1950 was born in wencun town, Taishan city.
1975 graduated from the Department of Chemistry of International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.
1979 received his doctorate from the University of Chicago. He used to be a senior research expert of Monsanto Company in the United States and chairman of Hong Kong Chemical Society (1997-200 1 year). Professor and Head of Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dean of School of Pharmacy, Sun Yat-sen University, Visiting Professor of Zhejiang University and Nankai University, Editorial Board and Consultant Editor of Chemical Research Account of American Chemical Journal, Editorial Board of Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, and Editor-in-Chief of Organic Chemistry Newsletter of Asia-Pacific Region of European Chemical Journal.
1992 to 1993, went to Taiwan Province provincial university as a visiting expert. He has been teaching at Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 1994. He served as the head of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, and the dean and vice president of the College of Applied Science and Textile. 200 1 Elected Member of Chemistry Department of China Academy of Sciences. From 20 10, he became the fourth president of Hong Kong Baptist University. 2065438+Since July 2005, he has served as director of academic committee of Sun Yat-sen University and honorary dean of School of Pharmacy of Sun Yat-sen University.
Mainly engaged in the research field of chiral catalytic ligands and asymmetric synthesis, and found a new mechanism in the research of homogeneous hydrogenation asymmetric synthesis, which was widely cited internationally; Asymmetric synthesis of chiral drug naproxen was developed and industrialized, which was considered as an important international chemical event in 199 1. In the study of chiral catalytic ligands and catalysts, high-performance ligands and catalysts have been found, such as spirophosphine oxide ligands, aminophosphine ligands and bipyridine phosphine oxide ligands, and many patents have been obtained in China and the United States. Excellent work has also been done in asymmetric alkylation.
A lot of work has been done in promoting academic exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
Han Zaifen was married twice. The first husband was Huang Lei and the second husband was Liu Taihua. Han Zaifen, born in Qianshan County, An