Chemistry Faculty:
Yan Geng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Phone: 706-542-1933
E-mail: ygeng@chem.uga.edu
Biographical Information
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, 2006- present
Post-Doc Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 2003 -2006
Ph.D. Rutgers University, 2003
B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, 1998
Research Interests
The Geng lab is interested in the broader aspects of chemical self-assembly, ranging from design & synthesis, characterization to applications. We utilize traditional organic and chemical synthetic tools at the very bottom molecular level, and explore diverse design strategies to fabricate self-assembly structures under various contexts and at different scales. We use a wide variety of modern spectroscopy and microscopy techniques to study the self-assembly mechanism & pathway, and characterize their structures & properties. We also aim to vigorously pursue the applications of chemical self-assembly in the biomedical, functional materials, energy, and nano - technologies. Research program at the Geng lab is highly interdisciplinary and dynamic in nature, and we welcome students and post-docs from different background to join us for the exploration.
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Selected Publications
“ DNA Packaging via Combinative Self-Assembly”Jennifer Haley, Xiaolin Li, Nicholas Marshall, Jason Locklin and Yan Geng?, Molecular BioSystems 2008, Emerging Investigators Issue 4, 515-518.
“Short Peptide Grafts onto Polybutadiene-block-poly(ethylene oxide): A New Platform for Self-assemblying Hybrid Amphiphiles” Yan Geng,* Justyna Justysca, Dennis Discher, Helmut Schlaad*, Angew. Chemie., 2006, 45, 7578-7581.
“Soft Filaments Persist in the Circulation-Implications for Drug Delivery Vehicles and Filamentous Viruses such as H5N1 ” Yan Geng, Paul Dalhaimer, Peter Photos, Dennis Discher, Nature Nanotechnology, 2007, 2, 249-255.
“Hydrolytic Degradation of Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-Polycaprolactone Worm Micelles” Yan Geng and Dennis Discher, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127 (37), 12780-12781
“Visualizing Worm Micelle Dynamics and Phase Transitions of a Charged
Diblock Copolymer in Water”, Yan Geng, Fariyal Ahmed, Nishant Basil,
Dennis Discher, J. Phys. Chem. B 2005,109 (9), 3772-3779.
“Specific Ion-Pairing and Interfacial Hydration as Controlling Factors in Gemini Micelle Morphology by Chemical Trapping Studies” Yan Geng, Laurence Romsted and Fred Menger, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128 (2): 492-501
“A Novel Mild Route To Nanocrystalline Selenides At Room Temperature”, Wenzhong Wang, Yan Geng, Ping Yan, Fuyu Liu, Yi Xie and Yitai Qian , J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121(16), 4062-4063.