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Rongguan Yin

Graduate Student, Chemistry

Education

08/2019-present Ph.D. candidate
Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States

09/2014-06/2018 B.Sc. in Chemistry
Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China

Research

08/2019-present Ph.D. Candidate
Polymer Nanohybrids by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)
Advisor: Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
In close collaboration with Prof. Michael R. Bockstaller (Department of Materials Science & Engineering)
Department of Chemistry, Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States

09/2018-04/2019 Research Assistant
Nanocatalysts for Redox Reaction Electrocatalysis
Advisor: Prof. Xiaoqing Huang
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China

03/2016-05/2018 Undergraduate Researcher
Biomass-Based Flame-Retardant Coatings on Foam Materials
Advisors: Prof. Wang Liao, Prof. Hai-Bo Zhao & Prof. Yu-Zhong Wang (Principle Investigator)
The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials (MoE),
National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan),
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering,
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China

Publications

28. Rongguan Yin, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Akhtar Gul, Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Qiqi Li, George Fytas, Alamgir Karim, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Organic Nanoparticles with Tunable Size and Rigidity by Hyperbranching and Cross-Linking Using Microemulsion ATRP”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2024, 121, 29, e2406337121.

27. Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Marco Fantin, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Nucleic Acid-Binding Dyes as Versatile Photocatalysts for Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 19, 13598-13606.

26. Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Jaepil Jeong, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Robust Miniemulsion PhotoATRP Driven by Red and Near-Infrared Light”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 19, 13417-13426.

25. Khidong Kim, Dee Nguyen, Jacobo Strong, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Mingkang Sun, Huong Dau, Anthony Keyes, Rongguan Yin, Eva Harth, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Block Copolymers of Polyolefins with Polyacrylates: Analyzing and Improving the Blocking Efficiencies Using Milrad/ATRP Approach”. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2024, 25, 2300675.

24. Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Rongguan Yin, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller, “The Importance of Bulk Viscoelastic Properties in ‘Self-Healing’ of Acrylate-Based Copolymer Materials”. ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 1, 1-7.

23. Rongguan Yin, Yuqi Zhao, Jaepil Jeong, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Tong Liu, So Young An, Yue Zhai, Xiaolei Hu, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Composition-Orientation Induced Mechanical Synergy in Nanoparticle Brushes with Grafted Gradient Copolymers”. Macromolecules 2023, 56, 23, 9626-9635.

22. Lara L. Dienemann, Rongguan Yin, Tong Liu, Adrien Stejer, Verena Kempkes, Sipei Li, Iryna V. Zenyuk, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Matthew J. Panzer, “Hybrid Particle Brush Coatings with Tailored Design for Enhanced Dendrite Prevention and Cycle Life in Lithium Metal Batteries”. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2023, 6, 22, 11602-11612.

21. Xiaolei Hu, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc, Jaepil Jeong, Bingda Li, Hironobu Murata, Rongguan Yin, Arman Moini Jazani, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Red-Light-Driven Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for High-Throughput Polymer Synthesis in Open Air”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 44, 24315-24327.

20. Jaepil Jeong, So Young An, Xiaolei Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Rongguan Yin, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Hironobu Murata, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Biomass RNA for the Controlled Synthesis of Degradable Networks by Radical Polymerization”. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 21, 21912-21922.

19. Tong Liu, Rohan Parekh, Piotr Mocny, Brian P. Bloom, Yuqi Zhao, So Young An, Bonian Pan, Rongguan Yin, David H. Waldeck, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Tailored PVDF Graft Copolymers via ATRP as High-Performance NCM811 Cathode Binders”. ACS Materials Lett. 2023, 5, 10, 2594-2603.

18. Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Rongguan Yin, Chenxi Yu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller, “Copolymer Brush Particle Hybrid Materials with ‘Recall-and-Repair’ Capability”. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 17, 6990-6997.

17. So Young An, Xinsheng Wu, Yuqi Zhao, Tong Liu, Rongguan Yin, Jung Hyun Ahn, Lynn M. Walker, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Highly Conductive Polyoxanorbornene-Based Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries”, Adv. Sci. 2023, 10, 202302932.

16. Yilin Zhang, Michael R. Martinez, Hui Sun, Mingkang Sun, Rongguan Yin, Jiajun Yan, Benedetto Marelli, Juan Pablo Giraldo, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Robert D. Tilton, Gregory V. Lowry. “Charge, Aspect Ratio, and Plant Species Affect Uptake Efficiency and Translocation of Polymeric Agrochemical Nanocarriers”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 57, 22, 8269-8279.

15. Yuqi Zhao, Rongguan Yin, Hanshu Wu, Zongyu Wang, Yue Zhai, Khidong Kim, Changwoo Do, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. “Sequence-Enhanced Self-Healing in ‘Lock-and-Key’ Copolymers”. ACS Macro Lett. 2023, 12, 4, 475-480.

