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Dr. Jianguo Shao

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Title
Professor
Department
Chemistry
Location
Pierce Hall
Room
211
College
College of Science, Mathematics & Engineering, McCoy
Institution Degree Graduation Date
University of Houston Ph. D. of Analytical Chemistry 2001
Nanjing University M. Sc. of Physical Chemistry 1990
Nanjing Normal University B. Sc. of Chemistry 1987
Employer Position Start Date End Date
Midwestern State University Professor 09/01/2017
Midwestern State University Associate Professor 09/01/2011 08/31/2017
Midwestern State University Assistant Professor 09/01/2005 08/01/2011
University of Houston Postdoctoral Fellow 01/01/2002 07/01/2005
University of Houston Research/Teaching Assistant 08/01/1997 12/01/2001
Nanjing Normal University Assistant Professor 07/01/1990 07/01/1997

Journal Publications and Meeting Presentations

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALPUBLICATIONS:

61) Tomas Grejtak, Sheldon Wang, Jianguo Shao, Modeling of a Blast Furnace with Both CFD and Thermodynamics Principles, Appl. Mech. 2022, 3, 1019–1039. (https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech3030057) 

60) Jianguo Shao, Alex Johnson, Christopher A. Hansen, Karl M. Kadish, Baocheng Han, Electroreductive dechlorination of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane catalyzed by Rh2(dpf)4 in nonaqueous media, where dpf = N,N′-Diphenylformamidinate (1-) ion, Journal of Electro-analytical Chemistry, 837 (2019) 208 – 218. 

59) Manowong, M.; Han, B.; McAloon, T. R., Shao, Jianguo; Guzei, I. A.; Ngubane, S.; van Caemelbecke, E.; Bear, J. L.; Kadish, K. M., The Effect of Axial Ligands on the Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of Diruthenium Compounds, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 7416 – 7428. 

58) Jianguo Shao, Rina Kuwahara, DDT Dechlorination Electrocatalyzed by a Synthetic Iron Porphyrin in Pyridine, Texas J. of Science, in press, 2014.

57) Jianguo Shao, Kema Richards, Dwayne Rawlins, Baocheng Han, Christopher A. Hansen, Synthesis, Electrochemistry, Spectroelectrochemistry and Catalytic Properties in DDT Reductive Dechlorination of Iron(II) Phthalocyanine, 2,3- and 3,4-Tetrapyridinoporphyrazine Complexes, J. of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2013, 17: 317 – 330. 

56) Jianguo Shao,Abegayl Thomas. Baocheng Han, Christopher A. Hansen, “DDT Reductive Dechlorination Catalyzed by Cobalt Phthalocyanine, 2,3- and 3,4-tetrapyridoporphyrazine Complexes in Nonaqueous Media”, J. of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2010, 14: 133 – 141. 

55) Jianguo Shao, Juliette Commodore, Baocheng Han, Cynthia Pruente, Christopher A. Hansen, “Electrochemical, Spectroelectrochemical and ESR Spectroscopic Characterization of 2,3- and 3,4-Cobalt Tetrapyridoporphyrazine Isomers in Nonaqueous Media”. J of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2009, 13: 876 – 887. 

54) Kumar, Mukesh; Cervantes-Lee, Francisco; Pannell, Keith H.; Shao, Jianguo, “Synthesis and Cyclic Voltammetric Studies of the Diiron Complexes ER2[(h5-C5H4)Fe(L2)Me]2 (E = C, Si, Ge, Sn, R = H, alkyl; L2 = diphosphine) and (h5-C5H4)Fe(h5-C5H5))”. Organometallics, 2008, 27(18), 4739 – 4748.

53)  Shen, Jing; El Ojaimi, Maya; Chkounda, Mohammed; Gros, Claude P.; Barbe, Jean-Michel; Shao, Jianguo; Guilard, Roger; Kadish, Karl M., “Solvent, Anion, and Structural Effects on the Redox Potentials and UV-visible Spectral Properties of Mononuclear Manganese Corroles”. Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47(17), 7717-7727. 

52) Sintic, Paul J.; E, Wenbo; Ou, Zhongping; Shao, Jianguo; McDonald, James A.; Cai, Zheng-Li; Kadish, Karl M.; Crossley, Maxwell J.; Reimers, Jeffrey R., “Control of the site and potential of reduction and oxidation processes in p-expanded quinoxalinoporphyrins”.Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10(4), 268-280. 

