Resume
Name
Prof. GuanHua Chen
Date of Birth:
April 10, 1965
Research Interests:
Theoretical and computational chemistry, theoretical biophysics, and materials science. In particular, electronic and nuclear dynamics of organic materials in condensed phases, structure-property relationship of polymeric materials, charge transfer in biomolecules and protein folding.
Education:
Ph.D. 5/92 Chemical Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Advisor: Prof. William A. Goddard III
Thesis: Superconductivities of High-T Materials Alkali Compounds of Buckminsterfullerene
B.Sc. 6/86 Physics, Fudan University, China
Professional Experience:
Dec. 1999-Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
July, 1996-Dec. 1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
June, 1996-July, 1996 Visiting Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong; with Dr. YiJing Yan.
July, 1993-April, 1996 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, New York; with Prof. Shaul Mukamel.
June, 1992-June, 1993 Postdoctoral Fellow, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; with Prof. William A. Goddard III.
July, 1987-May, 1992 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; with Prof. William A. Goddard III.