Tianruo recevied the “CAS Registry^® Innovator” certificate from Chemical Abstract Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

The accolade was bestowed upon Tianruo on March 26, 2024, in recognition of his contributions to the realm of chemical molecules.  Nine compounds generated from his research article titled “Methine-Quinoidal Fragment Induces Significant Bathochromic Shifts in Organic Dyes” have been identified as novel substances and assigned unique CAS Registry^® Numbers. The associated work was published in J. Phys. Chem. B in 2021, when he was pursuing his Master’s program in Innovation by Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. This article introduces a generalizable design approach aimed at developing organic fluorophores with redshifted absorption wavelengths and enhanced molar extinction coefficient while maintaining small molecular sizes.For more information about this article, please check: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c10752