X. Peter Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Merkert Chemistry Center
Boston College
2609 Beacon Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3860
(617) 552-1483 (office)
(617) 552-0833 (fax)
(617) 552-3033 (lab)
peter.zhang@bc.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education and Training
| 1999 – 2001 | Postdoc; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Stephen L. Buchwald) |
| 1996 – 1999 | Postdoc; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Stephen J. Lippard) |
| 1991 – 1996 | Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania (Bradford B. Wayland) |
| 1985 – 1988 | M.S.; Beijing Normal University, China (Bo-Li Liu) |
| 1981 – 1985 | B.S.; Anhui Normal University, China (Huai-Zhu Ma) |
Positions and Employments
| 2015 – Now | Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, Boston College |
| 2010 – 2015 | Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida |
| 2006 – 2010 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida |
| 2001 – 2006 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee |
| 1999 – 2001 | Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, MIT |
| 1996 – 1999 | NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, MIT |
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
| 2023 – 2023 | Member, Chemical Catalysis Panel, National Science Foundation |
| 2016 – 2019 | Scientific Consultant, Zafgen, Inc. |
| 2016 – 2019 | Scientific Consultant, bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. |
| 2018 – 2018 | Member, Chemical Catalysis Panel, National Science Foundation |
| 2016 – 2016 | Member, SBCA Study Section, National Institutes of Health |
| 2015 – 2015 | Member, SBCA Study Section, National Institutes of Health |
| 2010 – 2010 | Charter Member of National Academy of Inventors |
| 2002 – 2003 | Member, Catalysis Center Planning Committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 1990 – 1991 | Visiting Scholar, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1988 – 1990 | Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University |
Honors and Awards
| 2009 | Thieme Chemistry Journal Award |
| 2008 | University Research Merit Award, University of South Florida |
| 2007 | Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of South Florida |
| 2006 | NSF CAREER Award |
| 2005 | Chancellor’s Professional Development Award, University of Tennessee |
| 2003 | ORAU Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Award |
| 1996 | NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship |