Group Members and Collaborators

Note:

Vacancies are available for ambitious young students who are willing work on the following topics
- Theoretical Simulation of Chemical Processes on the Surfaces of Metal, Metal Oxides and Group IVA Semiconductors.
- Theoretical Simulation of Chemical Processes Related to Nonclassical Fullerenes, Carbon Nanotubes and Other Carbonous Materials.
- Theoretical Simulation of Complex Chemical Processes Related to Asymmetic Synthesis and Biochemistry.
At least two postdoctoral positions are available!!!!

Collaborators

Name	Collaboration
Prof. P. von. R. Schleyer, Graham Perdue Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.	Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes Electron-Delocalization in Inorganic Clusters
Dr. Zhongfang Chen, Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.	Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes Electron-Delocalization in Inorganic Clusters
Prof. M. C. Lin, Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.	Gas-Surface Reactions.
Prof. Feng Deng, Wuhan Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, CHINA.	Solid State NMR Surface Chemistry & Catalysis
Prof. Chun-Ru Wang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.	Novel Fullerenes.

Graduate Students

Name	Photo	Research
Yuhua Zhou, Ph.D candidate (Joined in Sept. 2005.) Formerly working with Prof. G. C. Wang at Nakai University for her M.S. degree (2002-2005).		Novel Hybrid Nanostructural Systems. Physical chemistry of small Homo-Lumo gap molecules such as TTF-sigma-TCNQ and TTF-sigma-BQ etc.
Yifan Hu, M.S. candidate (Joined us as an undergraduate in Feb. 2004, became MS candidate in Sept. 2004)		Theoretical Simulation of Complex Chemical Processes Related to Asymmetic Synthesis and Biochemistry. .
Xin Wu, MS candidate (Joined us as an undergraduate in Feb. 2005, became MS candidate in Sept. 2005)		Electronic Structures of Novel Endofullerenes.
Shiping Yue, M.S. candidate (Began in Sept. 2005.)		Electron delocalization and aromaticity in Inorganic molecules and ions.
Jia Li, Ph.D candidate (Join us in Nov. 2004 as an undergraduate, became Ph.D candidate in Sept. 2006.)		Electronic Structures and Properties of Metallofullerenes.
Xinghua Liang, Undergraduate (Join us in May. 2006.)		Metal-free Hydrogen activation processes & Surface Chemistry of IV-group Semiconductors.
Li Chen, Undergraduate (Join us in Sept. 2006.)		Mechanism of complex asymmetric organic reactions

Former Members

Name	Photo	Research
Mengping Zhu, M.S. (Joined us as an undergraduate in March 2003, graduated in June, 2006, and moved to Georgetown University, USA for Ph.D)		Theoretical Study of Chemisorption and CVD Processes on the Surfaces of IV-group Semiconductors.
Xiang Wang, Undergraduate (Join us in Sept. 2005, moved to another group in Sept. 2006)		Fullerene Chemistry.
Weipeng Cai, Undergraduate (Join us in Sept. 2005, moved to another group in Sept. 2006)		Fullerene Chemistry.
Qinghong Yuan, MS(graduated in July. 2005, and Moved to CUHK for Ph.D)		Theoretical Prediction of Chemical Modification of the Sidewall of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT).
Zheng Guo, MS(graduated in Aug. 2005 and Moved to USTC for Ph.D)		Theoretical Study of Chemisorption and CVD Processes on the Surfaces of IV-group Semiconductors. Mechanism for CO₂-fixation Catalyzed by MgO nanoparticles. .
Xinlan Wang, MS(graduated in Sept. 2004, and continue her Ph.D study with Prof. X. Xu at Xiamen Univ.)		Theoretical Study of Chemisorption and CVD Processes on the Surfaces of IV-group Semiconductors. Theoretical Study of the Gas-Phase Reaction Related to HONO. .
Feng Tian, MS(graduated in Sept. 2004)		Theoretical Prediction of Chemical Modification of the Sidewall of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT). .
Zhiping Zeng, Undergraduate(joined in Apr. 2004, and left in Mar. 2005 to continue his undergraduate research work in Prof. Yufen Zhao's Lab.)		Mechanism for Phenol-catalyzed Epoxidation of Olefin