Areas of Focus
- Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) and its applications
- Synthesis and properties of novel macrocyclic compounds
- Design and synthesis of acylhydrazone-based molecular switches
Work Experience
- 1999-2001 Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Hong Kong, Department of Chemistry
- 2002-2004 Visiting Scholar: University of Mississippi, Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993-1996 PhD: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry
- 1982 Bachelor: Huazhong Normal University
- Published nearly 100 SCI-indexed papers
- H-index over 20
- Authored 1 academic monograph and 1 organic chemistry textbook
Publications
- Chem. Soc. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Chem. Mater, Chem. Commun., Org. Lett., Yan-Song Zheng
Awards
- 2010 Third Prize: Hubei Province Natural Science Foundation
