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XIAOYAN CHEN

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Polyera Corporation, Skokie, IL

Senior Research Scientist 2013 - 2014

• Independently designed and implemented the syntheses of over 20 organic and organometallic

emitters for organic light-emitting transistors

• Synthesized heteroatom fused naphthalene and perylene diimide for printed thin-film transistors

• Synthesized polyacetylene derivatives

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

G. T. Seaborg Postdoctoral Fellow 2011 - 2013

• Synthesized and characterized 7 task-specific ionic liquids for lanthanide and actinide separation

• Investigated ionic liquids as electrolytes in electrodeposition

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Research Assistant 2006 - 2011

• Synthesized 36 oligothiophene molecules with various chromophores as light-emitting diode materials

• Synthesized 12 conducting polymers incorporated lanthanide and transition metals for application in

light-emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices

• Synthesized 4 conducting polymers with electrogenerated chemiluminescence

Commissariat l'nergie (CEA), Grenoble, France

Research Assistant 2005 - 2006

• Synthesized new luminescent materials with polydentate oxygen-nitrogen donor organic molecules

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA Ph.D. in chemistry

Nankai University, China M.S. in chemistry

Nanjing Normal University, China B.S. in chemistry

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Synthesis: proficient in multi-step organic synthesis, optimizing chemical processes and scale-up of

synthetic methods (mg to kg), highly skilled in organic chemicals separation and purification

• Analysis tool: NMR, FT-IR, Raman, UV-vis-NIR, fluorescence spectrometry, GPC, GC-MS, HPLC,

DSC-TGA, single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,

profilometry, Karl-fisher titration

• Electrochemistry: cyclic voltammetry, in situ conductivity, electrodeposition, spectroelectrochemistry

• Software: SciFinder Scholar, ChemDraw, Origin, Topspin, Ortep, Diamond

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

46 papers published in peer-reviewed journals including J. Am. Chem. Soc. (3 papers), Chem. Commun.

(4 papers), Chem. Mater. (1 Paper), and Inorg. Chem. (9 papers) with over 2,000 citations

1. Chen X. Y.; Goff, G. S.; Quiroz-Guzman, M.; Fagnant Jr., D. P.; Brennecke, J. F.; Scott, B. L.; Runde,

W. Directed nucleation of monomeric and dimeric uranium(VI) complexes with a room temperature

carboxyl-functionalized phosphonium ionic liquid. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1903. (Cover Paper).

2. Chen, X. Y.; Goff, G. S.; Scott, B. L.; Janicke, M. T.; Runde, W. Solid-state and solution-state

coordination chemistry of lanthanide(III) complexes with (pyrazol-1-yl)acetic acid. Inorg. Chem.,

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2013, 52, 3217.

3. Chen, X. Y.; Goff, G. S.; Ewing, W. C.; Scott, B. L.; Runde, W. Solid-state and solution-state

coordination chemistry of lanthanide(III) complexes with alpha-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid. Inorg.

Chem., 2012, 51, 13254.

4. Chen, X. Y.; Yang, X.; Holliday, B. J. Metal-controlled assembly of near-infrared emitting

pentanuclear lanthanide-diketone clusters. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 2583.

5. Marchal, C.; Filinchuk, Y.; Chen, X. Y.; Imbert, D.; Mazzanti, M. Lanthanide-based coordination

polymers assembled by a flexible multidentate linker: design, structure, photophysical properties, and

dynamic solid-state behavior. Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 5273.

6. Chen, X. Y.; Yang, X.; Holliday, B. J. Photoluminescent europium-containing inner sphere conducting

metallopolymer. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 1546.

7. Chen, X. Y.; Marchal, C.; Daniel, I.; Mazzanti, M. A flexible tripodal ligand linking octametallic

terbium rings into luminescent polymeric chains. Chem. Commu., 2008, 29, 3378.

8. Chen, X. Y.; Bretonniere, Y.; Pecaut, J.; Imbert, D.; Bunzli, J. C.; Mazzanti, M. Selective self-assembly

of hexameric homo- and heteropolymetallic lanthanide wheels: synthesis, structure, and photophysical

studies. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 625. (Cover paper)

9. Chen, X. Y.; Zhao, B.; Shi, W.; Xia, J.; Cheng, P.; Liao, D.; Yan, S.; Jiang, Z. Microporous metal-

organic frameworks built on Ln3 cluster as six-connecting nod. Chem. Mater., 2005, 17, 2866.

10. Zhao, B.; Chen, X. Y.; Cheng, P.; Liao, D.; Yan, S.; Jiang, Z. Coordination polymers containing 1D

channels as selective luminescent probes. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 15394.

11. Zhao, B.; Cheng, P.; Chen, X. Y.; et al. 3d-4f metal-based zeolite-type materials with 3D nanotubular

structure encapsulated “wate” pipe. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 3012.

PRESENTATIONS

American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting - 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.

Inorganic Gordon Conference - 2007.

Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society - 2011.

AWARDS

Glenn T. Seaborg Fellowship, Los Alamos National Lab, 2011-2013

Tianjin Natural Science Award, First Prize, China, 2008

Qiushi Award, First Prize, QiuShi Science and Technology Foundation, Hongkong, 2006

PATENTS

1. ID: CN1590501, Rare earth transition mixed metal compounding material type zinc ion fluorescent

probe and its preparation method.

2. ID: CN1590502, Three dimensional nano-tube shaped dysprosium manganese hetero metal type

magnesium ion fluorescent probe and preparation method.

MENTOR EXPERIENCE

• Supervised two master and two undergraduate students

The University of Texas at Austin, 2007 - 2010

• Mentored one post-bachelor student, one graduate student and trained one postdoc

Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2012-2013

PERSONAL INFORMATION

U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

Language: English and Chinese

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