Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM) was founded in 1960 by LU Jiaxi, famous scientist, educator and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The institute is an influential, comprehensive research base in structural chemistry and new crystal materials. FJIRSM employs 702 people. The institute’s staff includes two CAS members, one member of The Third World Academy of Sciences, 86 professors and 111 associate professors. The institute has recruited 29 scholars through the CAS Hundred Talent Program. In addition, 15 researchers are supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Since its establishment, FJIRSM has recorded 230 major achievements in basic research, high-tech innovation or project industrialization. The institute has won 26 key awards including six National Science and Technology Awards, four CAS Technology Advancement Special Awards and two National Technology Invention Awards. FJIRSM is among the first institutions in China approved to grant Ph.D and master's degrees. It offers Ph.D. programs in chemistry, condensed matter physics, material physics and chemistry, and biochemistry and molecular biology. It offers master’s programs in material engineering, bioengineering, optical engineering, and chemical engineering. It also has a postdoctoral program in chemistry and material sciences and engineering . In June 2010, CAS signed an agreement with the Fujian Provincial Government and Fuzhou Municipality to jointly build the Haixi Institutes of CAS. FJIRSM became the core of the new organization. In the future, the Haixi Institutes will include four new institutes devoted respectively to material engineering, advanced manufacturing technology integration, rare earth(Xiamen) and equipment(Quanzhou), as well as a cross-strait S&T cooperation center. Website: www.fjirsm.cas.cn