Education
| 1978-1982 | Wuhan University, Hubei, People’s Republic of China B. S. in Chemistry, August, 1982 |
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| 1982-1985 | Chinese Science Academy, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China M.S. in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, August, 1985 Thesis Title: Research on Middle-Valent Molybdenum Cluster Chemistry Thesis Advisors: Professors Jingling Huang and Jiaxi Lu |
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| 1985-1987 | University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA M. S. in Organometallic Chemistry, July, 1987 Thesis Title: High Valent Molybdenum and Tungsten Oxo Chemistry Thesis Advisor: Professor Gerhard N. Schauzer |
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| 1987-1992 | Stanford University, Stanford, CA Ph. D. in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, August, 1992 Thesis Title: Synthetic Analogues of Cytochrome P-450 and Dioxygen-Binding Proteins Thesis Advisor: Professor James P. Collman |
Professional Experience
| 1982-1985 | Staff Researcher, Chinese Science Academy, Fuzhou, China | |
| 1985-1987 | Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, CA | |
| 1987-1992 | Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA | |
| 1992-1994 | Postdoctoral and Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA Research Advisor: Professor James P. Collman Research Area: Functional Models of Cytochrome C Oxidase |
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| 1994-1999 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | |
| 1999-2003 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | |
| 2003-2006 | Professor, Department of Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | |
| 2007-present | Professor, Department of Chemistry and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ |
Awards and Fellowships
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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 Guest Professor of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Guest Professor of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Guest Professor of Wuhan University |
Professional Affiliations
| American Chemical Society Editorial Board of Enantiomer Consulting Board of Tetrahedron: Asymmetry |
The Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chiral Quest
Research Interests
| 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 |