Academic Background

Ph.D

Graduate School

Peking     University

Professional Title

Researcher

Administrative Post

Department/Institute

Department of Chemistry

Special Talent

Address

Nankai University, Weijin Road 94, Tianjin 300071, China

Telephone

Email

Research Group Website

Research Interest

(1) Synthetic nanotubes/nanochannels for recognition,catalysis     and transporting

(2) Controllable supramolecular polymerization

(3) Functional mechanically interlocked     molecules and polymers

History

2007/09-2011/07 College     of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China

Bachelor of Chemistry

2011/09-2016/07 College     of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China     PhD of Organic Materials Chemistry

Supervisor: Prof. Dahui Zhao

2016/08-2020/10  Chemistry     Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, US,

Postdoctoral Researcher,

Supervisor: Prof.J.Fraser Stoddart

2019/04-present College     of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Professor

Honors and Awards

Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Peking University

National Scholarship for Graduate Student

The President Scholarship of Peking University

The Guanghua Scholarship of Peking University

Scientific Achievements &     Selected Publications

1. Cai, K.†; Zhang, L.†; R. D. Astumian; J. F. Stoddart, Nat. Rev. Chem. 2021, In Press. (†co-first author)

2. Cai, K.; Cui, B.; Song, B.; Wang, H.; Qiu, Y.; Jones, L. O.; Liu, W.; Shi, Y.; Vemuri, S.; Shen, D.; Jiao, T.; Zhang, L.; Wu, H.; Qiu, Y.; Chen, H.; Jiao, Y.; Wang, Y.; Stern, C. L.; Li, H.; Schatz, G. C.; Li, X.; Stoddart, J. F. Chem 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2020.11.004

3. Cai, K.†; Shi, Y.†; Zhuang, G.-W.; Zhang, L.; Qiu, Y.; Shen, D.; Chen, H.; Jiao, Y.; Wu, H.; Cheng, C.; Stoddart, J. F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10308–10313. (†co-first author)

4. Cai, K.; Mao, H.; Liu, W.-G.; Qiu, Y.; Shi, Y.; Long, Z.; Shen, D.; Chen, H.; Jiao, Y.; Wu, H.; Liu, Z.; Feng, Y.; Stern, C. L.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Goddard III, W. A.; Stoddart, J. F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7190–7197.

5. Cai, K.; Shi, Y.; Vemuri, S.; Cao, C.; Cui, B.; Shen, D.; Wu, H.; Zhang, L.; Qiu, Y.; Chen, H.; Jiao, Y.; Stern, C. L.; Alsubaie, F. M.; Xiao, H.; Li, J.; Stoddart, J. F. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 107–112.

6. Cai, K.; Lipke, M. C.; Liu, Z.; Nelson, J.; Cheng, T.; Shi, Y.; Cheng, C.; Shen, D.; Han, J.-M.; Vemuri, S.; Feng, Y.; Stern, C. L.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Goddard, W. A.; Stoddart, J. F. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 5275.

7. Shi, Y.†; Cai, K.†; Xiao, H.; Liu, Z.; Zhou, J.; Shen, D.; Qiu, Y.; Guo, Q.-H.; Stern, C. L.;Wasielewski, M. R.; Diederich, F.; Goddard, W. A.; Stoddart, J. F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13835–13842. (†co-first author)

8. Cai, K.†; Xie, J.†; Zhang, D.; Shi, W.; Yan, Q.; Zhao, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5764–5773. (†co-first author)

9. Cai, K.; Xie, J.; Zhao, D.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 28–31.

10.Cai, K.; Yan, Q.; Zhao, D.  Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 3175–3182.

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