New work accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc. sample
The AC-PEC programme's next study clears peer review — summary and article link to follow once it is online.
2026
3 entriesAutomated dry–wet platform reaches Phase 1 sample
Dosing, photo- and electrochemical reaction modules, and online analysis now run under inert atmosphere — the first stage of the closed-loop laboratory.
First PhD cohort joins the group sample
Two doctoral students and one research assistant arrive across synthesis and computation.
2025
3 entriesAC-PEC asymmetric coupling published in Nature Synthesis sample
The first alternating-current-driven asymmetric cross-couplings reach up to 99% ee — the programme's opening result.
PI listed among the world's top 2% scientists sample
Chen Zhu appears on the Stanford–Elsevier list for the third consecutive year.
Electrochemistry bay commissioned sample
A multi-channel potentiostat rack and the first flow cells come online in the new electrochemistry bay.
2024
2 entriesGroup welcomes its first postdoctoral fellow sample
The computational programme gains its first dedicated postdoc.
Invited review on alternating-current temporal control sample
An invited overview of alternating-current temporal regulation in synthesis appears in Chem. Sci.
2023
1 entryZhu Research Group opens at EIT Ningbo sample
The group starts up in the College of Science, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo.
Ledger opened August 2023.
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