Prof. Zhou Lin has received a 2026 Flygare Award from the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy (ISMS). Awarded biennially to early-career scientists within 10 years of their PhD, the honor recognizes outstanding contributions to molecular spectroscopy. Lin is recognized for independent …
We received the Flygare Award from International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy! Read more »
Our proposed project, titled “ACED: Revolutionizing Instrumental Analysis Using Foundation Models“, has received an award of $500,000 from National Science Foundation (NSF), Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery (ACED) Program! In this study, we designed a novel method to perform a reverse …
We received our first major grant from National Science Foundation! Read more »
Our undergraduate student Chase Presz was recognized by ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry, Mr. Tompkins Award, and ACS Membership Award! Another undergraduate student Ella Bilge was selected to attend the William Lee Science Impact Program (Lee SIP). Two other …
Congratulations to Our Undergraduate Students Chase, Ella, Matthew, and Alexander Read more »
Siqi’s co-first-authored paper, titled “Visible Light-Driven E-Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes and Their Application in the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme”, has been published online by European Journal of Organic Chemistry! (https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202401370) Please check out the decoded reaction mechanisms there!
Our collaborative proposal in collaboration with Prof. Xin Xu from Arizona State University and Prof. Shuya Wei from University of New Mexico, entitled “Precise Methane Oxidation on a Vertically Aligned Nanocomposite Membrane”, was selected as the Phase I Finalist for …
Siqi’s first-authored paper, “Integrating Graph Neural Networks and Many-Body Expansion Theory for Potential Energy Surfaces”, has been accepted by NeurIPS 2024 AI4Mat Workshop as a Spotlight Talk! In this paper, Siqi and coworkers from our team presented a new version …
Hongshan’s first-authored paper, “Nickel-Doped Indium Oxide Ultrafine Nanoparticles for ppb-Level Nitrogen Dioxide Detection”, has been accepted by Applied Surface Science! In this paper, Hongshan explained the mechanism for NO2 adsorption and sensing on the surface of In2O3 and Ni:In2O3 nanomaterials. You are …
Hongshan’s first-authored paper was accepted by Applied Surface Science! Read more »
Our collaborative work with The Thayumanavan Group, led by Dr. Jun Yi and former undergraduate student Gideon Tzafriri and titled “Intramolecular Electrostatic Interactions Regulate Reactivity of Zwitterionic Functionalities in Amphiphilic Assemblies”, has been published online. Please check out https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202405868 if you …
Paper by Jun and Gideon online on Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.! Read more »
We are pleased to say goodbye to three undergraduate students who have just departed from the group and moved to their dream graduate schools! Kaijia Liu joined Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Chengxi Jiang joined Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering …
Farewell Kaijia Liu, Chengxi Jiang, and Shuyi Chen! Read more »
Our former undergraduate student, Kevin Alexander, has just won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship from the Department of Defense! Congratulations!