Prof. Yao-Zeng Huang was a famous organic chemist and a Member of Chinese Academy of Science. He was the pioneer in organofluorine chemistry and organometallic chemistry in China. He worked as a research associate, associate research fellow in Academia Sinica before 1949 and as an associate professor, research professor and deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1950. He also served as a member of Standing Committee and the Deputy Director of the Chemistry Division, CAS. He was a member of the Standing Committee of Chinese Chemical Society, the Editor in Chief of Organic Chemistry, member of the Advisory Board of Heteroatom Chemistry. His research activities not only promoted significantly the development of organic chemistry but also contributed outstandingly to the national defense and economic development of our country. He had been awarded numerous awards and honors: Award of National Science Conference (1978); First class, Reward of National Science and Technology Progress (1985); Certificate with Honor for the Dedication to National Defense (1988); Second class (2001,1993) and third class (1982), National Natural Science Award; The Chemical Award of the Third World Academy of Science (1994); The Chemistry Prize of HOLEUNG and HOLEE Foundation (1997). He published more than 230 research papers and authored or co-authored nine books (including translations). Among his students, 20 were conferred with Ph. D. degree, they are either excellent research scientists, successful entrepreneurs or the Member of CAS.