Background: Education and Professional Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, 黑料老司机 2020- Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2017- 2020
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University 2011- 2016
Research Interests
Our research group is dedicated to developing innovative synthetic methodologies for porous materials based on dynamic chemistry. We focus on addressing critical societal challenges, particularly those related to clean energy, environmental conservation, and sustainability.
Teaching
CCHE 111, General Chemistry I
CCHE 412/512, Instrumental Methods of Analysis
CCHE 111, Analytical Chemistry
Publications and Patents
Undergraduate co-author highlighted in red (total 10)
- Nailwal, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Brown, N.; Alsudairy, Z.; Harrod, C.; Uddin, Md H.; Akram, F.; Li, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, X.* 鈥淎 Rapid, Sustainable, One-step Mechanochemical Strategy for Synthesizing Gold Nanoparticle-Doped Covalent Organic Frameworks鈥. Chemistry鈥揂 European Journal, 2025, 31, e202500339.
- Harrod, C.; Alsudairy, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Campbell, A.; Brown, N.; Uddin, Md H.; Cai, S.; Li, X.* 鈥淪ustainable Synthesis of Palladium-Immobilized Covalent Organic Frameworks: A One-step Sonochemical Strategy鈥. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2024, 2400700.
- Alsudairy, Z.; Campbell, A.; Zheng, Q.; Brown, N.; Harrod, C.; Chen, L.; Saintilma, A.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.; Ingram, C.; Li, X.* 鈥淢icrowave-Assisted One-Step Synthesis of Palladium-Encapsulated Covalent Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Catalysis鈥. Chemistry鈥揂 European Journal, 2024, e202402513.
- Brown, N.; Zhang, Q.; Alsudairy, Z.; Dun, C.; Nailwal, Y.; Campbell, A.; Harrod, C.; Chen, L.; Williams, S.; Urban, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, X.* 鈥淢echanochemical in Situ Encapsulation of Palladium in Covalent Organic Frameworks鈥. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024, 12, 13535-1354. Highlighted by on November 26, 2024.
- Alsudairy, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Brown, N.; Behera, R.; Yang, C.; Uddin, Md H.; Saintilma, A.; Middlebrooks, L.; Li, J.; Ingram, C.; Li, X.* 鈥淢icrowave-assisted Synthesis of Mixed-linker Covalent Organic Frameworks Enabling Tunable and Ultrahigh Iodine Capture鈥. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 485, 149135.
- Brown, N.; Alsudairy, Z.; Behera, R.; Akram, F.; Chen, K.; Smith-Petty, K.; Motley, B.; Williams, S.; Huang, W.; Ingram, C.; Li. X.* 鈥淕reen Mechanochemical Synthesis of Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for High Iodine Capture鈥. Green Chemistry, 2023, 25, 6287-6296.
- Alsudairy, Z.; Brown, N.; Campbell, A.; Ambus, A.; Brown, B.; Smith-Petty, K.; Li. X.* 鈥淐ovalent Organic Frameworks in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Recent Advances and Future Perspective鈥. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2023,7, 3298-3331.
- Alsudairy, Z.; Brown, N.; Yang, C.; Cai, S.; Akram, F.; Ambus, A.; Ingram, C.; Li. X.* 鈥淔acile Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 2D Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Exceptional Iodine Capture鈥. Precision Chemistry, 2023, 1, 233-240.
- Campbell, A.; Alsudairy, Z.; Dun, C.; Akram, F.; Smith-Petty, K.; Ambus, A.; Bingham, D.; Dinadayalane, T.; Ingram, C.; Li. X.* 鈥淒ioxin-Linked Covalent Organic Framework-Supported Palladium Complex for Rapid Room-Temperature Suzuki鈥揗iyaura Coupling Reaction鈥. Crystals, 2023, 13, 1268.
- Li. X.* 鈥渟p2 Carbon-Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications鈥. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5, 2931-2949.
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