TITLE: Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation and palladium-catalyzed alkylation of heteroarenes
SPEAKER: Jianrong (Steve) Zhou，Nanyang Assistant Professor，Nanyang Technological University
TIME: July 27 (Monday) PM15:00
LOCATION: Fifth-floor Lecture Hall, Chemistry Building A (化学A楼演讲厅)
INVITER: Prof. Wanbin Zhang (张万斌教授)
 

报告人Assistant Professor Jianrong (Steve) Zhou 简介：
Jianrong (Steve) Zhou
Nanyang Assistant Professor
Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry 
School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences 
Nanyang Technological University

EDUCATION
2000-2005         Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Supervisor: Prof Gregory Fu
1998-2000         M.Sc., National University of Singapore. Supervisor: Prof Teck-Peng Loh
1994-1998         B.Sc. (first-class honors), National University of Singapore

APPOINTMENT
2008-present        Nanyang assistant professor, Nanyang Technological University
2008-2013        Singapore National Research Foundation Fellow
2005-2008       Postdoctoral researcher, Yale University and University of Illinois at Urbana. Supervisor: Prof John Hartwig

AWARDS
2015                SPMS Young Resercher Award
2014                GSK Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Award
2010-2014        Asian Core Program lectureships to Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Japan
2012                Thieme Journal Award
2008                Singapore National Research Foundation fellowship