14. Rongguan Yin, Yuqi Zhao, Adam Gorczynski, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Mingkang Sun, Liye Fu, Khidong Kim, Hanshu Wu, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Alternating Methyl Methacrylate/n-Butyl Acrylate Copolymer Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 10, 1217-1223.

13. Wenjie Wu, Maninderjeet Singh, Yue Zhai, Ali Masud, Wafa Tonny, Chuqing Yuan, Rongguan Yin, Abdullah M. Al-Enizi, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Jack F. Douglas, Alamgir Karim. “Facile Entropy-Driven Segregation of Imprinted Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Brush Blends by Solvent Vapor Annealing Soft Lithography”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 40, 45765-45774.

12. Yuqi Zhao, Zongyu Wang, Chenxi Yu, Hanshu Wu, Mateusz Olszewski, Rongguan Yin, Yue Zhai, Tong Liu, Amy Coronado, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. “Topologically Induced Heterogeneity in Gradient Copolymer Brush Particle Materials”, Macromolecules 2022, 55, 19, 8846-8856.

11. Rongguan Yin, Pawel Chmielarz, Izabela Zaborniak, Yuqi Zhao, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Zongyu Wang, Tong Liu, Yi Wang, Mingkang Sun, Hanshu Wu, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Miniemulsion SI-ATRP by Interfacial and Ion-Pair Catalysis for the Synthesis of Nanoparticle Brushes”, Macromolecules 2022, 55, 15, 6332-6340.

10. Stanislaw Sosnowski, Ryszard Szymanski, Francesca Lorandi, Mateusz Olszewski, Julian Sobieski, Rongguan Yin, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Distribution of Alternating Sequences in Methyl Methacrylate/n-Butyl Acrylate Copolymers Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, Macromolecules 2021, 54, 21, 9837-9849.

9. Rongguan Yin, Zongyu Wang, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Tuning Dispersity of Linear Polymers and Polymeric Brushes Grown from Nanoparticles by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 6071-6082.

8. Qiangbing Wei, Mingkang Sun, Francesca Lorandi, Rongguan Yin, Jiajun Yan, Tong Liu, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Cu-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Presence of Liquid Metal Micro/Nanodroplets”, Macromolecules 2021, 54, 4, 1631-1638.

7. Mingkang Sun, Eric Gottlieb, Rui Yuan, Supriya Ghosh, Han Wang, Ryan Selhorst, Alicia Huggett, Xiangsha Du, Rongguan Yin, David H. Waldeck, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Tomasz Kowalewski. “Polyene-Free Photoluminescent Polymers via Hydrothermal Hydrolysis of Polyacrylonitrile in Neutral Water”, ACS Macro Lett., 2020, 9, 9, 1403-1408.

6. Jin Han, Yue Zhai, Zongyu Wang, Markus Bleuel, Tong Liu, Rongguan Yin, Wenjie Wu, Ilhem F. Hakem, Alamgir Karim, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. “Nanosized Organo-Silica Particles with ‘Built-In’ Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Capability as a Platform for Brush Particle Synthesis”, ACS Macro Lett., 2020, 9, 9, 1218-1223.

5. Juan Wang, Yujin Ji, Rongguan Yin, Jun Guo, Youyong Li, Qi Shao, Xiaoqing Huang. “A General Strategy to Glassy M-Te (M = Ru, Rh, Ir) Porous Nanorods for Efficient Electrochemical N2 Fixation”, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32, 1907112.

4. Zongyu Wang, Tong Liu, Yuqi Zhao, Jaejun Lee, Qiangbing Wei, Jiajun Yan, Sipei Li, Mateusz Olszewski, Rongguan Yin, Yue Zhai, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Synthesis of Gradient Copolymer Grafted Particle Brushes by ATRP”, Macromolecules 2019, 52, 24, 9466-9475.

3. Junbo Zhang, Rongguan Yin, Qi Shao, Ting Zhu, Xiaoqing Huang. “Oxygen Vacancies in Amorphous InOx Nanoribbons Enhance CO2 Adsorption and Activation for CO2 Electroreduction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 5609-5613.

2. Juan Wang, Yujin Ji, Rongguan Yin, Youyong Li, Qi Shao, Xiaoqing Huang. “Transition Metal-Doped Ultrathin RuO2 Networked Nanowires for Efficient Overall Water Splitting Across a Broad pH Range”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 6411-6416.

1. Juan Wang, Yujin Ji, Qi Shao, Rongguan Yin, Jun Guo, Youyong Li, Xiaoqing Huang. “Phase and Structure Modulating of Bimetallic CuSn Nanowires Boosts Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO2”, Nano Energy 2019, 59, 138-145.