solid state NMR, heterogeneous catalysis, mechanism study

Jian-Feng Wu CV

Jian-Feng Wu

State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou Uni.,

*** *. ******** **., *******, Gansu 730000, P. R. China

Cell: +86-139-****-****; E-mail: **************@*****.***

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Aug. 2, 1985

Marital Status: Single

Nationality: China

EDUCATION:

Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P. R. China 2008.09 2014.07

Ph.D. & M.S. in Physical Organic Chemistry, Mentor: Prof. Wei Wang, GPA 3.60/4

Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P. R. China 2004.09 2008.07

B.S. in Chemistry, the National Basic Training Base Graduates, GPA 3.53/4, top 5, magna cum

laude

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Instruments Application

In-depth experience in the mechanistic investigation of heterogeneous system (zeolites and

metal oxides) by using solid-state NMR (6 years); intensive knowledge on the maintenance

of solid-state NMR spectroscopy;

Extensive experience in using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS, 2 years), gas

chromatography (GC, 2 years), high-pressure autoclave (1 year), ion chromatography (IC, 6

months); good knowledge on the maintenance of these equipments;

General experience in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), liquid NMR, powder X-ray

diffraction (PXRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis

(TG), infrared spectroscopy (IR), ultraviolet and visible spectrophotometer (UV/Vis); sound

ability to the analytical interpretation associated with these investigations.

Materials Synthesis

Extensive experience in synthesizing of zeolites (Y, ZSM-5, and SAPO-34), mesoporous

materials (SBA-15 and MCM-41) and supported metal nanoparticles (Pd/SiO2, Ni/SiO2,

and Co/SiO2).

Leadership

Train the young students, organize literature discussion with NMR group members, handle lab

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management, and get on well at work with other people.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

C1 Chemistry: Mechanistic Study and Practical Application

Jan. 2013 now

Investigation on the co-conversion of CH4, CO2, and CH3OH into methyl acetate on metal

catalysts by high-pressure autoclave

Setting up a high-pressure reaction system;

Screening diverse catalysts for practical application.

Jan. 2012 now

Investigation on CO2 hydrogenation to acetic acid on zeolites by solid-state NMR

Related results are in preparation.

Jan. 2009 Dec. 2012

Mechanistic investigation on the activation and conversion of methane on zeolites by solid-state

NMR

Methane activation, published in Chem. –Eur. J. 2010, 16, 14016–14025. (VIP article);

Co-conversion of methane and carbon dioxide into acetic acid (supported by Dongli Project,

Presided), published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 135**-*****;

Co-conversion of methane and dimethyl ether into aromatics, in preparation;

Methane activation in the presence of halogen, to be submitted;

Conversion of methane into methanol via biomimetic catalysis, to be submitted.

Sept. 2007 Dec. 2008

Mechanistic investigation on the methanol-to-olefin process by solid-state NMR and GC/MS

The research project was supported by “Students’ Innovative Plan of Lanzhou University”

(Presided).

PUBLICATION LIST:

First Author

(1) Jian-Feng Wu, Si-Min Yu, Wei David Wang, Yan-Xin Fan, Shi Bai, Chuan-Wei Zhang, Qiang

Gao, Jun Huang, Wei Wang*, Mechanistic Insight into the Formation of Acetic Acid from the

Direct Conversion of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Zinc-Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolite, J.

Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13567–13573.

(2) Jian-Feng Wu, Wei David Wang, Jun Xu, Feng Deng, Wei Wang*, Reactivity of C1 Surface

Species Formed in Methane Activation on Zn-Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolite, Chem. –Eur. J.

2010, 16, 14016–14025. (VIP article)

Collaboration

(3) Qiong Wang, Le-Sheng Zhang, Jian-Feng Wu, Wei David Wang, Wei-Guo Song*, Wei Wang*,

A Parallel Solid-State NMR and Sensor Property Study on Flower-like Nanostructured SnO2, J.

Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 22671–22676.

(4) Jun Xu, An-Min Zheng, Xiu-Mei Wang, Guo-Dong Qi, Ji-Hu Su, Jiang-Feng Du, Zhe-Hong

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Gan, Jian-Feng Wu, Wei Wang, Feng Deng*, Room Temperature Activation of Methane over

Zn Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolites: Insight from Solid-state NMR and Theoretical Calculations,

Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 2932–2940.

To be submitted

(5) Jian-Feng Wu, Si-Min Yu, Chong Liu, Shi Bai, Wei Wang*, Mechanistic Aspects of CO2

Hydrogenation on Zeolite Catalysts.

