Dr. Jianfang Chai
Research Associate
Selected Research Experience
- Design and synthesis of novel conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaic.
- Successfully copolymerization of N-alkylazetidines and carbon monoxide for peptides
- Living cationic polymerization of isobutene in hydrocarbon solution or aqueous suspension.
- Synthesis and evaluation of Zr- and Ni-catalyst for ethylene polymerization and mechanism study of activation using organoborane compounds.
- Synthesis of novel structure of organomanganese and organolanthanide compounds
Professional Experience
- Associate Research Scientist, December 2008-present, supervised by Dr. Stephen A. Miller, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
- Associate Research Scientist, June 2007-present, supervised by Dr. Li Jia, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
- Associate Research Scientist, April 2005-June 2007, supervised by Dr. Scott Collins, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
- Associate Research Scientist, January 2005-April 2005, supervised by Dr. Richard Andersen, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Education
- Ph. D., 2004, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, advised by Prof. H. W. Roesky
- M. S., 2001, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, advised by J. Wang and L. Tang
- B. S. 1998, Xinyang Normal College
Professional Skills
- Excellent Schlenk and dry-box techniques for handling air sensitive compounds
- 4+ years experience in multi-step organic synthesis
- Excellent research problem solver and driven to succeed with aggressive attitude
- Lab-scale polymerization in Fischer-Porter reactors and autoclaves
- Skilfully analytical techniques using NMR, FT-IR, GC, UV-Vis, GPC, TGA, DSC, and CV and data explanation
- Spin-coating technique
- Thorough knowledge on organic, inorganic and polymer chemistry and understanding of structure-property relationships