Teaching

• CHM 222, Organic Reactions and Synthesis, University of Miami, Fall 2024

Learning objectives: 

• • Recognize reactive sites, describe reactivity and predict reactions.  For a given structure, be able to recognize reactivity in terms of nucleophilicity and electrophilicity of functional groups. 

  • Construct reaction mechanisms based on electronic interactions and bond formation/breaking.  For a given reaction, be able to construct the steps of a reaction mechanism.  Be able to recognize alternate routes, possible rearrangements and side products.

  • Describe reactions in terms of energetic states and relative stability of products and reactants.  Be able to map reaction mechanisms, including starting materials, intermediates, transitions states and products to an energy profile.

  • Interpret spectra to determine molecular structures.  Be able to assign functional groups and structural features based on chemical spectra.

  • Be able to design and complete multistep syntheses:  Be able combine individual reactions into a synthetic sequence and carry out retrosynthetic analyses.

• CHM 592/692, Topics in Chemistry Polymer Chemistry, University of Miami, Spring 2024

Learning objectives: Polymeric materials are widely used in our lives on a daily basis. Upon completing this course, the students are expected to have gained sufficient fundamental knowledge of polymer chemistry toward their future careers as industrial polymer chemists or academic scientists, as illustrated by the following capabilities:

• Describe polymer structural features

• Illustrate various polymerization reactions

• Understand reaction mechanisms for polymerization processes

• Apply polymer modification chemistries

• Analyze physical, chemical, and mechanical properties data of polymers

• Formulate structure-property relationships of polymeric materials

• Construct retrosynthetic analyses for novel polymer structures

• Design polymer structures based upon desired properties and applications 

• CHM 222, Organic Reactions and Synthesis, University of Miami, Fall 2023

• CHM 592/692, Topics in Chemistry Polymer Chemistry, University of Miami, Spring 2023

• CHM 222, Organic Reactions and Synthesis, University of Miami, Fall 2022

• CHM 592/692, Topics in Chemistry Polymer Chemistry, University of Miami, Spring 2022

• CHM 222, Organic Reactions and Synthesis, University of Miami, Fall 2021

• CHM 222, Organic Reactions and Synthesis, University of Miami, Fall 2020

• Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM237), Texas A&M University, Fall 2011 & 2012

• Participant, Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers: A Workshop for Graduate Students, Texas A&M University,  May 2013

• Organizer and teaching volunteer, Free summer camp for middle school students in rural China, Sichuan, China, 2008

• Tutor for high school students, Tianjin, China, 2007-2009 

• Mentored students:  

- High school students: Frederick Xu, Arthur Liao 

- Undergraduate students: Frederick Xu, Sarah E. Leininger (Research Experiences for Undergraduates)

- Graduate students: Richen Li, Hai Wang, Jing Fan, Yen-Nan Lin, Yi-Yun Tsao, Qianqian Ni, Mingru Zhang, Gina Ching Pang