, strong innovation capabilities, and excellent research abilities. The Academic Committee consists of experts in relevant fields from both China and abroad, responsible for guiding and advising the laboratory on research directions, management systems, and operational modes. Several laboratory members hold positions in academic organizations both domestically and internationally and serve as associate editors and editorial board members for well-known academic journals.
The laboratory places great emphasis on the theoretical knowledge and experimental skills of students. It offers specialized foundational courses for new students and regularly invites domestic and international experts and senior engineers to give lectures and training sessions. This enables students to stay updated on the latest developments in their fields and acquire practical laboratory skills. In the past five years, the laboratory has trained over a hundred doctoral and master's students, with the majority pursuing careers in scientific research in universities and research institutes, while some work in renowned domestic and foreign enterprises or pursue further studies abroad.
Over the years, the laboratory has undertaken various major and key research projects at the national and provincial levels, including the National 973 Project, 863 Project, National Natural Science Foundation Key Project, National Major Special Project Sub-projects, and CAS Innovation Major Special Projects, among others. In the past five years, the laboratory has published more than 600 research papers in internationally renowned academic journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, and Nano Letters. It has also authored one academic monograph and developed one national technical standard.
Leveraging its existing talent and equipment advantages, the laboratory aims to serve national key, major, and scientific research projects and strives to become a crucial hub for structural analysis, basic research in new materials, and their applications in China.