Xiao Shen (沈晓), Ph.D. Professor

武汉大学高等研究院教授，博士生导师

武汉大学“弘毅青年学者” 冠名教授

研究方向

1）催化有机合成方法学:新型催化剂的设计合成和催化反应研究

2）元素有机化学：基于硅/氟元素的有机化学反应及其在重要生物活性分子和功能材料中的合成应用研究

Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 430072

Email: xiaoshen@whu.edu.cn

Xiao was born and raised in Linyi, Shandong, China. He received his B.S. degree in Applied Chemistry from Shandong Normal University (2008) in Jinan, Shandong, where he was mentored by Prof. Qingjian Liu (刘庆俭教授). After moving to Shanghai, he completed his Ph.D. at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (2013) with Prof. Jinbo Hu (胡金波研究员) After a half year stay as a research associate at SIOC, he moved to Boston for postdoctoral studies with Prof. Tobias Ritter at Harvard University and Prof. Amir H. Hoveyda at Boston College. In August 2017, Xiao accepted an appointment at Wuhan University, where he is a professor in the Institute for Advanced Studies.

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Professor  08/2017-Now

The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Post-Doctoral Associate  06/2015−07/2017                               

 Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, MA, USA

 Advisor: Prof. Amir H. Hoveyda

Post-Doctoral Fellow  02/2014−05/2015                              

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, MA, USA

Advisor: Prof. Tobias Ritter

Research Associate  07/2013−02/2014

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China.

Advisor: Prof. Jinbo Hu 

Ph.D.  Organic Chemistry  2013  

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China

Advisor: Prof. Jinbo Hu

B. S.  Chemistry  2008

Shandong Normal University, Jinan, P. R. China

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