
Back: Daniel Streater, Qiushi Ma, Denan Wang, Josh Guckenburg, Kaila Alvarez, Jier Huang
10/23/2023
New Paper Accepted
Our collaborative paper “Dominant Role of Hole Transport Pathway in Achieving Record High Photoconductivity in Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks” with Prof. Jens Neu at UNT and Prof. Gary Brudvig at Yale has been accepted to Angewadte Chemie. Congratulations to Denan and the rest of the team.
10/10/2023
New Paper Accepted
Our collaborative paper “Postsynthetic Modification of Nonanuclear Node in Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons” with Dr. Jian Zhang at LBNL has been accepted to JACS.
September 14, 2023
Congratulations to Humphrey for successful dissertation defense
09/05/2023
New Undergraduate Student Joins Huang Group
Welcome Anna O’Brien as the first undergraduate student in Huang group at BC. Anna will work with Shahrzad on the NSF supported single atom catalyst project
September 5, 2023
Dr. Liangji Chen joins group
Welcome Dr. Liangji Chen as a new postdoctoral fellow of Huang group. Dr. Chen will work on a DOE supported project: COFs as photocatalytic materials for solar fuel conversion
08/21/2023
New Graduate Student Joins Huang Group
Welcome Shahrzad Radpour to Huang group. Shahrzad will work on supported single atom catalyst and conductive MOF projects
July 16, 2023
Dr. Denan Wang leaves group
Postdoc researcher Dr. Denan Wang has departed the group. We wish him well on his future endeavors.
July 5, 2023
Tyler Hwang joins the group
Tyler (Dover-Sherborn High School ’24) has joined the group to preform metal organic framework research during the summer.
June 15, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Streater on a successful thesis defense
June 2, 2023
James Nyakuchena wins award at ECS Meeting
James Nyakuchena wins the best poster award at the 243rd ECS Meeting. Congratulations to him!
January 1, 2023
Dr. Huang joins Boston College
Dr. Huang joins BC with a Joint Appointment at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society and the Department of Chemistry. There are multiple postdoc positions available in her group at BC. Please contact her directly (jier.huang@bc.edu) if you are interested in pursuing postdoc research in MOFs/COFs/Quantum Dots for solar energy conversion,
September 7, 2022
Paper accepted by Chem. Commun
Our paper on “Quantum Dot Gels as Efficient and Unique Photocatalysts for Organic Synthesis” through collaboration with Prof. Long Luo’s group at Wayne State University is accepted into Chem. Commun. Congratulations to Luo and Huang group!
September 1, 2022
Collaborative Project Funded by the Department of Energy
This collaborative project on developing quantum dot gels for solar fuel conversion through collaboration with Prof. Stephanie Brock and Prof. Zhenfei Liu at Wayne State University is funded by Department of Energy. Congratulations to Brock, Liu and Huang groups!
August 31, 2022
Denan’s Paper Accepted
Denan’s paper on 1D π-d conjugated coordination polymers is accepted to ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Good job Denan!
July 25, 2002
Huang group receives support from NSF-CSDMB
This collaborative effort with Prof. Jing Gu at San Diego State University receives support from NSF-CSDM-B to investigate supported single atom catalyst for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Congratulations to Gu and Huang research groups!
March 30, 2022
Paper Accepted into Inorganic Chemistry.
Our paper on “Postsynthetic Treatment of ZIF-67 with 5-Methyltetrazole: Evolution from Pseudo-Td to Pseudo-Oh Symmetry and Collapse of Magnetic Ordering” through collaboration with Prof. John Berry’s group at UW Madison was accepted into Inorganic Chemistry. Congratulations to Wenhui and Denan!
February 1, 2022
Daniel’s Paper Accepted into J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
Daniel’s co-first author paper on COF Excited State Dynamics through collaboration with Dr. Jian Zhang’s research group at LBNL was accepted into J. Phys. Chem. Lett. Congratulations Daniel!
January 28.2022
Jier named Wehr Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Jier was appointed by the dean of the College of Arts and Science as Wehr Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. Congratulations!