Background
Education
- Wuhan University, Ph.D. Organometallic Chemistry (2014)
- Nanjing Normal University, M.S. Organic Chemistry (2010)
- Nanjing Normal University, B.S. Chemistry (2007)
Experience
- Purdue University, School of Chemical Engineering, Post Doctoral Research Associate (2016 - present)
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Senior Research Associate (2014 - 2016)
- Argonne National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Visiting Graduate Student (2012 - 2014)
Awards
- 2011 Best Master’s Thesis Award, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education
- 2011 Best Master’s Thesis Award, Nanjing Normal University
Project Description
The goal of my project is to develop novel catalysts to transform the existing petroleum/petrochemical infrastructure, thus opening vast shale reserves to long-term production. Specifically, my research focuses on converting C2+ alkanes derived from shale gas to more valuable compounds for use as fuel and chemical intermediates.
Selected Publications
- Zhang, G.; Yi, H.; Xin, J.; Deng, Y.; Bai, R. P.; Huang, Z. L.; Miller, J. T.; Kropf, A. J.; Bunel, E. E.; Qi, X. T.; Lan, Y.; Lei, A. W.: Aromatic C-H Bond Cleavage by Using a Cu(I) Ate-Complex. Org. Chem. Frontiers, 2016, 3, 975-978
- Zhang, G.; Yi, H.; Zhang, G. T.; Deng, Y.; Bai, R. P.; Zhang, H.; Miller, J. T.; Kropf, A. J.; Bunel, E. E.; Lei, A. W.: Direct Observation of Reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) by Terminal Alkynes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 924-926.
- Zhang, G.; Li, J.; Deng, Y.; Miller, J. T.; Kropf, A. J.; Bunel, E. E.; Lei, A. W.: Structure-kinetic relationship study of organozinc reagents. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8709-8711.
- Zhang, G.; Chou, H.-H.; Jiang, X.; Sun, P.; Cheng, C.-H.: Highly efficient white organic light-emitting diodes based on broad excimer emission of iridium complex. Org. Electron. 2010, 11, 1165-1171.
- Zhang, G.; Chou, H.-H.; Jiang, X.; Sun, P.; Cheng, C.-H.; Ooyama, Y.; Harima, Y.: Highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on an iridium complex with rigid cyclometalated ligand. Org. Electron. 2010, 11, 632-640.