Personal Information
Born in Oct 1982, China
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow (12/2013 --- present)
Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
Supervisor: Prof. Jillian Buriak
Research: Nanostructured solar cell
- Postdoctoral Fellow (02/2012 --- 11/2013)
Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary
Supervisor: Prof. Thomas Baumgartner
Research: Design and synthesis of novel molecular organophosphorus building blocks, as well as corresponding oligomers and polymers for sustainable-energy applications
- Research Scholar (02/2011 --- 01/2012)
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann arbor
Supervisor: Prof. Mi Hee Lim
Research: Metal chelator-based chemotherapeutic agents for Alzheimerʹs disease
- PhD in Inorganic and Material Chemistry (09/2006 --- 01/2011)
The University of Hong Kong
Thesis: Design, synthesis and characterization of alkynyl- and thiolato- gold(I) complexes with various receptor groups for host-guest chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. Vivian Wing-Wah Yam
Awards
Postgraduate Studentship in Hong Kong (2006 – 2009)
Chinese Academy of Science Studentship (2003 – 2006)
HeFei University of Technology Studentship (1999 – 2003)
Teaching Experiences
Lecture Taught: Main-group Chemistry
The University of Calgary
Prepared and gave 1 hour lecture on the group 15 chemistry, 10/2013
Teaching Assistant: Inorganic Chemistry
The University of Hong Kong
Over 300 hours in teaching inorganic experiment and marking, 09/2006-09/2009
Presentation (Conference
Proceedings)
Oral Presentation - Xiaoming He. Dithienodiketophosphepin: A Multifunctional Building Block for p–Conjugated Materials. 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, May 26-30, 2013, Quebec, Canada.
Poster Presentation - Xiaoming He, Eddie Chung-Chin Cheng, Nianyong Zhu, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam*. Selective ion probe for Mg2+ based on Au(I)∙∙∙Au(I) interactions in tripodal alkynylgold(I) complex with oligoether pendants. 5th International Synposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Nara, Japan, Jun 6-10, 2010.
Poster Presentation - Xiaoming He, Eddie Chung-Chin Cheng, Nianyong Zhu, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam*. Design and Synthesis of Gold(I) Complexes with Various Receptors For Host-Guest Chemistry. The 17th Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduste Research in Hong Kong, PolyU, Hong Kong, April 24, 2010.
Poster Presentation - Xiaoming He, Nianyong, Zhu, Vivian Wing-Wah Yam*, Design and Synthesis of Calixarene-based Bis-alkynyl-bridged Dinuclear Au(I) Isonitrile Complexes as Luminescent Ion Probes via the Modulation of Au∙∙∙Au Interactions. 6th National Conference on Coordination Chemistry (cum International Symposium on Coordination Chemistry), Hong Kong, P. R. China, July 6-9, 2009.