51) E, Wenbo; Kadish, Karl M.; Sintic, Paul J.; Khoury, Tony; Govenlock, Linda J.; Ou, Zhongping; Shao, Jianguo; Ohkubo, Kei; Reimers, Jeffrey R.; Fukuzumi, Shunichi; Crossley, Maxwell J., “Control of the Orbital Delocalization and Implications for Molecular Rectification in the Radical Anions of Porphyrins with Coplanar 90o and 180o b, b'-Fused Extensions”.J Phys. Chem. A,2008, 112(3), 556-570. 

50) Kadish, Karl M.; E, Wenbo; Sintic, Paul J.; Ou, Zhongping; Shao, Jianguo; Ohkubo, Kei; Fukuzumi, Shunichi; Govenlock, Linda J.; McDonald, James A.; Try, Andrew C.; Cai, Zheng-Li; Reimers, Jeffrey R.; Crossley, Maxwell J., “Quinoxalino[2,3-b']porphyrins Behave as p-Expanded Porphyrins upon One-Electron Reduction: Broad Control of the Degree of Delocalization through Substitution at the Macrocycle Periphery”,J Phys. Chem. B, 2007, 111(30), 8762-8774. 

49) Jing Shen, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Michal Galezowski, Daniel T. Gryko and Karl M. Kadish, “Free-Base Corroles: Determination of Deprotonation Constants in Non-aqueous Media”, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2007, 11, 269-276. 

48) Zhongping Ou, Jing Shen, Jianguo Shao, Wenbo E, Michal Galezowski, Daniel T. Gryko, and Karl M. Kadish, “Protonated Free-Base Corroles: Acidity, Electrochemistry, and Spectroelectrochemistry of [(Cor)H4]+, [(Cor)H5]2+, and [(Cor)H6]3+”, Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 2775 – 2786. 

47) Ohkubo, K.; Sintic, P. J.; Tkachenko, N. V.; Lemmetyinen, H.; E, W.; Ou, Z.; Shao, J.; Kadish, K. M.; Crossley, M. J.; Fukuzumi, S. Chem. Phys., 2006, 326, 3-14.

46) Jing Shen, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Wenbo E, Beata Koszarna,Daniel T. Gryko, Karl M. Kadish, “Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry of meso-Substituted Free-Base Corroles in Nonaqueous Media. Reactions of (Cor)H3, [(Cor)H4]+ and [(Cor)H2]- ”, Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 2251-2265. 

45)  Kadish, K. M.; Shao, J.; Ou, Z., Zhan, R.; Burdet, F.; Barbe, J- M.; Gros, C. P.; Guilard, R., “Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry of Heterobimetallic Porphyrin-Corrole Dyads. Influence of Spacer, Metal Ion and Oxidation State on Pyridine Binding Ability”,Inorg. Chem.2005, 44, 9023-9038. 

44) Kadish, K. M.; Shao, J.; Ou, Z., Fremond, L.; Zhan, R.; Burdet, F.; Barbe, J- M.; Gros, C. P.; Guilard, R., “Electrochemistry, Spectroelectrochemistry, Chloride Binding, and O2 Catalytic Reactions of Free-Base Porphyrin-Cobalt Corrole Dyads”,Inorg. Chem. 2005 , 44, 6744-6754.

43)  Guilard, R.; Burdet, F.; Barbe, J- M.; Gros, C. P.; Espinosa, E.; Shao, J.; Ou, Z.; Zhan, R.; Kadish, K. M., “Heterobimetallic Complexes of Cobalt(IV) Porphyrin-Corrole Dyads. Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties, and X-ray Structural Characterization” Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 3972-3983.  

42) Ou, Z.; E, Wenbo; Shao, J.; Burn, P. L.; Sheehan, C. S.; Walton, R.; Kadish, K. M.; Crossley, M. J., “Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Properties of Building Blocks for Molecular Arrays: Reactions of Quinoxalino[2,3-b]porphyrins Containing Metal(II) Ions”, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2005, 9, 142-152. 

