Welcome to the Zhang Lab!

We are a young computational chemistry research group at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Our research centres around the development and application of computational tools to understand organic and organometallic catalysis using quantum chemical methods. Areas of interests include the development of automation tools for greater efficiency of computational chemistry practices and the study of transition-metal catalysed C–H functionalisation and organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis, small molecule activation and supramolecular catalysis. We are also interested in the application of machine learning techniques to address challenging chemical systems and study dynamics effects on a larger length- and time-scale. Found out more here under Research.

News

• Dec 2024: Dr. Zhang will deliver a talk at the 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-12) held from 9 to 13 December, 2024, in Singapore.
• 28 Oct 2024: Dr. Zhang will deliver a talk at Xiamen University (XMU), China, hosted by Prof. Pavlo O. Dral.
• 25 Oct 2024: Dr. Zhang will deliver a talk at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong, hosted by Prof. Chi-Ming Che.
• 22 Oct 2024: Dr. Zhang will deliver a talk at the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Hong Kong, hosted by Prof. Jun (Joelle) Wang.
• 9 Oct 2024: Dr. Zhang gave a talk at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, hosted by Prof. Zhengyang Lin.
• 2 October 2024: Our group welcomes Dr. Qi Zhao, who joins us as a postdoctoral researcher!
• 2 October 2024: Dr. Zhang joins CUHK as a Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor. Welcome to the Zhang Lab!
• 20 August 2024: Dr. Zhang gave a talk at the 26th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC-26) held from 18 to 22 August, 2024, in Beijing, China.
• 24 June 2024: Dr. Zhang gave a talk at the National Univeristy of Singapore, hosted by Assoc. Prof. Ming Joo Koh.
• 11 June 2024: Dr. Zhang gave a talk at Soochow University, Suzhou, China, hosted by Assoc. Prof. Xueqin Cao.