Dr. Wen Xin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education:
Postdoctoral Fellow The state University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11776 June 1998 - present
Ph.D. (Chemistry) Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 May, 1998, Advisor: Professor Louis S. Hegedus
Dissertation Title: Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Five-membered Carbocycles via Photolytically Generated Cyclobutanones
B.E. (Industrial Catalysis) East China University of Science and Technology
Shanghai, P.R.China, July 1988
Research/Work/Teaching Experience:
June 1998-present: Postdoctoral Fellow with Professor Iwao Ojima. Research focus: Synthesis of Lactones via tandem hydroformylation/cyclization reactions; Asymmetric Catalysis for linear selective hydroformylation
January 1992-May 1998: Graduate research under the direction of Professor Louis S. Hegedus. Research focus: Asymmetric synthesis of aminocyclopentitols which are analogs of naturally occurred glycosidase inhibitor
Research/Work/Teaching Experience (cont.)
January 1992-May 1994: Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Organic Laboratories.
July 1988-December 1991: Chemical Engineer in Shanghai UOP (American UOP owned company), Shanghai, P.R.China
Honors:
1985-1988: University Scholarship for Excellent Students, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
Publications:
Asymmetric Synthesis of Aminocyclopentitols Xin Wen, Louis S. Hegedus* J. Org. Chem. in preparation
Xin Wen
Office Address
Department of Chemistry
The State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400
Phone: (516)632-7939
e-mail: xiwen@ccmail.sunysb.edu