41) Kadish, K. M.; Fremond, L.; Ou, Z.; Shao, J.; Shi, C.; Anson, F. C.; Burdet, F.; Gros, C. P.; Barbe, J- M.; Guilard, R., “Cobalt(III) Corroles as Electrocatalysts for the Reduction of Dioxygen: Reactivity of a Monocorrole, Biscorroles, and Porphyrin-Corrole Dyads”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5625-5631. 

40) Jiang, Z.; Ou, Z.; Chen, N.; Wang, J.; Huang. J.; Shao, J.; Kadish, K. M., “Synthesis, Spectral and Electrochemical Characterization of Non-aggregating a-Substituted Vanadium(IV)-oxo Phthalocyanines”, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2005, 9, 352-360.

39)  Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Hui Zhao, Kei Ohkubo, Ingar H. Wasbotten, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Abhik Ghosh, Karl M. Kadish, “Spectroelectrochemical and ESR studies of highly substituted copper corroles”, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2004, 8, 1236-1247. 

38) Zhongping Ou; Jianguo Shao; Francis D'Souza; Pietro Tagliatesta; Karl M. Kadish, “b-Pyrrole brominated meso-tetraphenylporphyrins: Synthesis, spectral and electrochemical properties”.Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2004, 8, 201-214. 

37) Baocheng Han, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Tuan D. Phan, Jing Shen, John L. Bear, Karl M. Kadish, “Synthesis and Characterization of Nitrosyl Diruthenium Complexes. Interaction between NO and CO across the Metal-Metal Bond”, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 7741-7751. 

36) Roger Guilard, Francois Jerome, Jean-Michel Barbe, Claude P. Gros, Enrique Espinosa, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Jean Fisher, Raymond Weiss, Karl M. Kadish, “Aryl and Aryl Substituted Corroles. 5. Synthesis and Characterization of Bis-Copper Complexes”, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 7441-7455. 

35) Zhongping Ou; Karl M. Kadish; Wenbo E; Jianguo Shao; Paul J. Sintic; Kei Ohkubo; Shunichi Fukuzumi and Maxwell J. Crossley, “Substituent Effects on the Site of Electron Transfer During the First Reduction for Gold(III) Porphyrins”, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 2078-2086. 

34) Kei Ohkubo; Hiroaki Kotani; Jianguo Shao; Zhongping Ou, Karl M. Kadish; Guolin Li; Ravindra K. Pandey; Mamoru Fujitsuka; Osamu Ito; Hiroshi Imahori and Shunichi Fukuzumi, “Ultra-Long Lived Charge-Separated in Zinc Chlorin-C60 Dyad Produced by One-Step Photoinduced Electron Transfer”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 853-856. 

33) Karl M. Kadish; Tuan D. Phan; Lingamallu Giribabu; Jianguo Shao; Li-Lun Wang; Antoine Thuriere; Eric Van Caemelbecke; John L. Bear, “Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of Ru24+ and Ru23+ Complexes Under a CO Atmosphere”,Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 1012-1020. 

32) Shunichi Fukuzumi; Kei Ohkubo; Wenbo E; Zhongping Ou; Jianguo Shao; Karl M. Kadish; James A. Hutchison; Kenneth P. Ghiggino; Paul J. Sintic and Maxwell J. Crossley, “Metal-Centered Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reduction of a Gold(III) Porphyrin Cation Linked with a Zinc Porphyrin to Produced a Long-Lived Charge-Separated State in Nopolar Solvents”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 14984-14985. 

31) Zhongping, Ou, Pietro Tagliatesta, Mathias O. Senge, Jianguo Shao, Karl M. Kadish, â€œSynthesis and Electrochemical Investigation of Covalently Linked Porphyrin Dimers Containing a b-brominated subunit. Crystal structure of H2[tripp-tpp(Br8)]H2”   Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2003, 7, 595-609.

30) Karl M. Kadish, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Claude P. Frederic Bolze, Francois Jerome, Roger Guilard, “Aryl Substituted Corroles. 4. Solvent Effects on the Electrochemical and Spectral Properties of Cobalt Corroles”, Inorg. Chem., 2003, 42, 4062-4070. 

29)  Kei Ohkubo; Hiroshi Imahori; Jianguo Shao; Zhongping Ou; Karl M. Kadish; Yihui Chen; Gang Zheng; Ravindra K. Pandey; Mamoru Fujitsuka; Osamu Ito; Shunichi Fukuzumi, “Small Reorganization Energy of Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Fullerene-Based Dyads with Short Linkage”J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 10991-10998. 

