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Xumu Zhang Professor Email B.S. in Chemistry, Wuhan University, Hubei, The People’s Republic of China, 1982 M.S. in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Chinese Science Academy, Fuzhou, the People’s Republic of China, 1985 M.S. in Organometallic Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1987 Ph. D. in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1992 Postdoctoral and Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1992-1994 Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1994-1999 Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1999-2003 Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2003-2006 Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 2007

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Summary

Synthetic organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, transition metal catalyzed asymmetric reactions for the synthesis of biologically active compounds, biomimetic chemistry, molecular recognition and material chemistry.

• Franklin Veatch Graduate Fellowship, 1991, Stanford University
• The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award, 1994
• DuPont Young Faculty Award, 1996
• Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1996
• The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award, 1998
• The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, 2000
• The Outstanding Oversea Chinese Young Scientist B, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000
• The Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal, 2001
• The Young Innovation Award of ChiTec (Chinese High Tech) in Chemistry, 2001
• The American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2002
• The SDCA (San Diego Chinese Association) Achievement Award, 2002

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