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Paul Watts

 

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 Paul Watts

Paul Watts, Professor & Research Chair, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Prof Paul Watts
Position: Research Chair in Microfluidic Bio/Chemical Processing
Department: InnoVenton and The Downstream Chemicals Technology Station
Room: A201A
Location: Summerstrand Campus (North)
Phone: +27 41 504 3694
Fax: +27 41 504 9281
Email: Paul.Watts@nmmu.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc, PhD, CSci, CChem, FRSC
Dr. Paul Watts graduated from the University of Bristol in 1995 with a first class B.Sc. in chemistry. He continued his studies at Bristol, obtaining a Ph.D. in bio-organic natural product chemistry in 1999. His Ph.D. focussed on the synthesis of isotopically labelled compounds, for use in determination of biosynthetic pathways to polyketide-derived natural products.

Paul subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Hull, where he pioneered organic synthesis in micro reactors. In February 2002, he was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Hull, in August 2007 was promoted to the position of Senior Lecture and then further promoted to Reader in Organic Chemistry in May 2009. 

He now leads the micro reactor and flow technology group where the research has resulted in the publication of over 80 highly cited papers in peer reviewed journals on the topic of continuous flow organic synthesis, in addition to other publications and book chapters.

In 2005, Watts initiated a joint venture with Lionix BV (Netherlands) to commercialise the technology, which has resulted in the formation of Chemtrix BV. Watts has a part time secondment to work with the company in the role of Chief Technology Officer.
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At selectbio conf mumbai India 2015
 

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Experience








Professor of Organic Chemistry

University of Hull
(1 year 6 months)







Reader in Organic Chemistry

University of Hull
(2 years 3 months)



New SARChI Chair in Microfluidic Bio/Chemical Processing, hosted by InnoVenton

08/03/2013
We are thrilled that Prof Paul Watts has been appointed as the first recipient of the newly established Chair in Microfluidic Bio/Chemical Processing. The Chair was awarded to the Science Faculty by the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) following an internationally competitive process. Funded by the DST and managed by the NRF, the Chair will be housed in our Institute for Chemical Technology, InnoVenton.
Prof Paul Watts graduated from the University of Bristol (UK) in 1995 with a first class BSc in chemistry. He continued his studies at Bristol, obtaining a PhD in bio-organic natural product chemistry in 1999. His PhD focused on the synthesis of isotopically labelled compounds for use in determination of biosynthetic pathways to polyketide-derived natural products.
He subsequently worked at the University of Hull (UK) where he led the micro reactor and continuous flow technology group. He has published nearly 100 papers in the field and regularly gives lectures on the topic at international conferences. In 2005, Paul initiated a joint venture with Lionix BV (Netherlands) to commercialize the technology, which has resulted in the formation of Chemtrix BV. Consequently Paul is very keen to further engage with industry.
Within InnoVenton at NMMU he will further develop the continuous flow methodology to investigate how small production platforms can enhance chemical manufacture within the South African economy. In addition research will be undertaken to investigate integration of synthesis and purification within continuous flow systems.



Publications

2013

  1. Purification of 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose by on-chip solid-phase extraction, M. D. Tarn, G. Pascali, F. De Leonardis, P. A. Salvadori, P. Watts and N. Pamme, Journal of Chromatography A, 2013, 1280, 117-121.
  2. Synthesis of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in microreactors, M. Simmons, C. Wiles, V. Rocher, M. G. Francesconi and P. Watts, J. Flow Chem., 2013, 3, 7-10.
  3. Sol-gel catalysts an efficient tool for the Kumada-Corriu reaction in continuous flow, L. Marra, V. Fusillo, C. Wiles, A. Zizzari, P. Watts, R. Rinaldi and V. Arima, Sci. Adv. Mater., 2013, 5, 475-483.
  4. Microfluidics in radiopharmaceutical chemistry, G. Pascali, P. Watts and P. A. Salvadori, Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2013, in press.
  5. Radiochemistry on chip: towards dose-on-demand synthesis of PET radiopharmaceuticals, V. Arima, G. Pascali, O. Lade, H. R. Kretschmer, I. Bernsdorf, V. Hammond, P. Watts, F. De Leonardis, M. D. Tarn, N. Pamme, B. Z. Cvetkovic, P. S. Dittrich, N. Vasovic, R. Duane, A. Jaksic, A. Zacheo, A. Zizzari, L. Marra, E. Perrone, P. A. Salvadori and R. Rinaldi, Lab on a Chip, 2013, 13, 2328-2336.

