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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



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