This article commemorates the centenary life and outstanding contributions of Professor Zhou Xiuzhong from the Department of Chemistry, Nankai University. Studying under Xing Qiyi, the founder of organic chemistry, Professor Zhou dedicated over half a century to chemistry education and research at Nankai University. He taught organic chemistry for 40 years, cultivating numerous talents. He established an organosilicon research team, achieving significant scientific breakthroughs, including the discovery of a novel thermal rearrangement reaction that advanced organometallic chemistry. Leading national key scientific projects, he made internationally renowned achievements in olefin polymerization catalysts. With rigorous scholarship and indifference to fame and fortune, he set an excellent example as a scholar, whose educational philosophy and scientific achievements have had a profound impact on academia.

Nankai University  /  organic chemistry  /  organosilicon  /  thermal rearrangement reaction