Background: Education and Professional Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University 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.* “A Rapid, Sustainable, One-step Mechanochemical Strategy for Synthesizing Gold Nanoparticle-Doped Covalent Organic Frameworks”. Chemistry–A European Journal, 2025, 31, e202500339.
- Harrod, C.; Alsudairy, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Campbell, A.; Brown, N.; Uddin, Md H.; Cai, S.; Li, X.* “Sustainable Synthesis of Palladium-Immobilized Covalent Organic Frameworks: A One-step Sonochemical Strategy”. 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.* “Microwave-Assisted One-Step Synthesis of Palladium-Encapsulated Covalent Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Catalysis”. Chemistry–A 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.* “Mechanochemical in Situ Encapsulation of Palladium in Covalent Organic Frameworks”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024, 12, 13535-1354. Highlighted by Berkeley Lab News 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.* “Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Mixed-linker Covalent Organic Frameworks Enabling Tunable and Ultrahigh Iodine Capture”. 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.* “Green Mechanochemical Synthesis of Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for High Iodine Capture”. Green Chemistry, 2023, 25, 6287-6296.
- Alsudairy, Z.; Brown, N.; Campbell, A.; Ambus, A.; Brown, B.; Smith-Petty, K.; Li. X.* “Covalent Organic Frameworks in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Recent Advances and Future Perspective”. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2023,7, 3298-3331.
- Alsudairy, Z.; Brown, N.; Yang, C.; Cai, S.; Akram, F.; Ambus, A.; Ingram, C.; Li. X.* “Facile Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 2D Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Exceptional Iodine Capture”. 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.* “Dioxin-Linked Covalent Organic Framework-Supported Palladium Complex for Rapid Room-Temperature Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction”. Crystals, 2023, 13, 1268.
- Li. X.* “sp2 Carbon-Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications”. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5, 2931-2949.
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