Regular biography
Shao-Liang Zheng is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. He joined Harvard in 2009 and supervises all aspects of the X-ray Core. Dr. Zheng also teaches Chem 255, Practical Crystallography in Chemistry and Materials Science in the spring term. Before joining Harvard, he worked with Professor Philip Coppens at SUNY Buffalo as a research scientist, emphasizing photocrystallographic studies of host-guest crystals. He received his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry in 2003 at Sun Yat-Sen University (China).
Scholar-generated biography
Shao-Liang Zheng is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, specializing in chemical crystallography, photocrystallography, and crystallography education. His research focuses on the synthesis, structural characterization, and properties of coordination complexes, particularly those involving d10 metal complexes, Zn(II), and Cd(II) coordination polymers. Zheng's work also explores the design and assembly of microporous coordination networks and the development of novel materials with unique photoluminescent properties. His research integrates experimental and theoretical approaches to advance the understanding of molecular structures and reactivity in coordination chemistry.