Zhecheng Wan

Dynamic graduate researcher in materials chemistry, with expertise in polymer synthesis, thin-film coatings, and advanced materials characterization. Specialized in developing self-healing, omniphobic polymer coatings with enhanced durability, flexibility, and optical transparency. Proficient in vacuum coating techniques, nanoindentation, AFM, SEM, spectroscopy, and surface wettability analysis, with a strong background in organic synthesis, and mathematical modeling.

• Team Collaboration
• Research and Development
• Problem Solving
• Data Analysis
• Interpersonal Communications
• Presentation
• Scientific Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management
• Detail Oriented
• Microsoft Office

• Functional Coatings
• Surface Characterization
• Coating Applications
• Hybrid materials
• Mechanics of Materials
• Polymer Chemistry

Undergraduate Courses:

• CHEM 112 [General Chemistry], A+
• MATH 111 [Linear Algebra], A+
• MATH 121 [Differential and Integral Calculus], A+
• PHYS 106 [General Physics], A-
• CHEM 211 [Main Group Chemistry], A+
• CHEM 212 [Principles of Chemical Reactivity], A+
• CHEM 213 [Introduction to Chemical Analysis], A-
• STAT 263 [Introduction to Statistics], A+
• CHEM 221 [Materials, Solutions, and Interfaces], A+
• CHEM 222 [Methods of Structural Determination], A+
• CHEM 223 [Organic Reactions], A+
• MATH 225 [Ordinary Differential Equation], A+
• GEOL 106 [Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards], A+
• CHEM 311 [Mechanistic Organic Chemistry], A
• CHEM 312 [Transition Metal Chemistry], A+
• CHEM 313 [Quantum Mechanics], B
• CHEM 321 [Instrumental Chemical Analysis], B+
• CHEM 322 [The Chemical Bond: Computation and Spectroscopy], A
• CHEM 323 [Biological Chemistry], B
• CHEM 397 [Experimental Chemistry (Integrated Chemistry Laboratory)], A+
• BIOL 111 [Ecology and the Environment], A+
• GEOL 200 [Oceanography], A+
• IDIS 199 [The Science of Mental Health], A+
• CHEM 414 [Catalysis], B+
• MATH 384 [Mathematical Theory of Interest], B-
• STAT 252 [Applied Probability], B
• CHEM 424 [Polymer Chemistry], B
• MATH 212 [Linear Algebra ll], B
• MATH 337 [Models in Operations Research], A-
• CHEM 497 [Research Project (Undergraduate thesis)], B+

Graduate Courses:

• CHEM 803 [Principles of Scientific Communication], A+
• CHEM 854 [Polymer Characterization in Solution], B+
• CHEM 850 [Polymer Physical Chemistry], A
• CHEM 810 [Materials Characterization Methods], A

• Queen's Graduate Award, Queen's University, 2024-2025
• Queen's Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship, Queen's University, 2024-2025
• Queen's Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Queen's University, 2024-2025
• Queen's Graduate Award, Queen's University, 2023-2024
• Queen's Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship, Queen's University, 2023-2024
• Queen's Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Queen's University, 2023-2024
• B.Sc. (Hons) Degree with Highest Distinction, Queen's University, 06/01/23
• Dean's Honor List, Queen's University, 2021-2022
• Dean's Honor List, Queen's University, 2020-2021
• Dean's Honor List, Queen's University, 2019-2020

• Graduate, 3.98 / 4.30, 09/01/23 - 03/31/25
• Undergraduate, 3.88 / 4.30, 09/01/19 - 05/31/23

Graduate Thesis (Ongoing)        Sep. 2023 to Now

· Advisor: Prof. Guojun Liu (Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada)

· Project name: Self-Healing Omniphobic POSS-Based NP-GLIDE Coating.

· Meaningful contributions of this research to the polymer chemistry:

(1) Provide a robust self-healing hybrid polymer coating materials with great hardness.

(2) Facilitate a versatile and easy synthetic method for hybrid oligomers and polymers.

(3) Provide a powerful coating in the futural application for the surface of automotives and aircrafts.

Undergraduate Thesis   Sep. 2022 to Apr. 2023

· Advisor: Prof. P. Andrew Evans (Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada)

· Project name: Enantioselective Rhodium-catalyzed Intramolecular [(3+2+2)] Reaction with Dienylidenecyclopropanes.

· Meaningful contributions of this research to the organic chemistry:

(1) Provide a powerful method for an atom-economical transition metal-catalyzed higher-order carbocyclization reactions and the chemo-, regio- and stereoselective preparation of complex scaffolds using unactivated π-components.

(2) Facilitate the total synthesis of many bioactive sesquiterpene natural products.

(3) Permit the target directed synthesis of polycyclic natural product, such as zizaene.

(4) The chiral monodentate ligands can permit enantioselective control of this carbocyclization reaction.

Summer-time undergraduate volunteering research   Jun. 2022 to Sep. 2022

· Advisor: Prof. P. Andrew Evans (Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada)

· Project name: Learning the skills for synthetic organic chemistry and chromatography skills.

· Learning and Research Outcomes:

(1) Daily practice of experimental skills in synthetic organic chemistry. And daily practice of chemical analysis techniques and software.

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training Certificate 2024-2025. Office of Risk and Safety Services, Queen's University.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training Certificate 2023-2024. Office of Risk and Safety Services, Queen's University.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training Certificate 2022-2023. Office of Risk and Safety Services, Queen's University.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training Certificate 2021-2022. Office of Risk and Safety Services, Queen's University.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training Certificate 2020-2021. Office of Risk and Safety Services, Queen's University.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training Certificate 2019-2020. Office of Risk and Safety Services, Queen's University.