Shanju Zhang

Education

• PhD Jilin University (1993 — 1998)
• B.Eng. Jilin University (1989 — 1993)

Companies

• Associate Professor California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (2017)
• Assistant Professor Cal Poly State University (2011 — 2017)
• Research Scientist Yale University (2009 — 2011)
• Research Scientist Georgia Insitute of Technology (2006 — 2009)
• Research Associate Univeristy of Cambridge (2002 — 2006)
• Humbold Fellow Technische Universitat Berlin (2000 — 2002)
• Postdoc Johannes Gutenberg-Universitate Mainz (2000 — 2000)
• Assistant Professor Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1998 — 2000)

Publications

• J. A. Armas, K. J. Reynold, Z. M. Marsh, J. P. Fernández-Blázquez, D. Ayala, A. D. Cronin, J. Del Aguila, R. Fideldy, J. P. Abdou, D. W. Bilger, J. J. Vilatela, M. Stefik, G. Scott, S. J. Zhang*, "Supramolecular assembly of oriented spherulitic crystals of conjugated polymers surrounding carbon nanotube fibers", Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2019, 40, 1900098. Selected as Hot Topic Paper. Highlighted by Wiley Advanced Science News.
• J. A. Armas, K. J. Reynold, Z. M. Marsh, M. Stefik, G. Scott, S. J. Zhang*, "Ring-banded spherulitic crystals of poly(3-butylthiophene) via controlled solvent evaporation", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2018, 219, 1800204.
• C. Kasprzak, E. Scherzinger, A. Sarkar,M. Miao, D. Porcincula, A. Madriz, P. Zachary, S. Chau, R. Fernando, M. Stefik, S. J. Zhang*, "Ordered nanostructures of carbon nanotube-polymer composites from lyotropic liquid crystal templating", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2018, 219, 1800197. Featured on the front cover. Most accessed 08/2018.
• S. J. Zhang, C. I. Pelligra, X. D. Feng, C. O. Osuji, "Directed assembly of hybrid nanomaterials and nanocomposites", Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1705794. Invited review article.
• D. Bilger, J. Figueroa, N. D. Redeker, A. Sarkar, M. Stefik, S. J. Zhang*, "Hydrogen bonding directed ordered assembly of carboxylated poly(3-alkylthiophene)s", ACS Omega, 2017, 2, 8526-8535.
• R. Cox, G. T. Olson, M. Pfau, N. Eshaghi, K Barus, D. Ramirez, R. Fernando, S. J. Zhang*, "Solution-based large-area assembly of coaxial inorganic-organic hybrid nanowires for fast ambipolar charge transport", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2017, 9, 16397-16403.
• D. Bilger, A. Sarkar, C. Danesh, M. Gopinadhan, G. A. Braggin, J. Figueroa, T.V. Pham, D. Chun, Y. Rao, C. O. Osuji, M. Stefik, S. J. Zhang*, "Multi-scale assembly of polythiophene-surfactant supramolecular complexes for charge transport anisotropy", Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 1047-1055.
• J. P. Abdou, K. J. Reynolds, M. R. Pfau, J. van Staden, G. A. Braggin, N. Tajaddod, M. Minus, V. Reguero, J. J. Vilatela, S. J. Zhang*, "Interfacial crystallization of isotactic polypropylene surrouding macroscopic carbon nanotube and graphene fibers", Polymer, 2016, 91, 136-145.
• J. P. Abdou, G. A. Braggin, Y. Q. Luo, A. R. Stevenson, D. Chun, S. J. Zhang*, "Graphene-induced oriented interfacial microstructures in single fiber polymer composites", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7, 13620-13626.
• Y. Q. Luo, G. A. Braggin, G. T. Olson, A. R. Stevenson, W. L. Ruan, S. J. Zhang*, "Nematic order drives macroscopic patterns of graphene oxide in drying drops", Langmuir, 2014, 30, 14631-14637.
• Y. Q. Luo, F. A. Santos, T. W. Wagner, E. Tsoi, and S. J. Zhang*. "Dynamic Interactions between Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Marginal Solvent", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2014, 118, 6038-6046
• T. W. Wagner, Y. Q. Luo, N. D. Redeker, C. E. Immoos, and S. J. Zhang*. "Effect of surface-modified zinc oxide nanowires on solution crystallization kinetics of poly(3-hexylthiophene)", Polymer, 2014, 55, 2008-2013
• N. D. Redekera, C. D. Danesha, Y. Dingb, and S. J. Zhang*. "Anisotropic core–shell nanocomposites by direct covalent attachment of a side-functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene) onto ZnO nanowires.", Polymer, 2013, 54, 7004-7008
• C. D. Danesh, N. S. Starkweather, and S. J. Zhang*. "In Situ Study of Dynamic Conformational Transitions of a Water-Soluable Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Derivative by Surfactant Complexation.", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2012 116, 12887-12894