About the position
The Chiral Nanomaterials Group, led by Prof. Huayan Yang, welcomes applications from prospective PhD students. The group is based at the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Fuzhou, China.
Our group connects atomically precise nanochemistry, chirality and function. We synthesize metal nanoclusters and chiral inorganic nanoparticles, determine cluster structures by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and investigate how structure influences catalysis, optics and sensing.
Research areas
1. Atomically precise metal nanoclusters: synthesis, assembly and photophysics. Topics include single-crystal structure determination of Au, Ag, Cu and Pd nanoclusters, ligand engineering to control exposed metal sites, solution structure and assembly by SAXS and SANS, and structure–property relationships in luminescence and chiroptical response.
2. Chiral inorganic nanoparticles: synthesis and the origin of chirality. Topics include one-pot access to optically pure enantiomers from racemic nanoparticles, intrinsic lattice chirality and ligand-induced chirality, circular dichroism (CD), and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL).
3. Functional applications of chirality: asymmetric catalysis, electrocatalysis including CO₂ reduction, the relationship between catalytic activity and enantioselectivity on alloy surfaces, chiral sensing, multiplexed bioassays, and chiral drug separation.
Candidates interested in computational or machine-learning approaches to these research areas are welcome.
How to apply
Send one PDF to yanghuayan@fjirsm.ac.cn with the subject line “PhD application – [Your Name]”. Include a CV with a complete publication list, a one-page statement describing your previous work and proposed research and explaining your interest in the group, academic transcripts, and the names and email addresses of two to three referees, including your supervisor. Include up to three representative papers in PDF format.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed online. Informal enquiries are welcome at the same email address.
Research group: https://fjirsm.cas.cn/chiral-group/index.html
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