28)  Karl M. Kadish, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Claude P. Gros, Jean-Michel Barbe, Francois Jerome, Frederic Bolze, Roger Guilard, “Aryl and Aryl Substituted Corroles. 3. Reactions of Cofacial Cobalt Biscorroles and Porphyrin-Corroles with Pyridine and Carbon Monoxide”, Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 3990-4005. 

27) Karl M. Kadish; Fabien Burdet; Francois Jerome; Jean-Michel Barbe; Zhongping Ou; Jianguo Shao; Roger Guilard “Synthesis, Physicochemical and Electrochemical Properties of Metal-Metal Bonded Ruthenium Corrole Homodimers” J. Organometallic Chemistry, 2002, 652,69-76. 

26) Shunichi Fukuzumi; Kei Ohkubo, Yihui Chen; Ravindra K. Pandy; Riqiang Zhan; Jianguo Shao; Karl M. Kadish “Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of New Bacteriochlorins and Characterization of Radical Cation and Radical Anion Species” J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 5105-5113. 

25) Karl M. Kadish; Wenbo E; Zhongping Ou; Jianguo Shao, Paul J. Sintic; Kei Ohkubo; Shunichi Fukuzumi; Maxwell J. Crossley, “Evidence that Gold(III) Porphyrins Are Not Electrochemically Inert: Facile Generation of Gold(II) 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) Porphyrin” Chem. Commun., 2002, 356-357.

24)  Kei Ohkubo; Hiroshi Imahori; Jianguo Shao; Zhongping Ou; Karl M. Kadish; Yihui Chen; Gang Zheng; Ravindra K Pandey; Mamoru Fujitsuka; Osamu Ito; Shunichi Fukuzumi, â€œIntramolecular Electron Transfer in Bacteriochlorin-C60 and Zinc Chlorin-C60 dyads” Proceedings-Electrochemical Society 2002, 12, 70-81.  

23) Karl M. Kadish, Baocheng Han, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, John L. Bear, “Synthesis and Characterization of Diruthenium Complexes in Low Oxidation States. Formation of Mono- and Bis-CO Adducts” Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 6848-6951. 

22) Shunichi Fukuzumi, Kei Ohkubo, Hiroshi Imahori, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Gang Zheng, Yihui Chen, Ravindra K. Pandey, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Osamu Ito, Karl M. Kadish, “Unusually long-Lived Charged Separated-States of Chlorin- and Porphyrin-C60 Dyads with the Same Short Spacer”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 10676-10683. 

21) Roger Guilard, Francois Jerome, Claude P. Gros, Jean-Michel Barbe, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Karl M. Kadish, “Aryl Substituted Corroles. 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Linked Face-to-Face Bis-Corroles”, Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 4856-4865. 

20) Roger Guilard, Claude P. Gros, Frederic Bolze, Francois Jerome, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Karl M. Kadish, “Aryl Substituted Corroles. 1. Synthesis and Characterization of Free Base and Cobalt Containing Derivatives. X-ray Structure of (Me4Ph5Cor)Co(py)2, Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 4845-4855.

19) Shunichi Fukuzumi, Kei Ohkubo, Hiroshi Imahori, Jianguo Shao,Zhongping Ou, Gang Zheng, Yihui Chen, Ravindra K. Pandey, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Osamu Ito, Karl M. Kadish, “Photochemical and Electrochemical Properties of Zinc Chlorin-C60 Dyad as Compared to Corresponding Porphyrin-C60 Dyads” in “Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Fullerenes”, Vol. 11, P. Kamat, D. Guldi and K. M. Kadish, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, 2001, 60-71. 

18) Roger Guilard, Francois Jerome, Claude P. Gros, Jean-Michel Barbe, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Karl M. Kadish, “Synthesis of an Anthracenyl Bridged Porphyrin-Corrole Bismacrocycle. Physicochemical and Electrochemical Characterizationof the Biscobalt m-superoxo Derivative”, C. R. Acad. Sc., Ser. II, 2001, 245-254. 

17) Bo Zhou; Xuecheng Sun; Jie, Yao; Jianguo Shao; Suochuan Wu; Zhongyue Meng Nanjing Shida Xuebao, Ziran Kexueban, 2000, 23, 62-66. 

