Welcome to the Jiang Group

We use chemistry and materials science to innovate technological solutions to energy, sustainability, and climate-related challenges.

Our science is inspired by nature, driven by curiosity, and addresses the "who cares"

Science exists in everyday life: a little zap touching a metal doorknob is an example of electrostatics; electric motors operate based on the interaction between a magnetic field and an electric current; life is made of nitrogen- and carbon-containing building blocks, and half of world’s population depends on synthetic fertilizers.

Creativity emerges from being curious about the what-ifs and thinking with an interdisciplinary mind. Our team takes the unconventional approach of harnessing electrostatics energy to make essential chemicals on the ground and rescue the ozone hole in the sky. We innovate ionic motors, ionic communication and transmission methods that are complementary to today’s electronic technologies. We develop novel and low-carbon materials for a circular economy. Our goal is to integrate science with engineering to innovate technological solutions to energy-, sustainability-, and climate-related challenges. We value creativity, simplicity, and making an impact in science and beyond.

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This July marks the 2nd anniversary of this group. We are excited to present our research at the RACI National Congress:

🗓️ Monday, July 6th

10:20 AM | A radical electrochemical platform for prebiotic synthesis (Organic Chemistry division)
1:20 PM | Quantitative control over Lorentz effects in magneto-electrochemistry (Electrochemistry division)
3:40 PM | Electrified C-C and C-N Bond Formation from Abundant Feedstocks (Organic Chemistry division)

🗓️ Tuesday, July 7th

12:00 PM | Improving efficiency of electro-organic synthesis with magnetism (Organic Chemistry division)

🗓️ Wednesday, July 8th

3:40 PM | Zero-carbon functional polymers (Materials Chemistry divison)
4:40 PM | Electrified Prebiotic Synthesis from Abundant Planetary Resources (Inorganic Chemistry divisioin)

🗓️ Friday, July 10th

12:00 PM | Turning air and water into higher-value chemicals (Green and Sustainable Chemistry division)

Conference program

Running a research group is like running a start-up,

from fund raising, building a team, managing projects, to making a positive impact.

It's important to think about what we care about, what we'd like to spend a career working on,

and if we'd be happy working very hard towards solving that problem.

We are recruiting!
Check out our PhD openings:

PhD Opportunity: Zero-carbon Functional Polymers

PhD Opportunity: Catalytic Air-gap Electrochemistry – a New Way to Fix Nitrogen

PhD Opportunity: Lightning and the Chemical Origin of Life

Research Topics

To Decarbonize the Chemical Industry, Electrify it!

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer produced by the Haber-Bosch process provides food security for half of the global population (4 billion people) today. However, this industrial process accounts for 1.4% of global CO2 emissions, 1-2% of the world’s total energy consumption, and nearly 40% of world’s hydrogen fuels every year. Using a combination of radical chemistry, catalysis, and reactive surfaces, our group designs green and scalable methods to electrify the chemical industry.