Group photo 2022
Postdoc Fellow
Dr. Tian Duanshuai
tiands@sioc.ac.cn
Dr. Shi Yang
shiyang@nus.edu.sg
Tian Duanshuai was born and raised in Shandong, China. He obtained his B.Sc at Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST) in 2015. After that he received his Ph.D degree in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Tang Wenjun at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIOC). In mid-June 2021 he moved to NUS and joined us. In his spare time, he likes running and playing table tennis.
Shi Yang was born and raised in Sichuan, China. He received his B.Sc in 2015 and pursued his PhD under the supervision of Prof. You Jingsong at Sichuan university in 2020. Thereafter, he worked as a research assistant in the same group until 2021. In May 2022, he moved to NUS and joined us, focusing on heterogeneous photocatalysis. In his spare time, he likes running and sketching.
Dr. Zhang Yanbin
ybzhang@nus.edu.sg
Dr. Song Lei
lei.song@nus.edu.sg
Song Lei was born and raised in Hunan, China. He received his B.Sc. at Hunan university of Arts and Science in 2015. After that he worked on C-H bond carbonylation/carboxylation with CO2 at Sichuan university under the guidance of Prof. Da-Gang Yu, and obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degree in 2018 and 2021, respectively. In Mar. 2022, he moved to NUS and joined us, focusing on flow chemistry development. In his spare time, he likes running and playing badminton.
Yanbin was born and raised in Jilin, China. He obtained his B.Sc (2015) and Ph.D. (2020) degree at Fudan University under the supervision of Prof. Hao Guo. He is also an exchange student at University of South Florida in Prof. Xiaodong Shi’s group in 2019. He joined Wu lab in Mar. 2021 focusing on flow chemistry development. He likes playing guitar and watching movies in his spare time.
Dr. Qi JING
qj7@nus.edu.sg
Qi Jing was born and raised in An Hui Province, China. She obtained her B.Sc. at Fuyang Normal College in 2015. Then she pursued her PhD in University Of Science And Technology Of China, under the guidance of Prof. Yifeng Wang. In Wang’s group she focus on the study of construing organoboron compounds by NHC-boron radicals. In Jun. 2021, She joined us, focusing on developing efficient and scalable electrochemical routes for the late-stage C(sp2)-H trifluoromethylation of hetero(arenes), intended for future deployment in continuous flow manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Ang Hwee Ting
hweeting@nus.edu.sg
Hwee Ting was born and raised in Penang, Malaysia . She obtained her B.Sc. at The University of Hong Kong in 2016. Then she pursued her PhD in University of Alberta, Canada, under the guidance of Prof. Dennis Hall . In Hall’s group she focused on developing methodologies using boronic acid catalysis. She joined Wu lab in May 2022 focusing on flow chemistry development. She likes drawing and watching anime in her spare time.
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Dr. Wu Mingyue
chmwum@nus.edu.sg
Dr. Shen Wanxiang
wx.shen@nus.edu.sg
Xu Jinhui
e0220135@u.nus.edu
Jinhui was born in Hunan Province, China. He received his B.Sc. at Hengyang Normal University in 2011. Then he obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Cancheng Guo at Hunan University in 2014. After that, he joined Prof. Tan&Liu's group at South University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) as a research assistant. He joined us in August 2017 and carry out research in developing photochemistry. In his spare time, he like playing basketball and tennis.
Mingyue was born in Hunan Province, China. He received his B.S. in 2010 and M.S. degree in 2013 under supervision of Prof Deng Guojun at Xiangtan University. Then he joined Prof Tan&Liu group at SUSTech as a research assistant. He obtained his PhD from NUS under the supervision of Prof Lu Yixin. He joined us in January 2021, and he is working on light-flow synthesis. In his spare time, he like playing basketball and badminton.
Wan Xiang obtained his BSc from Life science and technology (The National Science Talent Base Class of China), Northwest University. He then received his MSc at Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry with a research focus on Cheminformatics. He is doing his PhD in NUS pharmacy department since 2019 and afterwards joined the Wu Lab since April 2022. His research interests include computational omics and artificial intelligence-based drug discovery. He has been actively involved in broad research activities from computer vision to graph neural networks of small molecules, computational drug design, omics meta-analysis, and data-mining analysis in the field of BioChem.
Dr. Ji Meishan
ms.ji@nus.edu.sg
Dr.Toh Ren Wei
e0146555@u.nus.edu
Dr. Zhang Weigang
wgzhang@nus.edu.sg
Ji Meishan was born and raised in Jiangsu Province, China. She obtained her B.Sc. at Huaiyin Normal University in 2015. Then she obtained her M.S. (2018) and Ph.D. (2021) Degree successively under the supervision of Prof. Zhu Chen. In Zhu’s group she focused on the study of radical-mediated dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes via functional group migration strategy. In Mar. 2022, she joined us, focusing on photoredox catalysis. In her spare time, she likes yoga, writing and watching movie.
