Cheng Zhang

Title

Associate Professor

Office Building

Avera Health and Science Center

Office

377

Mailing Address

Avera Health and Science 377
Chemistry, Biochem and Physics-Box 2202
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Cheng Zhang is an associate professor of Chemistry at South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD, USA). He received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, and his B.S. degree in physical chemistry from Wu Han University, China. His research interests are organic materials for various optoelectronic and electro-optic applications and biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals. He has published ~95 peer reviewed journal papers and patents.

CV

Zhang-CV April 2015.pdf(223.03 KB)

Education

Ph.D. in organic/polymer/materials chemistry | Southern California | 1999
Ph.D. candidate in laser spectroscopy and molecular reaction dynamics | Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | 1993
B.S. in physical chemistry | Wu Han University, China | 1987

Academic Interests

Biomass conversion into renewable fuels and chemicals from
Second-order NLO chromophores for organic electro-optic (OEO) devices
Photostability of Organic Chromophores: mechanism and enhancement
Organic Chemistry
Materials Science
Sustainable Energy

Academic Responsibilities

Teaching organic chemistry courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Committees and Professional Memberships

Departmental graduate admission committee
College Promotion and Tenure committee

Department(s)

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics