PhD in Chemistry, Polymer
Resume:
Zhou
Chen
Ph.D.
Chemistry
Houston,
TX
(919)599- 5686,
****.*****@*****.*** I
have
a
strong
background
in
organometallics/catalysts,
polymer
chemistry,
organic
synthesis, analytical
techniques.
Problem- solving
is
a
particular
strength.
Mentorship
and
involvement
in multiple
investigator
projects
have
honed
my
ability
to
work
collaboratively
and
lead
research in
demanding
situations.
Education:
07/2012
Ph.D.
in
Organic
Chemistry,
Shanghai
Institute
of
Organic
Chemistry
(SIOC),
Chinese Academy
Sciences
(CAS),
Shanghai,
China. 07/2007
B.S.
in
Chemistry,
Jilin
University,
Jilin,
China Experience:
2015- Present Postdoctoral Fellow with Maurice Brookhart & Olafs Daugulis, University of Houston
Developed
supported
nickel
catalysts
for
the
synthesis
of
cross- linkable
polyethylene
(PEX- b).
Executed in- depth mechanistic studies of group X (Ni, Pd catalyzed copolymerizations
of
vinyl
polar
monomers
with
ethylene. 2014- 2015
Postdoctoral
Fellow
with
Maurice
Brookhart
&
Wei
You,
University
of
North
Carolina at
Chapel
Hill
Developed
controlled
syntheses
of
conjugated
polymers. 2013- 2014
Postdoctoral
Fellow
with
Maurice
Brookhart,
University
of
North
Carolina
at
Chapel Hill
Invented new nickel catalysts for the synthesis of branched ultra- high molecular weight
polyethylene
(UHMWPE).
2008- 2013
Research
Assistant
with
Yong
Tang,
SIOC
Developed
group
IV
(Ti,
Zr)
post- metallocene
catalysts
for
olefin
polymerizations
and copolymerizations.
Developed
bimetallic
nickel
catalysts
with
high
activity
in
ethylene
polymerization. Specialties:
Extensive experience in multi- step organic synthesis and the synthesis of highly sensitive transition
metal
complexes.
Extensive
experience
with
transition
metal- catalyzed(Ti,
Ni
and
Pd)
olefin
polymerizations
and polar
monomer
copolymerizations
and
corresponding
mechanistic
studies.
Comprehensive
knowledge
of
polymer
characterization
methods
and
techniques
including
Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric
Analysis
(TGA),
Differential
Scanning
Calorimetry
(DSC). Zhou
Chen
Ph.D.
Chemistry
Houston,
TX
77054,
(919)599- 5686,
****.*****@*****.*** Publications:
1. Chen,
Z.;
Brookhart,
M.
“Exploring
Ethylene/Polar
Vinyl
Monomer
Copolymerizations
Using Ni
and
Pd
α- Diimine
Catalysts ”
Acc.
Chem.
Res.
2018,
51,
1831. 2. Chen,
Z.;
Leatherman,
M.;
Daugulis,
O.;
Brookhart,
M.
“Ni(II Catalyzed
Copolymerization
of Ethylene and Vinylalkoxysilanes: Catalytic Production of Cross- linkable Polyethylene and Elucidation
of
the
Chain
Growth
Mechanism”
J.
Am.
Chem.
Soc.
2017,
139,
16013. 3. Chen, Z.; Liu, W.; Daugulis, O.; Brookhart, M. “Mechanistic Studies of Pd(II Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene and Vinylalkoxysilanes: Evidence for a β- Silyl Elimination Chain
Transfer
Mechanism”
J.
Am.
Chem.
Soc.
2016,
138,
16120. 4. Chen, Z.; Allen, E. K.; White, S. P.; Daugulis, O.; Brookhart, M. “Synthesis of Branched Polyethylene
with
“Half- Sandwich”
Pyridine- imine
Nickel
Complexes”
Organometallics
2016, 35,
1756.
5. Chen, Z.; Mesgar, M.; White, S. P.; Daugulis, O.; Brookhart, M. “Synthesis of Branched Ultrahigh- Molecular- Weight Polyethylene Using Highly Active Neutral, Single- Component Ni(II)
Catalysts”
ACS
Catal.
2015,
5,
631. 6. Chen,
Z.;
Li,
J F.;
Tao,
W.
- J.;
Sun,
X L.;
Yang,
X.
H.;
Tang,
Y.
“Copolymerization
of
Ethylene with
Functionalized
Olefins
by
[ONX]
Titanium
Complexes”
Macromolecules
2013,
46,
2870. 7. Xu,
C.;*
Chen,
Z.;
*
Shen.
Q.;
Sun,
X L.;
Tang,
Y.
“Synthesis,
characterization,
and
catalytic behaviors of β- carbonylenamine- derived metal complexes (M = Ti, Zr) in styrene polymerization”
J.
Organomet.
Chem.
2014,
761,
142.
(*same
level
of
contribution) 8. Chen,
Z.;
Zhang,
Q Q.;
Yan,
L.;
Brookhart,
M.;
You,
W.
“Controlled
Chain- Growth
Kumada Catalyst- Transfer
Polymerization
of
an
Alternating
Donor- Acceptor
Conjugated
Monomer” ACS
Macro
Lett.
Minor
Revision.
9. Xu, C.; Chen, Z.; Ji, G.; Sun, X L.; Li, J F.; Tang, Y. “(ArO)TiR3 complexes for highly syndiospecific
styrene
polymerization”
J.
Mol.
Cat.
A:
Chem.
2014,
383- 384,
77. 10. Wan, D W.; Chen, Z.; Gao, Y S.; Shen, Q.; Sun, X L.; Tang, Y. “Synthesis and Characterization
of
Tridentate
[ON(H)X]
Titanium
Complexes
and
Their
Application
in
Olefin Polymerization”
J.
Poly.
Sci.,
Part
A:
Poly.
Chem.
2013,
51,
2495. 11. Wang, X.; Chen, Z.; Sun, X. - L.; Tang, Y.; Xie, Z. “Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes
Catalyzed
by
a
Cationic
Zirconium
Complex”
Org.
Lett.
2011,
13,
4758. Patents:
1. Brookhart, M.; Chen, Z.; Daugulis, O. “Copolymerization of Ethylene With Vinyl Trialkoxysilanes”
Provisional
Patent
Application,
Filed. 2. Tang, Y.; Chen, Z.; Ji, G.; Sun, X L.; Xu, C J.; Li, J F. “Bimetallic catalyst for olefin polymerization”
PCT
Int.
Appl.
2015,
WO
201-***-****. References: 1. Prof.
Maurice
brookhart,
********@*****.***.***,
Department
of
Chemistry,
University
of 2. 3. North Prof. Prof.
Olafs
Carolina Joseph
Daugulis, Templeton
at
Chapel
olafs@
Hill. (uh.not edu, a direct
Department supervisor)
of
Chemistry,, joetemp@
University unc.edu,
of
Houston. Department of Chemistry,
University
of
North
Carolina
at
Chapel
Hill.
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