Yu Wang

Education

June 2013 (expected)
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Ph.D Chemistry
Research: Kinetics of ATRP and development of new catalysts.

June 2008
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
M.S. Material Science and Engineering
Research: Self-assembly of block copolymers driven by multiple hydrogen bonding.
P&G and THU Collaborative Project titled Superior Fastening System for Feminine Hygiene Articles.

June 2003
Qingdao University, China
B.S. Polymer Science and Engineering
Research: Synthesis of well-defined polymers via Controlled Radical Polymerization.

Research

• Iron based ATRP
• High Pressure ATRP
• Macromolecular engineering for novel functional materials

Publications

1. Wang, Y.; Matyjaszewski, K. ATRP of MMA Catalyzed by Fe(II)Br2 in the Presence of Triflate Anions, Macromolecules, ASAP, 2011.
2. Zhang, Y. Z.; Wang, Y.; Matyjaszewski, K. ATRP of Methyl Acrylate with Metallic Zinc, Magnesium, and Iron as Reducing Agents and Supplemental Activators, Macromolecules, ASAP ,2011.
3. Wang, Y.; Matyjaszewski, K. ATRP of MMA in Polar Solvents Catalyzed by FeBr2 without Additional Ligand,  Macromolecules 2010, 43, 4003.
4. Xia, Y.; Wang, Y.; Chen, K.; Tang, L. M. A facile approach to fabricate functional 3D macroscopic silica microtube networks using N,N '-methylenediacrylamide organogel as template, Chemical Communications 2008, 5113.
5. Wang, Y.; Cao, Y.; Qiu, Y. P.; Tang, L. M. Self-assembly of diblock copolymers into novel snowflake-shaped aggregates driven by quadruple hydrogen bonding, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2008, 29, 258.

Award

• 2008 Tang, L. M.; Liu, D. S.; Wang, Y. J.; Qiu, T.; Wang, Y. Awards for science and technology development, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, 2008, 08J249.