2012

  1. Continuous flow reactors: A green chemistry perspective, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 38-54.
  2. Solid-supported gallium triflate: An efficient catalyst for the three-component ketonic Strecker reaction, C. Wiles and P. Watts, ChemSusChem., 2012, 5, 332-338.
  3. Micro reactors, flow reactors and continuous flow synthesis, P. Watts, J. Chem. Res., 2012, 181-193.
  4. Positron emission tomography radiosynthesis in microreactors, P. Watts, G. Pascali and P. A. Salvadori, J. Flow Chem., 2012, 2, 37-42. 

2011

  1. Improved method for kinetic studies in micro reactors using flow manipulation and noninvasive Raman spectrometry, S. Mozharov, A. Nordon, D. Littlejohn, C. Wiles, P. Watts, P. Dallin and J. M. Girkin, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 3601-3608.
  2. Recent advances in synthetic micro reaction technology, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6512-6535.
  3. On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers, F. De Leonardis, G. Pascali, P. A. Salvadori, P. Watts and N. Pamme, Journal of Chromatography A, 2011, 1218, 4714-4719.
  4. Translation of microwave methodology to continuous flow for the synthesis of diaryl ethers via an SNAr Reaction, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011, 7, 1360-1371. 

2010

  1. Development of a high throughput screening tool for biotransformations utilising a thermophilic L-aminoacylase enzyme, B. Ngamsom, A. M. Hickey, G. M. Greenway, J. A. Littlechild, P. Watts and C. Wiles, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2010, 63, 81-86.
  2. Three-dimensional Mach-Zehnder interferometer in a microfluidic chip for spatially-resolved label-free detection, A. Crespi, Y. Gu, B. Ngamsom, H.J.W.M. Hoekstra, C. Dongre, M. Pollnau, R. Ramponi, H. H. van den Vlekkert, P. Watts, G. Cerullo and R. Osellame, Lab on a Chip, 2010, 10, 1167-1173.
  3. Synthesis of Substitued Indoles Using Continuous Flow Micro Reactors, B. Wahab, G. Ellames, S. Passey and P. Watts, Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 3861-3865.
  4. The development and evaluation of a conducting matrix for the electrochemical regeneration of the immobilised co-factor NAD(H) under continuous flow,  B. Ngamsom, A. M. Hickey, G. M. Greenway, J. A. Littlechild, T. McCreedy, P. Watts and C. Wiles, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 2419-2424.
  5. The Scale-Up of Organic Synthesis using Micro Reactors, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Chemica  Oggi, 2010, 28(3), 3-5.

2009

  1. The use of immobilised crown ethers as in situ N-protecting groups in organic synthesis and their application under continuous flow, G. P. Wild, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 1618-1629.
  2. Enhanced Chemical Synthesis in Flow Reactors, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Chemica  Oggi, 2009, 27(3), 34-36.
  3. The development and evaluation of a continuous flow process for the lipase mediated oxidation of alkenes, C. Wiles, M. J. Hammond and P. Watts, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009, 5(27), 1-12.
  4. Microreactors as tools for high-throughput synthesis, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Speciality Chemicals Magazine, 2009, 40-41.
  5. Continuous flow organic synthesis, a tool for the modern medicinal chemistry, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2009, 1593-1612.    
  6. A micro reactor for the study of biotransformations by a cross-linked gamma-lactamase enzyme, A. M. Hickey, B. Ngamsom, C. Wiles, G. M. Greenway, P. Watts and J. A. Littlechild, Biotechnology J., 2009, 4(4), 510-516.

2008

  1. An optical sensor for reactive oxygen species: Encapsulation of functionalised silica nanoparticles into silicate nanoprobes to reduce fluorophore leaching, V. J. Hammond, J. W. Aylott, G. M. Greenway, P. Watts, A. Webster and C. Wiles, The Analyst, 2008, 133, 71-75.
  2. Improving organic reactions using flow reactors, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2008, 1655-1671.
  3. N-N Bond cleavage in N-Nitrosoarylamines, L. A. Evans, M. Petrovic, M. Antonijevic, C. Wiles, P. Watts and J. Wadhawan, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 12928-12935.
  4. An integrated microreactor for the multicomponent synthesis of a-aminonitriles, C. Wiles and P. Watts, OPRD, 2008, 12, 1001-1006.
  5. Deuterated Isotope Labelling of Phenol Derivatives within Micro Reactors, J. Hooper, P. Watts and C. Wiles, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2008, 5, 595-602.
  6. Evaluation of the heterogeneously catalysed strecker reaction conducted under continuous flow, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2008, 5597-5613.
  7. Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using Novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor, L. L. Woodcock, C. Wiles, G. M. Greenway, P. Watts, A. Wells and S. Eyley, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 2008, 26, 501-507.

