Group News and Notes

December 2024

We are excited to welcome four talented first-year graduate students听Hashini, Rulin, Lakshika, and Gavin to our group!

Tianying's paper on water oxidation temperature dependence is accepted for publication by ACS Central Science.听Congratulations!

Stephanie and Jamie's paper on surface initiated polymerization is accepted for publication by ACS Catalysis.听Congratulations!

November 2024

Yucheng and Yuhan's propane dehydrogenation paper听is accepted for publication by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations!

September 2024

We are beyond thrilled to announce that we鈥檝e been awarded a new grant from the Department of Energy! This funding will support our cutting-edge research on water oxidation using time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy. We鈥檙e honored to collaborate with the brilliant Prof. Jier Huang and Dr. Xiaoyi Zhang on this groundbreaking project.

August 2024

Congratulations to Tongtong on successfully completing her PhD defense!

Our group enjoyed a retreat at Crane Beach and Crane Estate, combining team bonding with the natural beauty and rich history of the New England (U.S.).

July 2024

Yu's collaborative paper with Prof. Jier Huang's group on Mg-battery by sulfurized MOF is accepted for publication by Angew. Chem. Congratulations!
May 2024
Tianying received the ALS Doctoral Fellowship and will move to the Advanced Light Source in Berkeley to conduct synchrotron experiments this fall. Congratulations!
Hongyan successfully defended his doctoral thesis is now officially Dr. Wang. Congratulations!
April 2024
Yu's paper on electrochemical oxygen atom transfer for Baeyer-Villiger reaction is accepted for publication by听JACS. Congratulations, Yu!
March 2024
We are grateful to the National Science Foundation for providing a new grant to support our battery recycling project!
Our joint review paper on ligin utilization with the Niu group is accepted for publication by听Chem. Phy. Rev.听Congratulations!
January 2024
Muchun's paper on photocatalytic methane coupling is published in ACS Catalysis. Congratulations!