Prof. Dr. Shengfa Ye
Group Leader, Professor
State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China
Tel：0411-88147233
E-mail：shengfa.ye@dicp.ac.cn
Website:http://www.yegroup.dicp.ac.cn
Work Experiences
2005.10-2006.8 |
Max-Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Germany |
Research Associate |
2006.8-2009.6 |
University of Bonn, Germany |
Research Associate |
2009.1-2011.7 |
University of Bonn, Germany |
Group Leader |
2011.8-2017.12 |
Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany |
Senior Staff Scientist |
2018.1-2019.12 |
Max-Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany |
Senior Staff Scientist |
2019.12-present |
State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China |
Group Leader |
Education Background
1994.9-1998.7 |
Peking University, China |
Environmental Science |
B.S. |
1998.9-2001.7 |
Peking University, China |
Environmental Science |
M.S. |
2001.10-2005.9 |
University of Stuttgart, Germany |
Inorganic Chemistry |
Ph.D. |
Research Interests
General Interest: Elucidation of electronic structures of transition metal complexes and rationalization of the reaction mechanisms thereof.
· Computational Chemistry
➢ Bioinorganic chemistry (Structure, spectroscopy and reactivity of transition metal centers in enzymes)
o Oxygen activation by non-heme iron enzymes
o C-H bond activation by high-valent iron intermediates (FeIV,FeV,FeVI)
o Biological transformation of NO
o Copper enzymes
➢ Coordination chemistry
o Transition metals with coordinated radicals (geometric and electronic structure, spectroscopy and reactivity)
o Multiplets and optical spectra of transition metal complexes
o Molecular Magnetism
o CO2fixation by transition metal complexes
· Quantum Chemistry and Theoretical Spectroscopy
➢ Theory of Mössbauer spectroscopy
➢ Theory of molecular magnetism
➢ Theory of optical spectroscopy (UV/vis, CD, MCD, resonance Raman)
· Experimental Interests
➢ Optical Spectroscopy: Resonance Raman, CD, MCD, Absorption
➢ Magnetic Spectroscopy: EPR, Mössbauer
Research Project
2009-2012 German Science Foundation and National Science Foundation collaboration project, Oxygen Activation by Isopenicillin N Synthase, the Yin and Yang of C-H Activation (DFG NE690/7-1)
2009-2011 Humboldt Foundation, Oxygen Activation in Extradiol Catechol Dioxygenases
2011-present Max-Planck Society, Mechanistic Study on CO2Reduction
2016-2019 European Research Council, Non-Noble Metal Catalysis, CO2Reduction by Low-Valent Iron Porphyrins
2017-2019 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Trapping and Characterization of Active Intermediates in the Catalytic Cycle of Dioxygen Activation
Honors and Prize
2001 – 2005 Scholarship from German Science Foundation, Stuttgart, Germany
2001 Award for excellent graduate, Peking University, China
2000 Award for excellent student in Academic, Moral and Health, Peking University, China
1999 A “Guanghua” scholarship for academic excellence, Peking University, China
1997 “Dubang” scholarship for excellent student, Peking University, China
1996 “Jiudingxuan” scholarship for excellent student, Peking University, China
1994 Top-Grade Prize in Chinese National Chemistry Contest in Guizhou Province, Chinese Chemical Society