2007

  1. Electrosynthesis of phenyl-2-propanone derivatives from benzyl bromides and acetic anhydride in an unsupported micro-flow cell electrolysis process, P. He, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and F. Marken, Green Chem, 2007, 9, 20-22.
  2. Scaling out of electrolyte free electrosynthesis in a micro-gap flow cell, P. He, F. Marken, S.J. Haswell and P. Watts, Lab Chip, 2007, 7, 141-143.
  3. Recent advances in synthetic micro reaction technology, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Chem. Commun., 2007, 443-467.
  4. The use of electroosmotic flow as a pumping mechanism for semi-preparative scale continuous flow synthesis, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Chem. Commun., 2007, 966-968.
  5. Micro Reactors: A New Tool for the Synthetic Chemist, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Org. Bio. Chem., 2007, 5, 727-732.
  6. Synthesis of analytically pure compounds in flow reactors, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Chem. Eng. Technol., 2007, 30, 329-333.
  7. The use of solid-supported reagents for the multi-step synthesis of a combinatorial array of analytically pure a,b-unsaturated compounds in miniaturized flow reactors, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Lab Chip, 2007, 7, 322-330.
  8. The Synthesis of Deuterium Labelled Amides within Micro Reactors, J. Hooper and P. Watts, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm, 2007, 50, 189-196.
  9. Separation of [18F]fluoride ion from proton-irradiated [18O]water within an EOF-driven micro-reactor, S. Lu, M. J. Gilde, A. Prak, P. Watts and V. Pike, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm, 2007, 50, 597-599.
  10. An expedient, scalable synthesis of the natural product L-anserine, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Synthesis., 2007, 2608-2610.
  11. An efficient, continuous flow technique for the chemoselective synthesis of thioacetals, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Tetrahedron Lett., 2007, 48, 7362-7365.
  12. Immobilisation of thermophilic enzymes in miniaturised flow reactors, A. M. Hickey, L. Marle, T. McCreedy, P. Watts, G. M. Greenway and J. A. Littlechild, Biochemical Society Transactions, 2007, 35, 1621-1623.
  13. Improving Chemical Synthesis Using Flow Reactors, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2007, 2, 1487-1503.
  14. Parallel synthesis in an EOF-based micro reactor, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Chem. Commun., 2007, 4928-4930.

2006

  1. Solid supported chemiluminescence and electrogenerated chemiluminescence based on a tris(2,2’-bipyridyl)ruthenium (II) derivative, G. M. Greenway, A. Greenwood, P. Watts and C. Wiles, Chem. Commun., 2006, 85-87.
  2. Towards paired and coupled electrode reactions for clean organic micro reactor electrosynthesis, C. A. Paddon, M. Atobe, T. Fuchigami, P. He, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell, G. J. Pritchard, S. D. Bull and F. Marken, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2006, 36, 617-634.
  3. Flow reactors for organic synthesis, G. P. Wild, C. Wiles and P. Watts, Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2006, 3, 419-425.
  4. Microreactor as tools for chemical research, X. Zhang, C. Wiles, S. L. Painter, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Chimica Oggi, 2006, 24, 43-45.
  5. Efficient protein digestion with peptide separation in a micro device interfaced to electrospray mass spectrometry, H. Al-Lawati, P. Watts and K. J. Welham, Analyst, 2006, 131, 656-663.
  6. Clean and selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols using silica-supported Jones reagent in a pressure-driven flow reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Tetrahedron Lett., 2006, 47, 5261-5264.
  7. Self-Supported and Clean One-Step Cathodic Coupling of Activated Olefins with Benzylbromide Derivatives in a Micro Flow Reactor, P. He, F. Marken, S.J. Haswell and P. Watts, Angew. Chemie., Int. Ed. Eng., 2006, 45, 4146-4149.
  8. The application of micro reactors for radiochemical synthesis, P. Watts, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm, 2006, 49, 395-396.
  9. Isotopic labelling within micro reactors, J. Hooper, P. Watts and C. Wiles, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm, 2006, 49, 417-418.
  10. The use of solid supported reagents in continuous flow reactors, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm, 2006, 49, 419-420.