16) Shunichi Fukuzumi, Kei Ohkubo, Tomoyoshi Suenobu, Osamu Ito, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Jianguo Shao,Karl M. Kadish, “Electron Transfer Disproportionation of C60 Radical Anion Catalyzed by Metal Ions” in “Fullerenes 2000 Electrochemistry and Photochemistry”, Vol. 8, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Francis D’Souza and D. Guldi, Eds., The Electrochemistry Society, Pennington, 2000, 68-78. 

15) Karl M. Kadish, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Caroline Comet, Claude P. Gros and Roger Guilard, “Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Cobalt and Zinc Diaz-18-Crown-6-Porphyrins and of a Zinc Dioxocyclam Porphyrin”, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2000, 4, 639-648. 

14) Francis D’Souza, Melvin E. Zandler, Pietro Tagliatesta, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Eric Van Caemelbecke and Karl M. Kadish, “Electronic, Spectral and Electro-chemical Properties of (TPPBrx)Zn where TPPBrx is the Dianion of b-Brominated-Pyrrole Tetraphenylporphyrin and x varies from 0 to 8”, Inorg. Chem., 1998, 37, 4567-4572. 

13) Jie, Yao; Chun Yang; Jianguo Shao; Bo Zhou Nanjing Shida Xuebao, Ziran Kexueban, 1997, 20, 46-51. 

12)  Jianguo Shao, Bo Zhou, Jie Yao, Suochun Wu and Zhongyue Meng, “The Studies of Esterification of Maleic Anhydride with Several Alcohols under the Catalysts of Superacids”, Specialty Petrochemicals (Chinese), 1996, 71, 37-40. 

11) Jianguo Shao, Jie Yao, Chaojun Jiao, Bo Zhou, Chun Yang, Suochun Wu, “The Measurement of the Specific Surface Area and Acidity of Y Zeolites Modified by Organosilicon Compounds”, Nanjing Shida Xuebao, Ziran Kexueban,1995, 18, 36-40. 

10) Jianguo Shao, Qinghua Liu, Bo Zhou, Jie Yao, Suochun Wu, “The Alkylation of Phenol with Styrene in the Fixed-Bed System”, Nanjing Shida Xuebao, Ziran Kexueban,1995, 18, 48-52. 

9) Jianguo Shao, Dasheng Xu, Songling Jia, Chun Yang, Suochun Wu, Zhongyue Meng, â€œA New Experimental Method to Measure the Specific Surface Area and Pore Size Distribution of Solid Samples”, Hua Xue Tong Bao, 1994, 12, 45-47. 

8) Songling Jia, Jianguo Shao, Wanming Sun, Chun Yang, Jie Yao, Suochun Wu, Zhongyue Meng, “The Synthesis of Di-2-Ethylhexyl Maleate Catalyzed by a Heterogeneous Catalyst”, Petrochemical Technology (Chinese), 1994, 23, 235-238. 

7) Songling Jia, Jianguo Shao, Shuyong Xiao, Chun Yang, Jie Yao, Suochun Wu, Zhongyue Meng, “Ring Alkylation of Aniline in the Presence of Zeolite”, Petrochemical Technology (Chinese), 1994, 23, 637-641. 

6) Jianguo Shao, Songling Jia, Suochuan Wu, Zhongyue Meng, “The Structure of Y Zeolites Modified by Organosilicon Compounds”, Chinese J. of Catal.,1994, 15, 457-462. 

5) Jianguo Shao, Songling Jia, Chun Yang, Suochun Wu, Zhongyue Meng, “Using HY Zeolite for the Synthesis of a-Methylbenzyl Phenol”, Petrochemical Technology (Chinese), 1993, 22, 150-155. 

4) Suochuan Wu, Songling Jia, Jianguo Shao, Chun Yang, “The Properties of  Surface Acid of Fe-Containing Zeolites”, Chinese J. of Catal., 1993(supplement), 110-115. 

3) Dasheng Xu, Jianguo Shao, “The Measurement of the Specific Surface Area and Pore Size Distribution of a Catalysts”, Nanjing Shida Xuebao, Ziran Kexueban, 1992, 15, 44-48. 

2) Jianguo Shao, Shuyong Xiao, Zhongyue Meng, “NaY Zeolite Modified by Organosilicon Compounds”, Chinese J. of Catal., 1992, 13, 74-78. 

