Chen Hongyuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Sanmen, Zhejiang Province. He was born in 1937 and graduated from Nanjing University in 1961.
Chen Hongyuan's main research fields include: biomimetic bio-electrochemistry and bio-sensors including enzymes, proteins, DNA and others, ultramolecular self-assembly and ultramolecular-electrochemistry; ultramicroelectrodes, ultramicroelectrode array and their application, molecular-based bio-electronic evices and nano-electrochemistry; spectro-electrochemistry and capillary electrophoresis as well as the fundamentals and applications of electrochemical methods.
His research achievements include a 1995 study on the fundamental applications of microelectrodes as a new technique and a study on the electron transfer and the interfacial behaviors of some important biological substances, which resulted in the Advanced Achievement Award in Science and Technology from the Education Ministry of China. He also performed a fundamental study of modern polarographic analysis, which earned him the National Advanced Achievement Award in Natural Science of China.
Chen is an analytical chemist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.