Education
2001–2006: PhD in polymer chemistry
University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry
Advisors: Professors Thomas Hoye and Christopher Macosko
1998–2001: MS in polymer chemistry and physics
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1994–1998: BS in marine chemistry
Ocean University of China
Working experience
2011–present: Professor
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2006–2008: postdoc
2009–2010 assistant scientist
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Advisor: Professor Paul Nealey)
Controlled/living polymerization, directed assembly, block copolymer lithography, biodegradable polymers, and cellulose chemistry.
Directed self-assembly of block copolymers on chemical patterns: A platform for nanofabrication
Ji, SX; Wan, L; Liu, CC; Nealey, PF. Directed self-assembly of block copolymers on chemical patterns: A platform for nanofabrication. Progress in Polymer Science. 2016. Vol. 54-55, Pg. 76-127.
Chemical Patterns for Directed Self-Assembly of Lamellae-Forming Block Copolymers with Density Multiplication of Features
Chi-Chun Liu, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández, Eungnak Han, Gordon S. W. Craig, Yasuhiko Tada, Hiroshi Yoshida, Huiman Kang, Shengxiang Ji, Padma Gopalan, Juan J. de Pablo, and Paul F. Nealey. Chemical Patterns for Directed Self-Assembly of Lamellae-Forming Block Copolymers with Density. Macromolecules. 2013. Vol. 46, Pg. 1415-1424.
Site-Specific Placement of Au Nanoparticles on Chemical Nanopatterns Prepared by Molecular Transfer
Onses, M.S., Thode, C.J., Liu, C.C., Ji, S., Cook, P.L., Himpsel, F.J. and Nealey, P.F.. Site-Specific Placement of Au Nanoparticles on Chemical Nanopatterns Prepared by Molecular Transfer. Advanced Functional Materials. 2011. Vol. 21, Pg. 3074.
Domain Orientation and Grain Coarsening in Cylinder-Forming Poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Film
Ji, S., Liu, C.C., Liao, W., Fenske, A.L., Craig, G.S. and Nealey, P.F.. Domain Orientation and Grain Coarsening in Cylinder-Forming Poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Film. Macromolecules. 2011. Vol. 44, Pg. 4291.
Three-dimensional Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers together with Two-dimensional Square and Rec
Ji, S., Nagpal, U., Liao, W., Liu, C.C., de Pablo, J.J. and Nealey, P.F.. Three-dimensional Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers together with Two-dimensional Square and Rec. Advanced Materials. 2011. Vol. 23, Pg. 3692.