Education Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, (2006 – 2011),Ph. D. Organic Chemistry,Supervisor: Dr. Yuliang Li College of Chemistry, Beijing NormalUniversity, (2002-2006), B.S. Chemistry Work Experience 2014 - present : Associate Staff Scientist, Center for high pressure science and technology advanced research (HPSTAR), Beijing, China 2011-2012: Postdoctoral Associate,Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Rice University, Supervisor: James M. Tour 2012 - 2014: Postdoctoral Associate, Geophysical Lab, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington DC, United States, worked in SNAP (SNS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Supervisor: Dr. Ho-kwang Mao, Dr. Malcolm Guthrie; Collaborator: Dr. Christopher A. Tulk (SNS, ORNL), Dr. Wenge Yang (APS, ANL)

Understanding the structural evolution and reaction of organic molecules in solid state under extreme conditions (high pressure, high temperature) which can lead to the development of materials with novel properties. Using diffraction (x-ray and neutron) and optical spectroscopy combined with the chemical analysis methods (solid-state NMR) to uncover the chemical reaction mechanism and reaction kinetic of organic molecules under high pressure.

HaiyanZheng,Kuo Li *,GeorgeCody,Christopher A. Tulk,XiaoDong,Guoying Gao,JamieJ. Molaison,Zhenxian Liu,MikhailFeygenson,Wenge Yang,IliaN. Ivanov,Leonardo Basile,Juan-CarlosIdrobo,Malcolm Guthrie,andHo-kwang Mao Polymerization of Acetonitrile via Hydrogen TransferReactionfrom CH3 to CN under Extreme Condition , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606198 HaiyanZheng,Lijuan Wang,KuoLi*,Youyou Yang,YajieWang,JiajiaWu,Xiao Dong,Chun-HaiWang,ChristopherA. Tulk, Jamie J. Molaison,IliaN. Ivanov,MikhailFeygenson,WengeYang,Malcolm Guthrie,YushengZhao,Ho-KwangMao, Changqing Jin Pressure induced polymerization ofacetylide anions in CaC2and 107 folds enhancement ofelectricalconductivity, Chemical Science DOI: 10.1039/C6SC02830F KuoLi,*Haiyan Zheng,*,TakanoriHattori,Asami Sano-Furukawa,ChristopherA. Tulk, Jamie Molaison,MikhailFeygenson,Ilia N. Ivanov,WengeYang,and Ho-kwang Mao, Synthesis,Structure, and Pressure-Induced Polymerization of Li3Fe(CN)6Accompanied with Enhanced Conductivity. Inorg. Chem.2015, 54, 11276−11282. MikhailFeygenson,Wenge Yang,MalcolmGuthrie,and Hokwang Mao, K3Fe(CN)6under External Pressure: Dimerization of CN-CoupledwithElectronTransfer to Fe(III). J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119, 22351–22356. Chih-ChauHwang, Gedeng Ruan, Lu Wang, Haiyan Zheng, Errol L. G. Samuel, ChangshengXiang, Wei Lu, William Kasper, Kewei Huang, Zhiwei Peng, Zachary Schaefer, AmyT. Kan, Angel A. Martí, Michael S. Wong, Mason B. Tomson, and James M. Tour, Carbon-Based Nanoreporters Designedfor Subsurface, Hydrogen Sulfide DetectionACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6, 7652–7658. KuoLi, Haiyan Zheng, Ilia N. Ivanov, Malcolm Guthrie, Yuming Xiao, Wenge Yang,Chris A. Tulk, Yusheng Zhao, and Ho-kwang Mao, K3Fe(CN)6:Pressure-Induced Polymerization and Enhanced Conductivity, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 117, 24174–24180. HaiyanZheng, Weidong Zhou, Jing Lv, Xiaodong Yin, Yongjun Li, Huibiao Liu, YuliangLi*. A Dual-Response [2]Rotaxane Basedon a 1, 2, 3- Triazole Ring as a Novel Recognition Station. Chem.