2005

  1. The application of micro reactors for organic synthesis, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2005, 34, 235-246.
  2. Assembly intermediates in polyketide biosynthesis: enantioselective synthesis of b-hydroxycarbonyl compounds, C. Le Sann, D. M. Munoz, N. Saunders, T. J. Simpson, D. I. Smith, F. Soulas, P. Watts and C. L. Willis, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005, 3, 1710-1728.
  3. Acid catalysed synthesis and deprotection of dimethyl acetals in a miniaturised electroosmotic flow reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 5209-5217.
  4. The application of micro reactors for small scale organic synthesis, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Chem. Eng. Technol., 2005, 28, 290-301.
  5. Microreactors for drug discovery: the importance of integrating chemical synthesis with real-time analytical detection, P. Watts, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2005, 382, 865-867.
  6. Electrolyte free electroorganic synthesis: The cathodic dimerisation of 4-nitrobenzylbromide in a micro-gap flow cell, P. He, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and F. Marken, Electrochemistry Communications, 2005, 7, 918-924.
  7. The preparation and reaction of carbanions within micro reactors, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 10757-10773.
  8. The use of solid supported reagents in continuous flow reactors, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell in Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS) 2005 edited by T. Laurell, J. Nilsson, K. Jensen, D. J. Harrison and J. P. Kutter, TRF, 2005, 1437-1439.
  9. Combinatorial synthesis in micro reactors, P. Watts, QSAR and Combinatorial Science, 2005, 24, 701-711.

2004

  1. The application of microreactor technology for the synthesis of 1,2-azoles, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, OPRD, 2004, 8, 28-32.
  2. Organic Synthesis in Micro Reactors, X. Feng, S. J. Haswell and P. Watts, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2004, 4, 707-727.
  3. Chemical synthesis in lab-on-a-chip micro reactors, P. D. I. Fletcher, S. J. Haswell, P. Watts and X. Zhang in Encyclopedia of nanoscience edited by J. A. Schwarz, C. I. Contescu and K. Putyera, Dekker, 2004, volume 2, 1547-1564.
  4. Benchmarking micro reactor applications, H. Pennemann, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell, V. Hessel and H. Lowe, OPRD, 2004, 8, 422-439.
  5. Stereoselective alkylation of an Evans auxiliary derivative within a pressure driven micro reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Lab Chip, 2004, 4, 171-173.
  6. Electrochemical effects related to synthesis in micro reactors operating under electrokinetic flow, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2004, 101, 237-240.
  7. Chemical Synthesis in micro reactors, P. Watts, Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 2004, 76, 555-559.
  8. An investigation into the use of silica supported bases within EOF based flow reactors, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 8421-8427.
  9. Combinatorial synthesis in micro reactors, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening, 2004, 7, 397-405.
  10. Solid supported continuous flow synthesis in micro reactors using electroosmotic flow, N. Nikbin and P. Watts, OPRD, 2004, 8, 942-944.
  11. Synthesis of 11C- and 18F-labeled carboxylic esters within a hydrodynamically driven micro reactor, S. Lu, P. Watts, F. T. Chin, J. Hong, J. L. Musachio, E. Briard and V. W. Pike, Lab Chip, 2004, 4, 523.
  12. Continuous flow micro reactors for drug discovery, P. Watts, Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development, 2004, 807.
  13. Exploration of a micro reactor for the synthesis of non carrier added 11C- and 18F-labelled carboxylic esters, S. Lu, P. Watts, F. T. Chin, J. Hong, J. L. Musachio, E. Briard and V. W. Pike, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 2004, 31, 248.
  14. The use of solid supported reagents within EOF-based micro reactors, C. Wiles, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell in Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS) 2004 edited by T. Laurell, J. Nilsson, K. Jensen, D. J. Harrison and J. P. Kutter, RSC, 2004, 105-107.

2003

  1. On-chip separation of peptides prepared within a micro reactor, V. George, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Chem. Commun., 2003, 2886-2887.
  2. Solution phase synthesis of esters within a micro reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 10173-10179.
  3. Continuous flow reactors for drug discovery, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Drug Discovery Today, 2003, 8, 586-593.
  4. Microfluidic combinatorial chemistry, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2003, 7, 380-387.
  5. Solution phase synthesis of peptides in micro reactors, P. Watts, Biopolymers, 2003, 71, 347.
  6. Green Chemistry: Synthesis in Micro Reactors, P. Watts and S. J. Haswell, Green Chemistry, 2003, 5, 240-249.

