The Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTIPC-CAS) is located in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It was founded in June 2002 on the basis of the former Xinjiang Institute of Physics and the former Xinjiang Institute of Chemistry, both of which were affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). In the past over 60 years, research at XTIPC has closely reflected the economic and scientific needs of China and Xinjiang. The Institute has built up an impressive portfolio of achievements, principally in the fields of Opto-electronic Functional Material, Temperature-sensitive Materials and Devices, Solid State Radiation Physics, Plant Resources Chemistry, Multilingual Information Technology, Separation Materials and Technology, and Trace Chemical Substances Sensing. These achievements have greatly contributed to China’s and Xinjiang’s economic and technological developments. XTIPC is committed to building a research institution that stands out with unique characteristics and global influence.

Up to date, XTIPC has over 500 employees, among which there are 68 professors and 68 associate professors, and 532 graduate students. Through the efforts of the scientists, staff, and students, scientific and research and competitive capacities at XTIPC continue to grow, the strategic plan continues to improve, and collaborations continue to expand. 

XTIPC has set up 1 CAS key laboratory, 2 State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, 6 provincial key laboratories, and 6 provincial Engineering Technology Research Centers. It actively establishes international scientific and technological innovation platforms, assembling over 20 research and innovation platforms at all levels, including Belt and Road International Joint Laboratory on China - Uzbekistan New Drug Development and Central Asian Drug Discovery and Development Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences. 

XTIPC offers doctoral and master’s degree programs in 5 second-level disciplines of Organic Chemistry, Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics, Materials Physics and Chemistry, Computer Applications Technology, and Physical Electronics. In addition, XTIPC offers master’s degrees programs in 4 more second-level disciplines on Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chinese Pharmacology, Material Engineering, and Computer Technology. There are 2 postdoctoral research mobile stations of XTIPC, namely Chemistry and Electronic Science and Technology. At present, over 500 postgraduate students are studying in XTIPC, including 23 overseas students. Since 2009, 26 students from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have graduated from XTIPC. 

There are 4 Xinjiang academic societies operated under XTIPC, including Xinjiang Physics Society, Xinjiang Chemistry Society, Xinjiang Physiological Science Society and Xinjiang Nuclear Society.