-Eur. J. 2009, 15,13253-13262. HaiyanZheng, Yuliang Li*, Chunjie Zhou, Yongjun Li*, Wenlong Yang, Weidong Zhou,Zicheng Zuo, Huibiao Liu. Synthesis of [2]Rotaxane Incorporating “Magic Ring”Via Thiol-Ene Click Reaction. Chem. -Eur. J.2011, 17, 2160-2167. HaiyanZheng, Weidong Zhou, Mingjian Yuan, Xiaodong Yin, Zicheng Zuo, Canbin Ouyang,Huibiao Liu, Yuliang Li*. Optic and Proton dual-control of the Fluorescence ofRhodamine Based on Photochromic Diarylethene: Mimicking the Performance of anIntegrated Logic Gate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 1588-1592. HaiyanZheng, Yongjun Li,* Huibiao Liu, Xiaodong Yin and Yuliang Li*. ArchitectureHeterostructure Materials toward the Novel Properties Construction ofHeterostructure Materials toward Functionality Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40,4506-4524. WeidongZhou, Haiyan Zheng, Yongjun Li*, Huibiao Liu and Yuliang Li*. Synthesisof Sulfuric Macrocycles and a Rotaxane through Thiol-yne Click and DithiolCoupling Reactions.Org.Lett. 2010, 12, 4078-4081. YongjunLi, Haiyan Zheng, Yuliang Li*, Shu Wang, Ziyu Wu, Peng Liu, Zengqiang Gao,Huibiao Liu, and Daoben Zhu. Photonic Logic Gates Based on Control of FRET by aSolvatochromic Perylene Bisimide. J. Org. Chem.2007, 72, 2878-2885. JialiangXu, Haiyan Zheng, Huibiao Liu*, Chunjie Zhou, Yingjie Zhao, Yongjun Li andYuliang Li*.CrystalHierarchical Supramolecular Architectures from 1-D Precursor Single-CrystalSeeds. J. Phys. Chem. C2010, 114, 2925-2931. MingjianYuan, Xiaodong Yin, Haiyan Zheng, Canbin Ouyang, Zicheng Zuo, Huibiao Liu,Yuliang Li*. Light Harvesting and Efficient Energy Transfer in Dendritic Systems:New Strategy for Functionalized Near-Infrared BF2-Azadipyrromethenes.Chem.-An Asian J. 2009,4, 707-713. WeidongZhou, Jialiang Xu, Haiyan Zheng, Xiaodong Yin, Zicheng Zuo, Huibiao Liu,Yuliang Li*. Distinct Nanostructures from a Molecular Shuttle: Effects ofShuttling Movement on Nanostructural Morphologies. Adv. Funct. Mater.2009,19, 141-149. WeidongZhou, Jialiang Xu, Haiyan Zheng, Huibiao Liu, Yuliang Li*, Daoben Zhu. ChargeTransfer Chromophore-Stopped [2]Rotaxane through [2 + 2] Cycloaddition. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 7702-7709. YingjieZhao, Yuliang Li*, Yongjun Li*, Haiyan Zheng, Xiaodong Yin, Huibiao Liu,Construction of an interpenetrated structure of macrocycles. Chem. Commun. 2010, 5698-5700. CuihongLi, Chunjie Zhou, Haiyan Zheng, Xiaodong Yin, Zicheng Zuo, Huibiao Liu, YuliangLi*, Synthesis of a novel poly(para-phenylene ethynylene)for highlyselective and sensitive sensing mercury (II) ions. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 1998-2007. JingLv, Xiaodong Yin, Haiyan Zheng, Yongjun Li, Yuliang Li*, Daoben Zhu, The configuration, solvatochromism andmetallo-responses of two novel cyano-containing oligo(phenylene-vinylene)derivatives. Luminescence 2011, 26, 185-190.