EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Sep. 1996-Jul. 1999: Ph.D., Peking University, Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Sep. 1992-Jul. 1995: M. S., Jiangxi Normal University, Organic Chemistry
Sep. 1988-Jul. 1992: B. A., Jiangxi Normal University, Chemistry
POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
Aug. 1999-Dec. 2000: University of Mainz
Jan. 2001-May 2001: University of Marburg
Jun. 2001-May 2003: University of Marburg
Jun. 2003-May 2004: National University of Singapore
HONORS AND AWARDS
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Germany, Oct. 1999 to May 2001
Long-Term Cooperation Project of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Jun. 2001 to May 2003
The 2nd Class Prize of Science and Technology of Universities in China on Project of Photorefractive Materials, 2001
New Century Excellent Talents in University, 2006
INVITED LECTURES
Oct. 26th, 2002: Frankfurt, The Chinese Annual Joint Meeting of Professional Societies in Germany, “Advanced Polymer Materials”
Aug. 10th, 2002: Wurzburg, The Chinese Society of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Germany, “Photorefractive and Biomedical Applications of Polymer Materials”
INVITED ACTIVITIES
July 1st-6th 2002: Invited to be present the Lindau Meetings of Nobel Laureates by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
SHORT VISITING
April, 2001: ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Polymer Science
April, 2003: ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Polymer Science
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Chinese Chemical Society
Member of the American Chemical Society
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. 1) Yiwang Chen, Dongmei Liu, Qilan Deng, Xiaohui He, Xiaofeng Wang, Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Directly From Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Surface and Antifouling Properties, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44 (11), 3434-3443 (2006).

2. 2) Yiwang Chen, Wei Sun, Qilan Deng, Lie Chen, Controlled Grafting from Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Films by Surface-Initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44 (9), 3071-3082 (2006).

3. 3) Lie Chen, Yiwang Chen, Daijun Zha, Yan Yang, Synthesis and Properties of Polyacetylenes with Directly Attached Bis(4-alkoxyphenyl)terephthalate Mesogens as Pendants, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44 (8), 2499-2509 (2006).

4. 4) Yiwang Chen, Lie Chen, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaohui He, Nanoporous SiLK? Dielectric Films Prepared from Free-radical Graft Polymerization and Thermolysis, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 206(24), 2483-2489 (2005)

5. 5) Yiwang Chen, E. T. Kang, K. G. Neoh, Preparation of Hollow Silica Nanospheres by Surface-initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization on Polymer Latex Templates, Adv. Functional Mater. 15 (1), 113-117 (2005).

6. 6) Yiwang Chen, Wencai Wang, Weihong Yu, Zeliang Yuan, E. T. Kang, K. G. Neoh, Berit Krauter, and Andreas Greiner, Nanoporous Low-κ Polyimide Films via Poly(amic acid)s with Grafted Poly(ethylene glycol) Side Chains from the RAFT-mediated Process, Adv. Functional Mater. 14 (5), 471-478 (2004).

7. 7) Yiwang Chen, Wencai Wang, Weihong Yu, E. T. Kang, K. G. Neoh, Rohitkumar H. Vora, Chong-Kim Ong, Lin-Feng Chen, Ultra-Low-κ Materials Based on Nanoporous Fluorinated Polyimide with Well-defined Pores via the RAFT-moderated Graft Polymerization Process, J. Mater. Chem. 14 (9), 1406-1412 (2004).

8. 8) Yiwang Chen, Zhihong Jia, Andreas Schaper, Magnus Kristiansen, Paul Smith, Ralf Wombacher, Joachim H. Wendorff, Andreas Greiner, Hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation of liquid-crystalline aromatic/aliphatic copolyesters, Biomacromolecules 5 (1), 11-16 (2004).

9. 9) Yiwang Chen, Lei Ying, Weihong Yu, E. T. Kang, and K. G. Neoh, Poly(vinylidene fluoride) with Grafted Poly(ethylene glycol) Side Chains via the RAFT-mediated Process and Pore Size Control of the Copolymer Membranes, Macromolecules 36 (25), 9451-9457 (2003).

10. 10) Yiwang Chen, Ralf Wombacher, Joachim H. Wendorff, Andreas Greiner, Thermotropic aromatic/lactide copolyesters with solubilizing side chains on aromatic rings, Polymer 44 (19), 5513-5520 (2003).

11. 11) Yiwang Chen, Ralf Wombacher, Joachim H. Wendorff, Jeroen Visjager, Paul Smith, Andreas Greiner, Design, Synthesis and Properties of New Biodegradable Aromatic/aliphatic Liquid Crystalline Copolyesters, Biomacromolecules 4 (4), 974-980 (2003).

12. 12) Yiwang Chen, Ralf Wombacher, Joachim H. Wendorff, Andreas Greiner, Thermotropic aromatic/lactide copolyesters with lateral methoxyethyleneoxy substituents, Chem. Mater. 15 (3), 694-698 (2003).

ORAL PRESENTATION

1. 1) Yang Yan, Chen Yi-Wang, Su Ji-Ying, Zhu Xiang-Jun, He Xiao-Hui, “Synthesis and Characterization of Hexylene Terephthalate-lactide Copolyesters”, The Symposium of Polymer Science and Engineering in China, Oct. 15-19, Mianyang, China, 2006.

2. 2) Chen Lie, Yang Yan, Chen Yi-Wang, “Synthesis and Characterization of A Novel Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Based on Polyacetylene”, The 2005 Annual Meeting of Polymer Science, Oct. 9-13, Beijing, China, 2005

3. 3) He Xiao-Hui, Liu Yong-Min, Wang Xiao-Feng, Chen Yi-Wang, “Study on the Polymerization of Styrene Using Bis-(β-ketophenylamino)nickel(II)/MAO Catalytic System” The 2005 Annual Meeting of Polymer Science, Oct. 9-13, Beijing, China, 2005

4. 4) Yiwang Chen, Huarong Nie, En-Tang Kang, “Preparation of Fluorinated Polyimide/Poss Nanocomposites with Ultra-Low Dielectric Constant by Graft Copolymerization”, The Symposium of Polymer Science and Engineering in China, Oct. 26-31, Shanghai, China, 2004.

5. 5) Lie Chen, Huarong Nie, Yiwang Chen, En-Tang Kang, “Preparation of Hollow Silica Nanospheres by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization on Polymer Latex Templates”, AsiaNano 2004, Nov. 24-27, Beijing, China, 2004.