Ren Wei was born and raised in Singapore. He obtained his Diploma with Merit in Molecular Biotechnology from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2011 and completed his B.Sc at NUS in Dec 2016. He joined us in December 2016. During his free time, he will go café hopping, sing and play board games, escape rooms.
Zhang Weigang was born and raised in Shandong Province, China. he obtained her B.Sc. at Qilu Normal University in 2014. Then he obtained his MSc in Organic Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Yulai Hu at Northwest Normal University in 2017. In the same year, he joined Nanjing University as a doctoral student under the supervision of Prof. Yi Pan. After that, he worked at Nanjing University as a research fellow. In Prof. Pan’s group he focused on the development of new fluoroalkylating reagents and photocatalyzed fluoroalkylation. In July 2022, he joined us, focusing on photoredox catalysis and automated synthesis. In his spare time, he likes playing basketball and watching movie.
Dr. Hong Jiang
jiang_h@nus.edu.sg
Jiang Hong was born and raised in Anhui, China. He obtained his B.Sc at Anhui University of Technology (AHUT) in 2013. After that, he received his Ph.D degree under the supervision of Prof. Yan Liu & Prof. Yong Cui at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in 2020. In the same year, he worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the same group until 2022. In Oct. 2022, he moved to NUS and joined us, focusing on the development of high-performance heterogeneous photocatalysts. In his spare time, he likes reading and watching movies.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Wu Jie
Jie finished his undergraduate study at Beijing Normal University in 2006. in 2012, he earned his Ph.D degree under the supervision of Prof. James Panek in the Department of Chemistry at Boston University. His PhD thesis was Total Synthesis of (-)-Virginiamycin M2 and Chiral Organosilane Based Sequential Transformations to Access Polycyclic Scaffolds.
After that, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at MIT, working with Prof. Timothy Jamison and Prof. Alan Hatton. His postdoc research was aimed at utilizing CO2 as a green C1 source to synthesize useful chemicals in continuous flow reactors.
Since July 2015, Jie has been appointed as an assistant professor at National University of Singapore in the Chemistry Department. Before that, he worked as a senior scientist in Snapdragon Chemistry Inc. at Boston which is established by his postdoc advisor Prof. Timothy Jamison for half a year. In 2021 July, Jie was promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure). He also serve as NUS chemistry MSc Program Director.
In his spare time, Jie likes to play basketball and badminton.
PhD Student
Li Qingyao
Year 4 PhD
e0491207@u.nus.edu
Tang Haidi
Year 4 PhD
haidi@u.nus.edu
Haidi was born in 1994 in Anhui, China. Before joining Wu’s group, she received B.S. (2016) from Anhui University of Science and Technology and M.S. (2019) degree in Materials Science from University of Science and Technology of China under the supervision of Prof. Wei Liu. She joined us in July and is working on transition metal catalysis. She enjoys photograghing and traveling in her spare time.
Qingyao was born in 1996 in Zhejiang, China. He received B.S. from Zhejiang University in 2019. He joined us in July 2019 and is working on photoredox catalysis. He would like to play basketball and soccer in his spare time.
Shi Xiangcheng
Year 4 PhD
e0444250@u.nus.edu
Xiangcheng was raised in Guangdong Province, China. He obtained his B.Sc. at Inner Mongolia University and M.Sc. at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In 2019, he joined the Wu research group under the support of TJU-NUS Joint Institute to pursue his PhD degree, under co-suporvision of Prof. Gong Jinlong (Tianjin University).
Wang Mu
Year 4 PhD
E0444164@u.nus.edu
Yuan Ye
Year 4 PhD
e0444238@u.nus.edu
Wang Mu was born and raised in Zhejiang Province, China. He obtained his B.Sc. at Peking University under the supervision of Prof. Yu Zhi-Xiang. He joined us in July 2019 and is working on flow synthesis. In his spare time, he likes playing tennis and badminton.
Yuan Ye was born in Gansu province, China. He received his B.A. in applied Chemistry from Fujian normal University. Then he moved to Fuzhou University for further study in molecular wires, supervised by Prof. Yuan Yaofeng, and got his Master degree in 2018. In 2019, he joined the Wu research group under the support of TJU-NUS Joint Institute to pursue his PhD degree, under co-suporvision of Prof. Ma Junan (Tianjin University). Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing ball games and listening music
Zhang Zhiqi
Year 3 PhD
zhangzhiqi@u.nus.edu
Zhang Zhiqi was born and raised in Jiangxi province, China. He received his B.S. (Applied Chemistry, 2017) and M.S. (Chemistry, 2020) from Tianjin University under the supervision by Prof. Ma Jun’an. And then, he joined us under the support of TJU-NUS Joint Institute to pursue his PhD degree, under co-supervision of Prof. Ma Jun’an. In his spare time, he likes playing badminton and watching movies.
