Dr. Xumu Zhang Professor Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University (Contact information)

Education

1978-1982	Wuhan University, Hubei, the People’s Republic of China B. S. in Chemistry, August, 1982
1982-1985	Chinese Science Academy, Fuzhou, the People’s Republic of China M.S. in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, August, 1985 Thesis Title: Research on Middle-Valent Molybdenum Cluster Chemistry Thesis Advisors: Professors Jingling Huang and Jiaxi Lu
1985-1987	University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA M. S. in Organometallic Chemistry, July, 1987 Thesis Title: High Valent Molybdenum and Tungsten Oxo Chemistry Thesis Advisor: Professor Gerhard N. Schauzer
1987-1992	Stanford University, Stanford, CA Ph. D. in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, August, 1992 Thesis Title: Synthetic Analogues of Cytochrome P-450 and Dioxygen-Binding Proteins Thesis Advisor: Professor James P. Collman

Professional Experience

1982-1985	Staff Researcher, Chinese Science Academy, Fuzhou, China
1985-1987	Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, CA
1987-1992	Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1992-1994	Postdoctoral and Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Research Advisor: Professor James P. Collman Research Area: Functional Models of Cytochrome C Oxidase
1994-1999	Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
1999-2003	Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2003-Present	Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Awards and Fellowships

Franklin Veatch Graduate Fellowship, 1991, Stanford University

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award, 1994

DuPont Young Faculty Award, 1996

Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1996

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award, 1998

The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, 2000

The Outstanding Oversea Chinese Young Scientist B, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000

The Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal, 2001

The Young Innovation Award of ChiTec (Chinese High Tech) in Chemistry, 2001

The American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2002

The SDCA (San Diego Chinese Association) Achievement Award, 2002

Guest Professor of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

Guest Professor of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

Guest Professor of Wuhan University

Professional Affiliations

American Chemical Society, Editorial Board of Enantiomer.

The Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chiral Quest

Consultant

Chiral Quest, Catalytica Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer, and R. W. Johnson.

Research Interests

Synthetic organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, transition metal catalyzed asymmetric reactions for the synthesis of biologically active compounds, biomimetic chemistry, molecular recognition and material chemistry.

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