Wei Zhang

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Education:

B.S., Nanjing University (1982)

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh (1993)

Postdoc, University of Pittsburgh (1993-1995)

Current Position:

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Office: S-1-127

Telephone: 617-287-6147

Email: wei2.zhang@umb.edu

Teaching Interests:

Organic chemistry, green chemistry, general chemistry

Research Interests:

Fluorous chemistry; free radical chemistry; medicinal chemistry, green chemistry, diversity-oriented synthesis; microwave-assisted synthesis; multicomponent reactions; asymmetric organocatalysis and chiral separations

Awards and Honors:

2007   Associate Editor, Molecular Diversity (publish by Springer)

2007   TetrahedronLetters Top 50 most Cited Articles Award (2004-2007)

2007   Best Poster Award, Combinatorial Chemistry Gordon Conference, New Hampshire

2006   Tetrahedron Top 50 Most Cited Articles Award (2003-2006)

2006   Best Poster Award, Int. Symposium Chem. Biology & Combinatorial Chem. Jinan, China

2005   Top 1% of the cited authors for journals in the Life Sciences

2003   Best Poster Award, CHI Conference on Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis, San Diego

2003   GlaxoSmithKline HIV Drug Discovery and Development Research Award

1998   DuPont Agricultural Products, Global Technology Accomplishment Award

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