Liu Tao
Year 3 PhD
Tao_Liu@u.nus.edu
Liu Tao was born in Jiangxi Province, China. He obtained his B.Sc. under the supervision of Prof. Xie Jin at Nanjing University in 2020 and joined us in July 2020. He focuses on methodology development under visible-light irradiation by taking use of continuous micro-flow reactors. In his free time, he likes watching movies and listening to music.
Zeng Hao
Year 2 PhD
e0708238@u.nus.edu
Zeng Hao was born and raised in Hunan province, China. He received his B.S. (Applied Chemistry, 2018) and M.S. (Organic Chemistry, 2021) from South China University of Technology under the supervision by Prof. Zhu Chuanle. In July 2021, He joined us under the support of TJU-NUS Joint Institute to pursue his PhD degree, under co-supervision of Prof. Ma Jun’an(Tianjin University). In his spare time, he likes playing basketball and listening to music.
Li Longji
Year 1 PhD
lilongji@u.nus.edu
Li Longji was born and raised in Tianjin, China. He received his B.S. (Applied Chemistry, 2021) from Tianjin University. and M.S. (Organic Chemistry, 2022) from National University of Singapore, supervised by Prof. Wu Jie. In July 2022, he joined us to pursue a PhD under the support of Tianjin University-NUS Joint Institute, under co-supervision of Professor Ma Jun’an (Tianjin University). In his spare time, he enjoys violin and traveling.
Lei Zhexuan
Year 2 PhD
zhexuanlei@u.nus.edu
Luo Penghao
Year 1 PhD
e0732775@u.nus.edu
Zhexuan was born and raised in Wuhan, China. He obtained his B. Sc. degree in material chemistry in 2021 at Peking Universtiy, under the supervision of Prof. MA Yuguo. He joined us in August 2021 and will be working on flow synthesis. Zhexuan is a badminton enthusiast.
Luo Penghao was born in Guangdong, China. He obtained his B.sc. at Nanjing University in 2021 and M.sc. at NUS in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Wu Jie. He stayed in Prof Wu's group for the PhD degree in August 2022 and will be working on flow synthesis. In the spare time, he enjoys playing ball games and reading.
Wang Gan
Year 1 PhD
ganwang@u.nus.edu
\Wang Gan was born and raised in Chongqing, China. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in material chemistry in 2021 at Peking University, under the supervision of Prof. Lu Hua, and joined us in August 2022. He will be working on flow synthesis. In his spare time, he likes watching variety show and TV drama.
Yin Ruize
Year 1 PhD
E0983492@u.nus.edu
Yu Zhenyang
Year 1 PhD
e0983447@u.nus.edu
Yin Ruize was born and raised in Dalian, China. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 2022 at Fudan Universtiy, under the supervision of Prof. Xu Hualong. He joined us in August 2022 and will be working on flow synthesis. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming and travelling.
Yu Zhenyang was born and raised in Shanxi Province, China. He obtained his B.Sc. at Tianjin University in 2019. Then he obtained his M.Sc. under the supervision of Prof. Du Yunfei at Tianjin University in 2022. He joined the Wu research group in July 2022 under the support of NUSRI-CQ to pursue his Ph.D. degree. In the spare time, he enjoys swimming, reading and playing ball games.
Visiting Schloar & Student
Cheng Lei
Visiting Student
e0920526@u.nus.edu
Zhang Ping
Visiting Student
e0926166@u.nus.edu
Zhang Ping was born in 1992 in Shanxi Province, China. She received her B.S. and M.S. degree from Shanghai University of Electric Power. Currently she is a Ph.D. candidate at Tongji University under the supervision of Prof. Lijun Wu. In her spare time, she likes hiking and watching movies.
Cheng Lei obtained her M.S. degree from the College of Resources and Environment at Huazhong Agricultural University in 2018. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. Quanjun Xiang at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Her current research interests include semiconductor photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry.
Dr. Tong Xiaogang
Visiting Scholar
chmv402@visitor.nus.edu.sg
Xiaogang was born and raised in Shannxi province, China. He obtained his B.S (2006) from Northwest A & F University, M.S. (2009) and Ph.D. (2014) from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Currently, he is an associate professor in Yunnan University, China. His research interest includes natural product synthesis and visible-light promoted photoredox reaction. In July 2022, he joined us as a visiting scholar, focusing on photoredox catalysis and automated synthesis. In his spare time, he likes playing badminton and hiking.
Master Student
