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Dr. Xingyu Wu

Research Fellow

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Brief Curriculum Vitae

since 01/23	Postdoctoral researcher under supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
06/20 – 01/23	Postdoctoral Researcher under supervision of Dr. Arnaud Spangenberg, IS2M, CNRS 7361, Mulhouse, France
03/19 – 06/20	Postdoctoral Researcher under supervision of Prof. Dominique Berling and Dr. Arnaud Spangenberg, IS2M, CNRS 7361, Mulhouse, France
09/13 – 09/18	PhD Thesis “Molecular Engineering of D-π-A type Photoacid Generators”, under supervision of Prof. Ming Jin, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Research Interests and Opportunities

Advanced Surface Characterisation

Photochemistry and photophysics
Orthogonal photoreactions
Design of photoinitating systems
Radical and cationic photopolymerization
Photo-controlled living radical polymerization
Photo-controlled RAFT polymerization
3D and 4D printing
Multi-material printing
Two-photon stereolithography
Fluorescence-based techniques

Awards and Prizes

202	Award for the best poster in the 1^st Curiosity: A French-German Young Chemists Conference
2018	Outstanding Ph.D. graduate of Tongji University
2018	Award for the best Ph.D. in National RadTech Conference, China
2017	Grant from the Chinese Scholarship Council
2016, 2017	Excellent student of Tongji University
2016, 2017	Doctoral scholarship of Tongji University
2015	Award for the best poster in the 14^th National Conference on Photochemistry

Presentations

[09]	Investigation of Two-photon Polymerized Microstructures Using Fluorescence Lifetime Measurements, 28th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, PhotoIUPAC, July 2022, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Poster)
[08]	On-Demand Editing of Surface Properties of Microstructures Made by 3D Direct Laser Writing via Photo-Mediated RAFT polymerization, 1^st Scientific Days of the French Chemical Society (SCF)- the French Polymer Group (GFP), Grand-Est, July 2022, Besançon, France
[07]	On-Demand Editing of Surface Properties of Microstructures Made by 3D Direct Laser Writing via Photo-Mediated RAFT polymerization, Curiosity: A French-German Young Chemists Conference, June 2022, Mulhouse, France
[06]	Photo-Controlled RAFT Polymerization by Direct Laser Writing for Living Additive Manufacturing, 17^th Scientific Days of GFP, east section, July 2021, Online
[05]	3D Direct laser writing of Zr and Si based hybrid microstructures with tunable optical properties, PhotOnline, October 2020, Online
[04]	Molecular Engineering of D-π-A Type Photoacid Generators (PAGs) / Direct Laser Writing of Hybrid SiO₂/Metal Oxide- and Metal Oxide Microstructures with Tunable Optical or Magneto-Optical Properties, 2^nd Young Scientists Day, December 2019, Mulhouse, France
[03]	Direct Laser Writing of Hybrid SiO₂/Metal Oxide- and Metal Oxide Microstructures with Tunable Optical or Magneto-Optical Properties, 48^th International Colloquium of the French Polymer Society – GFP 2019, November 2019, Mulhouse, France
[02]	High-sensitivity D-π-A-type photoacid generator for two-photon microfabrication, 19^th RadTech China Annual Conference, September 2018, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
[01]	Molecular engineering of D-π-A type sulfonium salt photoacid generators: synthesis and properties, 22^nd China-Japan Bilateral Symposium on Intelligent Electrophotonic Materials and Molecular Electronics, SIEMME’22, September 2016, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Publications

2023

[746]

Fluorescence-Readout as a Powerful Macromolecular Characterisation Tool

Wu, X.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 12815-12849.

Other Publications

2022

[16]

“Investigation of two-photon polymerized microstructures using fluorescence lifetime measurements.” X. Wu; M. Belqat; B. Leuschel; G. Noirbent; F. Dumur; K. Mougin; A. Spangenberg,*. Polym. Chem. 2022. doi: 10.1039/d1py01728d (Front Cover)

2021

[15]	“On‐Demand Editing of Surface Properties of Microstructures Made by 3D Direct Laser Writing via Photo‐Mediated RAFT Polymerization.” X. Wu;* B. Gross; B. Leuschel; K. Mougin; S. Dominici; S. Gree; M. Belqat; V. Tkachenko; B. Cabannes‐Boué; A. Chemtob; J. Poly; A. Spangenberg,* *Adv. Funct. Mater.* 2021, 2109446. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202109446
[14]	“Tuning nanomechanical properties of microstructures made by 3D direct laser writing.” M. Belqat; X. Wu; L. P. C. Gomez; J.-P. Malval; S. Dominici; B. Leuschel; A. Spangenberg;* K. Mougin,* *Addit. Manuf.* 2021, 47, 102232. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2021.102232
[13]	“Water‐Soluble Photoinitiators from Dimethylamino‐Substituted Monoacylphosphine Oxide for Hydrogel and Latex Preparation.” C. M. Q. Le; T. Petitory; X. Wu; A. Spangenberg; J. Ortyl; M. Galek; L. Infante; H. Thérien‐Aubin; A. Chemtob,* *Macromol. Chem. Phys.* 2021, 222 (19), 2100217. doi: 10.1002/macp.202100217

