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Jishan Wu
PhD Max-Planck Inst. for Polymer Research, Germany
MSc Changchun Inst. of Applied Chemisitry, China
BSc Wuhan University, China
Research Topics
Molecular Muscles
More about Jishan
I arrived in the sunny Los Angeles at the end of August of 2005 and started my postdoctoral research in the group of Professor J. Fraser Stoddart. The reason why I chose JFS group probably is that I am drawn to natures' supramolecular phenomenon. I did my PhD work on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) under the supervision of Professor Klaus Müllen in Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, the most super-rich place I have ever been to. After I received my PhD in the may of 2004, I worked as a group leader leading the graphite subgroup into the synthesis and materials applications of nanosized PAHs. While I enjoyed very much our research at Mainz, I found it was necessary to change my research topic to get more fresh air, so I decided to join the prestigious JFS group. I received my bachelor degree from the Wuhan University in Wuhan, a super-hot place in summer and obtained my masters degree from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Changchun, a super-cold city in winter.
I am missing the time in Mainz where I can play soccer every week with a lot of colleagues. That is the important time for us to relax and make fun. In LA, I enjoyed the time when I do shopping and eating in the China town. I like doing research and wish someday I can become a famous professor like JFS and KM.
Selected Publications
1) “Arylamine –substituted Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronens: Facile Synthesis and Their Potential Application As Coaxial Hole Transporting Materials,"J. Wu, M. Baumgarten, M. G. Debije, J. M. Warman, and K. Müllen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 5331.
2) “Controlled Self-assembly of Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene in Solution," J. Wu, A. Fechtenkötter, J. Gauss, M. D. Watson, M. Wagner and K. Müllen*, , J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 11311-11321.
3) “Hexakis(4-iodophenyl)-peri-hexabenzocoronene- A Versatile Building Block for Highly Ordered Discotic Liquid Crystalline Materials," J. Wu, M. D. Watson, L. Zhang, Z. Wang, and K. Müllen, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 177-186.
4) “The Versatile Synthesis and Self-assembly of Star-Type Hexabenzocoronenes," J. Wu, M. D. Watson, and K. Müllen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42, 5329-5333.
5) “All-benzenoid Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Synthesis, Self-assembly and Applications in Organic Electronics," J. Wu, K. Müllen, chapter in the book “Carbon-Rich Compounds: From Molecules to Materials," Wiley-VCH, 2005, 90-139.
6) “Solid-state Synthesis of ‘Bamboo-like’ and Straight Carbon Nanotubes By Thermolysis of Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-Cobalt Complexes in the Solid-state," J. Wu, B. E. Hamaoui, J. Li, L. Zhi, U. Kolb, K. Müllen, Small, 2005, 1, 210.
