Work & research
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3M · April 2025–present. Senior Research Chemist in St. Paul, Minnesota, working in materials research.
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Yale University · February 2021–April 2025. Postdoctoral researcher with Nilay Hazari: Ni/Ti dual-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling and photoelectrochemical CO₂ conversion.
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Yale Catalysis and Separation Core · November 2024–April 2025. Directed the core, supporting analytical instrumentation, high-throughput experimentation, and automated chemical handling.
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Research focus. Organic synthesis, catalysis, and nanotechnology. Publications ↗
Education
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Ph.D., Organic Chemistry · 2020. University of Virginia, advised by T. Brent Gunnoe. Late-transition-metal catalysis for hydrocarbon C–H activation.
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M.A., Organic Chemistry. University of Virginia, advised by Lin Pu.
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B.S., Applied Chemistry. Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
Beyond the laboratory
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Personal interests. Software, AI, automation, and personal knowledge systems.
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Current interests. What has my attention now.