Senior Lecturer – Chemistry
https://academics.aut.ac.nz/jack.chen
Address: 34 St Paul St, School of Science,
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Email: jack.chen@aut.ac.nz
Telephone: (+649) 921 9999 ext 8398
Career
since 2018 Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Auckland University of Technology
2016-2018 Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Auckland University of Technology
2014-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher
Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, Italy
with Prof. Leonard Prins
2011-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Bristol, UK
with Prof. Varinder Aggarwal FRS
2006-2010 PhD, University of Auckland, NZ
with Prof. Margaret Brimble FRS
Teaching Areas:
- Molecular Design, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry
Research Areas:
- Self-assembly and emergent properties
- Dynamic, stimuli-responsive functional nanosystems
- Reaction kinetics and mechanism
- Green catalysis and sustainable chemistry
Our group is interested in the way molecules self-organize into functional architectures. We are currently utilizing self-assembly to construct dynamic structures that possess emergent properties. This is possible by utilizing cooperative effects – where multiple functional groups work together to exhibit properties that are not observed in the original building blocks. Such dynamic systems allow the introduction of stimuli-responsive moieties that allow these systems to respond to chemical fuels, light and other external stimuli. Such responsive systems offer exciting possibilities for the development of smart materials and dynamic chemical systems with the potential to exhibit ‘intelligent’ and adaptive properties.
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