1) Shuyong Xiao, Jianguo Shao,Zhongyue Meng, “The Studies of Y-Zeolite Treated with Trimethylchlorosilicane”, Chinese J. of Catal., 1989, 10, 378-382.

 


PATENT:

1)  Wu, Suochuan; Zhou, Bo; Shao, Jianguo, “Catalysts for Synthesizing Mono-, Di- and Tri-Substituted Alkylphenols with Different Proportions by a One-Step Process”, Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Gongkai Shuomingshu (Chinese Patent), 1996, 8 pages. 

 


CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

49) Glenna C. Linthicum, Sebastian Ibarra, Christopher Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Aryl Substituted Methylene Malonates, The 2023 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), November, 2023, Oklahoma City, OK.

48) Raven Thomas, Jianguo Shao, DDT Dechlorination Electrocatalyzed by (TPP)Ni in pyridine, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, November, 2021. Poster presentation online.

47) Hae Lee Han, Stefanie Blaine, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Characterization of two aryl substituted dipyrromethenes, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, April, 2019, Oral-O6.

46) Shevon Alexander, Shermali Ratnasinghe, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Characterization of Diethyl-2-(4-Hydroxy-3-Nitrobenzilidene) Malonate and Diethyl-2-(5-Hydroxy-2-Nitrobenzylidene) Malonate, MSU Under-graduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, April, 2019. Poster presentation.

45) Hae Lee Han, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and spectroscopic of Dipyrromethene complexes, Synthesis and Characterization of two aryl substituted dipyrromethenes, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, 2018, Poster-24.

44) Gaël Gonzalez-Peltier, John Garman, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis, electrochemistry and spectroscopic characterization of substituted metallo-bis-dipyrromethene complexes, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, November, 2016, Oral-31.

43) Gaël Gonzalez-Peltier, John Garman, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis, electrochemistry and spectroscopic characterization of substituted metallo-bis-dipyrromethene complexes, the 72nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Galveston, TX, 2016, Oral presentation-601.

42) Yuxiang Tang, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, DDT degradation electrocatalyzed by a substituted iron porphyrin, the 72nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Galveston, TX, 2016, Poster-354, Abstract ID# 2598907.

41) Yuxiang Tang, Jianguo Shao, DDT Dechlorination Catalyzed by A Substituted Fe(III) Porphyrins, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, November, 2015, poster.

40) Alex Johnson, Jianguo Shao, Baocheng Han, Christopher A. Hansen, Electrochemical Dechlorination of Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) Catalyzed by A Dirhodium Complex, the 70th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fort Worth, TX, 2014, Poster 355.

39) Chanez Symister, Chelsee Arceneaux, Christopher Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Substituent Effects of Tetraarylazadipyrromethene Complexes, the 70th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fort Worth, TX, 2014, Poster 391.

38) Donnicia James, Chelsee Arceneaux, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Characterization of Tetra-3,3’5,5’-arylazadipyrromethenes, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, April, 2014, poster. (1st place Award)

37) Alex Johnson, Jianguo Shao, Baocheng Han, Christopher A. Hansen, Electrochemical Dechlorination of Hexachlorocyclohexane Catalyzed by A Dirhodium Complex, MSU Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, April, 2014, poster.

36) Anne Lam, Damali Greenaway, Yvonne Albert, Christopher Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Characterization of Metallo-tetraphenylazadipyrromethene, the 69th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Waco, TX, 2013, Poster 118.

35) Chanez Symister, Mary Iseguede, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis, Electrochemistry, UV-visible and NMR Spectroscopic Characterization of Two Arylazadi-pyrromethanes, Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, Austin, TX, 2013, Poster.

34) Chanez Symister, Mary Iseguede, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis and Characterization of Tetra-3,3,’5,5’-arylazadipyrromethanes, the Fourth Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2013, Poster.

33) Matlock Baggett, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, Synthesis, Electrochemical and UV-visible Spectroscopic Characterizations of Tetraphenylazadipyrromethene Complexes, the Third Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2012, Poster.

32) Mbwidiffu Malgwi, Donald Fru, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, Synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization and DDT catalytic dechlorination of a cobalt tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine complex, the Third Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2012, Poster.

31) Dopp Jared, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis of a Dipyridinium Ion, the 57th Oklahoma Pentasectional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Lawton, OK, 2012, Poster.

