Yan Zhao
Organic, Supramolecular, Biomimetic, and Materials Chemistry
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Yan Zhao, assistant professor of chemistry, received his B.S. in
chemistry from Lanzhou University in 1992, his Ph.D. from
Northwestern University in 1996, was a postdoctoral fellow at the
University of Illinois from 1996-1998, and was a Senior Scientist
at the Procter & Gamble Company until July 2002. Dr. Zhao's areas
of interest are synthesis of molecules capable of controllable
conformational changes, and their usage as "smart" sensors,
materials, and catalysts; self-assembling in water; design and
construction of nanoscale structures; amphiphilic molecules and
polymers; multifunctional surfactants.
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