2002

  1. The regioselective preparation of 1,3-diketones, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Tetrahedron Lett., 2002, 43, 2945-2948.
  2. The regioselective preparation of 1,3-diketones in a micro reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Chem. Commun., 2002, 1034-1035.
  3. 1,4-Addition of enolates to a,b-unsaturated ketones within a micro reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Lab on a Chip, 2002, 2, 62-64.
  4. Micro reactors: principles and applications in organic synthesis, P. D. I. Fletcher, S. J. Haswell, E. Pombo-Villar, B. H. Warrington, P. Watts, S. Y. F. Wong and X. Zhang, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 4735-4757.
  5. Solution phase synthesis of b-peptides using micro reactors, P. Watts, C. Wiles, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 5427-5439.
  6. Investigation of racemisation in peptide synthesis within a micro reactor, P. Watts, C. Wiles, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Lab on a Chip, 2002, 2, 141-144.

2001

  1. The application of micro reactors to synthetic chemistry, S. J. Haswell, R. J. Middleton, B. O’Sullivan, V. Skelton, P. Watts and P. Styring, Chem. Commun., 2001, 391-398.
  2. The synthesis of peptides in micro reactors, P. Watts, C. Wiles, S. J. Haswell, E. Pombo-Villar and P. Styring, Chem. Commun., 2001, 990-991.
  3. The aldol reaction of silyl enol ethers within a micro reactor, C. Wiles, P. Watts, S. J. Haswell and E. Pombo-Villar, Lab on a Chip, 2001, 1, 100-101.
  4. The synthesis of peptides using micro reactors, P. Watts, C. Wiles, S. J. Haswell, E. Pombo-Villar and P. Styring in Microreaction technology IMRET 5: Proceedings of the fifth international conference on microreaction technology edited by M. Matlosz, W. Ehrfeld and J. P. Baselt, 2001, 508-517.

1999

  1. A general synthesis of homochiral b-hydroxy N-acetylcysteamine thioesters, C. Le Sann, T. J. Simpson, D. I. Smith, P. Watts and C. L. Willis, Tetrahedron Lett., 1999, 40, 4093-4096.

The development and evaluation of a continuous flow process for the lipase- mediated oxidation of alkenes

Charlotte Wiles, Marcus J. Hammond, Paul Watts
Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2009,5, No. 27. published 02 Jun 2009
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Dr. Lan-Ting Xu



Dr. Lan-Ting Xu
State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032 (China)

Dr. Lan-Ting Xu received her BS degree from West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University in 2008, and her Ph.D. degree from Fudan University in 2013, under the supervision of Dawei Ma. She is now a MSD China R&D Postdoc Research Fellow in Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry. Her research interests include copper-catalyzed coupling reactions, metal-catalyzed direct C-H functionalization and heterocycle synthesis.

Chao-Jun Li


  Chao-Jun Li

 Chao-Jun Li received his Ph.D. at McGill University (1992). After a two year NSERC Postdoctoral position at Stanford University, he became Assistant (1994), Associate (1998) and Full Professor (2000) at Tulane University. In 2003, he became a Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Organic/Green Chemistry and a Professor (E. B. Eddy Chair since 2010) of Chemistry at McGill University in Canada. His current research efforts are focused on developing innovative and fundamentally new organic reactions that will defy conventional reactivities and have high synthetic efficiency.

Dr. Liang Chen


 Dr. Liang Chen

Dr. Liang Chen received his B.S. degree in Environmental Science (minor: Economics) in 1999 at Nanjing University. He studied chemistry at Tulane University, where he received his Ph.D. degree in 2005 under the supervision of Professor Chao-Jun Li. He then became a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University, and subsequently a Research Associate at LSU Dental School. Since 2008, he has been working in Bisco (Dental) Inc. as a Research Scientist and Senior Research Scientist.

Dr. Feng Zhou


  Dr. Feng Zhou

 Dr. Feng Zhou was born in 1983 in Wuhan, China. He received his B.S. degree from Wuhan University in 2006 and Ph.D. at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011 under the supervision of Prof. Xiyan Lu. He is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Chao-Jun Li at the McGill University in Canada, focusing on the Cross-Dehydrogenative-Coupling (CDC) react-ions via C-H activations.