30) Matlock Baggett, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, Synthesis, Electrochemical and UV-visible Spectroscopic Characterizations of Tetraphenylazadipyrromethene Complexes, the 57th Oklahoma Pentasectional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Lawton, OK, 2012, Oral Presentation.

29) Mbwidiffu Malgwi, Donald Fru, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, Synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization and DDT catalytic dechlorination of a cobalt tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine complex, the 67th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Austin, TX, 2011, Poster# 423.

28) Kema Richards, Dwayne Rawlins, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, DDT Degradation Catalyzed by Metal-Centered Macrocyclic Complexes in Pyridine, the Second Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2011, Poster. 

27) Halima Sani, Pinkal Patel, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of 2,3-Mn-PyD and 3,4-Mn-PyD, the second Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2011, Poster. 

26) Kema Richards, Dwayne Rawlins, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, DDT Degradation Catalyzed by Iron Phthalocyanine, 2,3-Fe-PyD and 3,4-Fe-PyD Complexes, the 114th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Austin, TX, 2011, Oral Presentation. 

25) Halima Sani, Pinkal Patel, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of Manganese(II) Macrocyclic Complexes, the 114th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Austin, TX, 2011, Oral Presentation. 

24) Dwayne Rawlins, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, “Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of 2,3-Fe-PyD and 3,4-Fe-PyD”, the First Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2010, Oral Presentation. 

23) Kema Richards, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, “Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of 3,4-Ni(II)-PyD”, the First Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2010, Poster. 

22) Sheldon Hilaire, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, “Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of Co(II) Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine”, the First Annual Scholarship Colloquium at Midwestern State University, 2010, Poster. 

21) Dwayne Rawlins, Christopher A. Hansen, Jianguo Shao, “Synthesis, Electrochemistry and UV-Visible Spectroscopic Properties of Iron(II) Tetrapyridoporphyrazines”, the 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Little Rock, AR, 2008, Oral Presentation, Abstract# 258. 

20) Abegayl Thomas, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, “DDT Dechlorination Catalyzed by Cobalt Pyridinoporphyrazines”, the 2008 Oklahoma ACS Pentasectional Meeting, Duncan, OK, 2008, Abstract# E-05. 

19) Dwayne Rawlins, Abegayl Thomas, Jianguo Shao, “DDT Dehalogenation Catalyzed by Metalloporphyrins in Pyridine”, the 2008 Oklahoma ACS Pentasectional Meeting, Duncan, OK, 2008, Abstract# E-06. 

18) Abegayl Thomas, Jianguo Shao, Christopher A. Hansen, “DDT Dechlorination Reaction Catalyzed by Cobalt Tetrapyridinoporphyrazine Complexes in Pyridine Solution” the 234th ACS Meeting, Boston, 2007, Abstract# CHED 178. 

17) Jianguo Shao, Juliette Commodore, Baocheng Han, Christopher Hansen, “Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of Cobalt Tetrapyridinoporphyrazine compounds in DMSO solution”, the 234th ACS Meeting, Boston, 2007, Abstract# CHED 180.

16) R. Zhan, J. Shao, Z. Ou, B. S. Mandimutsira, B. Ramdhanie, D. P. Goldberg, K. M. Kadish, “Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Investigations of Metallocorroles”, Third International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, New Orleans, USA, July 11-16, 2004, Abstract# P-909. 

15)  J. Shen, J. Shao, Z. Ou, K. M. Kadish, D. T. Gryko, “The Acidity and Basicity of Free-Base Corroles in Non-Aqueous Media”,Third International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, New Orleans, USA, July 11-16, 2004, Abstract# P-830.

14) K. Ohkubo, P. J. Sintic, M. J. Crossley, W. E, Z. Ou, J. Shao, K. M. Kadish, J. A. Hutchison, K. P. Ghiggino, N. V. Tkachenko, H. Lemmetyinen, S. Fukuzumi, “Long-Lived Charge-State in a Zinc Porphyrin Linked with Gold(III) Porphyrin Cation in Nonpolar Solvents”, Third International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, New Orleans, USA, July 11-16, 2004, Abstract# P-787.

