High School Assistant
Resume:
Xiaoyan Tu (Ms.)
International Institute of Nano & Molecular Medicine
Columbia, MO 65211-3450
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Qualifications
. Creative and diligent chemist with more than 6 years of experience in
synthetic chemistry
. Hands-on skills in organic synthesis and purification methods
. Familiarity with various instrumental techniques (NMR, HPLC, MS, UV-Vis,
IR, XRD, TGA, etc.)
. Self-motivated and work well in a team environment
Experience
03/2010 - present Postdoctoral Research Associate -International
Institute of Nano & Molecular Medicine, Columbia, MO
(Research Advisor: Prof. Frederick Hawthorne)
Developed a new route of vertex-differentiation on a boron platform,
which opened up numerous synthetic routes to incorporate
drug molecules and biomarkers in a mono-dispersed drug
delivery system
08/2003 - 02/2010 Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Research Associate
- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (Advisor: Prof. Zhiping
Zheng)
1) Chemically modified a structurally well-defined metal
cluster core with various pre-designed organic ligands,
and incorporated them into hybrid materials, which are
potentially useful in catalysis and thin film
preparations.
2) Optimized the living polymerizations from a cluster-
initiator
3) Discovered non-linear optical limiting behavior in a
cluster system and studied its structure-property
correlations
4) Systematically explored the visible light induced
organic transformations of small molecules on transition
metal substrates, and proved their potential application
as catalysts in drug synthesis
2007 - 2010 Research Mentor - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1) Supervised and managed projects for eight undergraduate
and high school researchers
2) The project collaborated with two seniors from Catalina
Foothills High was awarded the first place at the annual
Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Education
08/2003 - 12/2008 Ph.D. (2008, Chemistry)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona GPA: 3.9
Dissertation: New synthetic and structural chemistry
supported by rhenium-selenium clusters. (Research Advisor:
Prof. Zhiping Zheng)
09/1999 - 07/2003 B.S. (2003, Chemistry)
Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
GPA: 3.6
Skills Acquired
. General and specialized organic and inorganic synthesis
. Familiarity with spectroscopic techniques (NMR, HPLC, TEM, XRD, MS, IR,
UV-Vis, fluorescence/phosphorescence, and TGA, etc.)
. Ability to handle air- and/or moisture-sensitive chemicals, including
standard operation using Schlenk line techniques and inert-gas boxes
. Ability to conduct high pressure experiments using autoclave
. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
. Strong ability to work in teams and collaborations
Recognition and Distinctions
. Mid-Career Award (2004-2005), Department of Chemistry, University of
Arizona
. Promotion to TA3 (highest level)
. People's Fellowship ( for academic excellence; 2000 and 2002),
Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, China
. Undergraduate thesis award (2001), Department of Chemistry, Nanjing
University, China
. Exemplar Student of the City of Nanjing (2003), Nanjing, China
Publications
1. Tu, X.; Jalisatgi, S.; Hawthorne, M. F. "Hydroxylation of amino-closo-
dodecaborate and the unexpected formation of the first nitro
dodecaborate compound." manuscript in preparation.
2. Tu, X., Huong T.; Alster, E.; Mu oz-Castro, A.; Arratia-P rez, R.;
Nicho, G. S.; Zheng, Z. "Geometrically specific imino complexes of the
[Re6(?3-Se)8]2+ core-containing clusters" Chem. Eur. J. 2010, early
view (article first published online: 5 Nov 2010)
3. Tu, X.; Boroson, E.; Truong, H.; Mu oz-Castro, A.; Arratia-P rez, R.;
Nichol, G. S.; Zheng Z. "Cluster-bound nitriles do not click with
organic azides: unexpected formation of imino complexes of the [Re6(?3-
Se)8]2+ core-containing clusters." Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 380.
4. Tu, X., Huong T.; Nicho, G. S.; Zheng, Z. "Molecular and polymeric
Hg(II) complexes with a PTA (1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane) complex
of the [Re6(?3-Se)8]2+ core-containing cluster as ligand" Inorg. Chim.
Acta 2010, article in press.
5. Wang, J.; Zhu, X.; Tu, X.; Zheng, Z.; Norwood, R.; Steeves, D.;
Kimball, B.; Peyghambarian, N. "Novel nonlinear transmission of
porphyrin complexes containing rhenium selenide clusters." Proceedings
of SPIE 2010, 7599(Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XII),
759918/1.
6. Kahnt, A.; Heiniger, L.-P.; Liu, S.-X.; Tu, X.; Zheng, Z.; Hauser, A.;
Decurtins, S.; Guldi, D. M. "An electrochemical and photophysical
study of a covalently linked inorganic-organic dyad" ChemPhysChem
2010, 11, 651.
7. Zheng, Z.; Tu, X. "Crystal engineering supported by the [Re6(?3-
Se)8]2+ core-containing clusters." CrystEngComm, 2009, 11, 707 (cover
illustration).
8. Tu, X.; Keng, P.; Pyun, J.; Zheng, Z. "Polymer hybrids supported by
transition metal clusters" Polymer Preprints (American Chemical
Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) 2009, 50, 328.
9. Zheng, Z.; Tu, X.; Wang, J.-F.; Sheng, C. "Transition metal cluster-
based optical limiting materials" 238th ACS National Meeting,
Washington, DC, United States, August 16-20, 2009.
10. Tu, X.; Nichol, G. S.; Wang, R.; Zheng, Z. "Complexes of the [Re6(?3-
Se)8]2+ core-contanining clusters with the water-soluble 1,3,5-triaza-
7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) ligand: unexpected ligand protonation and
related studies" Dalton Trans. 2008, 6030.
11. Tu, X.; Nichol, G. S.; Zheng, Z. "Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes with the
cluster-based ligand [Re6(?3-Se)8(PEt3)5(PTA)](SbF6)2 (PTA = 1,3,5-
Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane)" J. Cluster Sci. 2008, 20, 93.
12. Bao, N.; Dou, Y.; Tu, X.; Chen, H. "Programmable power for capillary
electrophoresis on a chip" Chin. Anal. Chem. 2003, 31, 1139.
13. Guo, D.; Mo, H.; Tu, X.-Y.; Duan, C.-Y.; Meng, Q.-J. "Synthesis,
electrochemistry and crystal structure studies of a new ferrocene-
cobalt tetranuclear double helicate." Bull. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 19, 54
(in Chinese).
References: Available upon request.
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