(6) Jian-Feng Wu, Jun-Ling Zhu, Wei David Wang, Si-Min Yu, Wei Wang*, Mechanistic Insight

into Methane Activation Promoted by Br+ Species on Zinc-Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolite.

(7) Jian-Feng Wu , Xu-Dong Gao , Si-Min Yu, Shi Bai*, Wei Wang*, Conversion of Methane

into Methanol on Copper-Modified Na ZSM-5 Zeolite: Insight from Solid-state NMR and

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, ( J. F. W. and X. D. G. contributed equally).

(8) Wei David Wang, Jian-Feng Wu, Wei Liu, An-Min Zheng*, Feng Deng, Alexander G.

Stepanov, Shi Bai, Wei Wang*, Observation of 13C Scrambling: Mechanistic Insight into C2

Chemistry on Acidic Zeolites.

(9) Si-Min Yu, Jian-Feng Wu, Cong Liu, Wei Wang*, Hydride Transfer from Propane to Surface

Methoxy Species on Zeolite H ZSM-5.

In preparation

(10) Jian-Feng Wu, Si-Min Yu, and Wei Wang*, Mechanistic Insight into the Conversion of

Methane and Dimethyl Ether into Aromatics on Zinc-Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolite.

Presentations

(11) Jian-Feng Wu, Wei David Wang, Jun Xu, Feng Deng, Wei Wang*, Reactivity of C1 Surface

Species Formed in Methane Activation on Zn-Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolite, The 16th National

Magnetic Resonance Conference 2010, Haikou, China (Oral Presentation).

(12) Jian-Feng Wu, Ya-Xin Fan, Si-Min Yu, Wei David Wang, Wei Wang*, Mechanistic Study on

Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: Co-conversion of

CH4 and CO2 on Zinc-Modified H–ZSM-5 Zeolite. The 9th National Conference on Physical

Organic Chemistry, Shenzhen, 2011 (Poster).

(13) Jian-Feng Wu, Si-Min Yu, Wei David Wang, Wei Wang*, Conversion of CH4 and CO2 on

Zinc-Modified H ZSM-5 Zeolites: Mechanism Revealed by Solid-state NMR, Beijing

Conference and Exhibition on Instrument Analysis, 2013, Beijing (Abstract).

TRAINING COURSES AND SYMPOSIUMS:

Solid-state NMR

The 16th National Magnetic Resonance Conference, 2010, Haikou, China.

The 2nd Sino-French Solid NMR Spectroscopy Workshops, 2010, Wuhan, China

NMR Users’ Meeting, 2009, Lanzhou, China.

Bruker Advanced NMR Workshop, 2009, Beijing, China.

Advanced Training Course on NMR Techniques, 2008, Wuhan, China.

Lanzhou•International Workshop on Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 2008, Lanzhou,

China. (As a conference staff, Profs. Tatyana Polenova, Lex Vega, Yining Huang, Feng Deng

and Shi Bai gave the lectures).

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Catalysis

The 16th National Conference on Catalysis of China, 2010, Guangzhou, China

The 15th Chinese Zeolite Conference, 2009, Luoyang, China.

Organic

International Symposium on Functional Organic Materials and Devices, 2013, Lanzhou, China

The 12th International Symposium for Chinese Organic Chemists and 9th International

Symposium for Chinese Inorganic Chemists, 2012, Lanzhou, China

The 1st Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry International Symposium, 2012, Lanzhou, China

CCS 6th National Organic Chemistry Conference, 2009, Xi’an, China

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

National Scholarship for Graduate Students (14/423), 2013 2014;

Tang Aoqing China National Chemical Award (2/1029), 2013 2014;

Outstanding Student Scholarship (Special Grade, 10/141), 2011 2012, 2013 2014, two times;

Outstanding Student Scholarship (Grade 1), 2008 2011, 2012 2013, four times;

Miyoshi Students of Lanzhou University (6%), 2009 2010, 2013 2014, two times;

Honor of Excellent Graduation Thesis (10/214), 2008;

Science Talent Scholarship (Grade 1, 6/214), 2005 2006;

Outstanding Student Scholarship (Grade 1, 11/214), 2005 2006;

Excellent League Leader (12/214), 2004;

Miyoshi Students of Lanzhou City (only one in my school), 2001.

POTENTIAL REFEREES

Prof. Dr. Wei Wang

State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry,

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,

Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P. R. China

********@***.***.**

Prof. Dr. Yining Huang

Department of Chemistry,

The University of Western Ontario,

London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7

******@***.**

Prof. Dr. Jun Huang

Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering,

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,

The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

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