13) W. E, Z. Ou, J. Shao, K. M. Kadish, M. J. Crossley, “Substituent Effect of NO2 on Electron Transfer Site in Reductions of Quinoxalino-Porphyrins”, Third International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, New Orleans, USA, July 11-16, 2004, Abstract# P-643. 

12) J- M. Barbe, F. Burdet, C. P. Gros, E. Espinosa, R. Guilard, J. Shao, Z. Ou, K. M. Kadish, “Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Heterobimetallic Porphyrin-Corrole Derivatives”, Third International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, New Orleans, USA, July 11-16, 2004, Abstract# O-514.

11) Baocheng Han, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Tuan Phan, Jing Shen, John L. Bear, Karl M. Kadish, â€œThe First Example of a Diruthenium Complex with both NO and CO as Axial Ligands”, the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, March 28-April 1, 2004 , Abstract# INOR-238. 

10) Karl M. Kadish, Wenbo E, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Maxwell J. Crossley, Paul J. Sintic, Robin Walton, “Electrochemistry of Quinoxalino-Porphyrins Containing Metal(II) Ions”, Second International Conference on Porphyrins and Pathalocyanines, Kyoto, Japan, June 30-July 5, 2002. Abstract# P-54.

9) K. K. Kutz, B. Han, J. Shao, Z. Ou, K. Kadish, J. L. Bear, “Synthesis and Characterization of Two Diruthenium Complexes”, the 221st ACS Meeting, San Diego, April 2-4, 2001. Abstract# 789. 

8) Baocheng Han, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Karl M. Kadish, J. L. Bear, “Synthesis and Characterization of Diruthenium Complexes in Low Oxidation States”, the 222nd ACS Meeting, Chicago, IL, Aug. 26-30, 2001, Abstract# Inor-335.

7) Takashi Nakanishi, John L. Bear, Lilun Wang, Eric Van Caemelbecke, Jianguo Shao, Karl M. Kadish, “Electrochemistry of Diruthenium Complexes in Cationic Matrices”, the 222nd ACS Meeting, Chicago, 2001, Abstract# Inor-098.

6) Takashi Nakanishi, John L. Bear, Lilun Wang, Eric Van Caemelbecke, Jianguo Shao, Ismail Yilmaz, Karl M. Kadish, “Electrochemistry in Cationic Matrices. Studies of Porphyrins, Phthalocyanines and Metal-Metal Bonded Complexes”, the 200th ECS meeting, San Francisco, 2001, Abtsract# 448. 

5) Karl M. Kadish, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Gang Zheng, Yihuo Chen, Ravindra K. Pandey, Kei Ohkubo, Hiroshi Imahori, Shunichi Fukuzumi, “Electrochemical and ESR Characterization of Chlorin-C60 Derivatives”, the 199th ECS Meeting, Washington, DC, March 25-30, 2001, Abstract# 681.

4) Claude P. Gros, Frederic Bolze, Francois Jerome, Roger Guilard, Zhongping Ou, Jianguo Shao, Karl M. Kadish, â€œAryl Substituted Corroles. Synthesis and Characterization of Free Base and Cobalt Containing Derivatives”, First International Conference on Porphyrins and Pathalocyanines, Dijon, France, June 24-July 1, 2000. Abstract# 414. 

3) Karl M. Kadish, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Claude P. Gros, Frederic Bolze, Francois Jerome, Roger Guilard, “Electrochemical and Ligand Binding Reactions of Cobalt Corroles with Methyl, Ethyl or Aryl Substitutents”, First International Conferenceon Porphyrins and Pathalocyanines, Dijon, France, June 24-July 1, 2000. Abstract# 560. 

2) Karl M. Kadish, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Gang Zheng, Yihuo Chen, Ravindra K. Pandey, “Electrochemical and Spectral Characterization of Chlorin- and Bacteriochlorin-C60 Dyads”, First International Conferenceon Porphyrins and Pathalocyanines, Dijon, France, June 24-July 1, 2000. Abstract# 513.  

1) Karl M. Kadish, Jianguo Shao, Zhongping Ou, Tuan D. Phan, Eric Van Caemelbecke, Guy Royal and John L. Bear, “Electrogeneration of Diruthenium Compounds in Low Oxidation Sates. Formation of Ru24+, Ru23+ and Ru22+ Derivatives under a CO Atmosphere”, the 218th ACS Meeting, New Orleans, 1999, Abstract# 626.