A Brief introduction of the Speaker
Professor Qichun Zhang, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Nanjing University in 1992, his Master's degree from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1998, his Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in 2007. From October 2007 to December 2008, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University under the guidance of Professor Kanatzidis. In January 2009, he joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to tenured Associate Professor in March 2014. In September 2020, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at City University of Hong Kong as a Full Professor. Professor Zhang serves as the Associate Editor of Journal of Solid State Chemistry and Susmat, and as an International Advisory Board Member for journals such as Chemistry – An Asian Journal, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Aggregate, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Science China Materials, and Small Structures. He has also served as a Guest Editor for CCS Chemistry (2020–2021), Advanced Materials (2020–2021), Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2020–2021, 2017–2018), Materials Chemistry Frontiers (2019–2020), and Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (2016–2018). Recognized by Clarivate Analytics as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Cross-Field category (top 1%) from 2018 to 2021 and in the Materials Chemistry category (top 1%) from 2022 to 2023, Professor Zhang’s research primarily focuses on carbon-rich conjugated materials and their applications. He has published over 560 high-impact papers, holds 18 authorized patents, and boasts an impressive H-index of 116.
Abstract
Covalent organic polymers/frameworks(COPs/COFs) have caused many scientists' interest in both fundamental research (synthesis, properties, theoretical simulation, etc.) and possible applications (gas absorption/separation, catalysis.energy-related devices, sensing, imaging, and so on). In this talk, I will present our recent progress on the preparation of novel COPs/COFs as well as their diverse applications in optoelectrical devices.