2020

[12]	“Two-Photon Initiating Efficiency of a Ditopic Alkoxynitrostilbene Reacting through a Self-Regenerative Mechanism.” N. Hobeika; H. Chaumeil; R. Mhanna; M. Jin; X. Wu; A. Spangenberg; D. L. Versace; F. Morlet-Savary; J. P. Malval,* *ChemPhysChem* 2020, 21 (20), 2301-2310. doi: 10.1002/cphc.202000437
[11]	“Application of cationic photopolymerization in UV curing,” X. Wu; M. Jin, Book title: “Photopolymerization technology and application”, edited by Jun Nie and Xiaoqun Zhu, *Chemical Industry Press (CIP), (2020)*. ISBN: 978-7-122-37678-7 (Book Chapter)

2018

[10]	“Bis-substituted thiophene-containing oxime sulfonates photoacid generators for cationic polymerization under UV-visible LED irradiation.” X. Sun; M. Jin;* X. Wu; H. Pan; D. Wan; H. Pu, *J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem.* 2018, 56 (7), 776-782. doi: 10.1002/pola.28951
[09]	“D–π–A-type sulfonium salt photoinitiators for photopolymerizations under near UV and visible light emitting diodes”, X. Wu; M. Jin, Book title: “Photopolymerisation initiating systems”, edited by J. Lalevée, and J.-P. Fouassier, *RSC, (2018)*. ISBN: 978-1-78262-962-7 (Book Chapter)

2017

[08]	“Molecular Engineering of UV/Vis Light-Emitting Diode (LED)-Sensitive Donor-pi-Acceptor-Type Sulfonium Salt Photoacid Generators: Design, Synthesis, and Study of Photochemical and Photophysical Properties.” X. Wu; M. Jin;* J. Xie; J. P. Malval; D. Wan, *Chem. – Eur. J.* 2017, 23 (62), 15783-15789. doi: 10.1002/chem.201703414
[07]	“Visible light-emitting diode-sensitive thioxanthone derivatives used in versatile photoinitiating systems for photopolymerizations.” X. Wu; M. Jin;* J.-P. Malval; D. Wan; H. Pu, *J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem.* 2017, 55 (24), 4037-4045. doi: 10.1002/pola.28871

2016

[06]	“Effects of conjugated systems on UV-visible light-sensitive D-π-A type sulfonium salt photoacid generators.” X. Wu; M. Jin;* J. Xie; D. Wan; J. P. Malval, *Chin. J. Polym. Sci.* 2016, 34 (12), 1456-1468. doi: 10.1007/s10118-016-1863-8
[05]	“D-π-A-type aryl dialkylsulfonium salts as one-component versatile photoinitiators under UV/visible LEDs irradiation.” X. Wu; J.-P. Malval; D. Wan; M. Jin,* *Dyes Pigm.* 2016, 132, 128-135. doi: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.04.004
[04]	“One/two-photon cationic polymerization in visible and near infrared ranges using two-branched sulfonium salts as efficient photoacid generators.” X. Wu; M. Jin;* J. Xie; J. P. Malval; D. Wan, *Dyes Pigm.* 2016, 133, 363-371. doi: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2016.06.023
[03]	“Near UV–vis LED-excitable two-branched sensitizers for cationic, radical, and thiol-ene photopolymerizations.” B. Fang; M. Jin;* X. Wu; Y. Zhang; D. Wan, *Dyes Pigm.* 2016, 126, 54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.11.012
[02]	“Dual roles for promoting monomers to polymers: A conjugated sulfonium salt photoacid generator as photoinitiator and photosensitizer in cationic photopolymerization.” M. Jin;* X. Wu; J. P. Malval; D. Wan; H. Pu, *J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem.* 2016, 54 (17), 2722-2730. doi: 10.1002/pola.28154

2015

[01]

“One/two-photon-sensitive photoacid generators based on benzene oligomer-containing D–π–A-type aryl dialkylsulfonium salts.” M. Jin;* X. Wu; J. Xie; J. P. Malval; D. Wan, RSC Adv. 2015, 5 (68), 55340-55347. doi: 10.1039/c5ra11350d

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