2013.08–2017.06 南开大学化学学院，理学学士（导师：朱守非教授）
2016.12–2017.05 加州大学伯克利分校化学系，访问学生（导师：Prof. F. Dean Toste）
2017.08–2022.06 中国科学院上海有机化学研究所，理学博士（导师：赵延川研究员）
2022.07–2023.02 中国科学院上海有机化学研究所，研究助理（导师：赵延川研究员）
2023.03–2026.05 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校 (UIUC), 博士后（导师：Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore）
2026.05–至今 中国科学院上海有机化学研究所 研究员
序列可控高分子的精准合成与功能；含氟聚合物的前端聚合、增材制造；聚合物网络结构及力学性能；基于聚合物力化学及核磁氟谱的诊疗体系、生物材料等。
2018 研究生国家奖学金;
2021 中国科学院优秀学生;
2021 朱李月华奖学金;
2022 中国科学院上海有机化学研究所博士后奖学金;
2022 中国科学院院长优秀奖；
2025 UIUC Marvel-Voorhees博士后旅行奖
(1) Xu, Z.;* Mejia, E.; Price, T.; Arretche, I.; Zhang, S.; Lei, R.; Chen, V.; Liu, H.; Huang, S.; Chen, B.; Tawfick, S. H.; Johnson, J. A.; Sottos, N. R.;* Moore, J. S.* Redesigning Thermoset Networks for High-Performance Recycling. Nature Materials. 2026, in press.
(2) Zhou, Y.;# Xu, Z.;# Kern, F.; Moore, J. S.* Mechanistic Origins of Polydicyclopentadiene Oxidation. JACS. 2026, 148, 14160-14169.
(3) Mason, K. S.;# Kiker, M. T.;# Xu, Z.;# Mejia, E.; Sproul, E.; Price, T.; Fowler, H. E.; Suslick, B. A.; Stolpen, F. A.; Juba, B.; Zhu, L.; Xia, Y.; Johnson, J.; Appelhans, L. N.; Moore, J. S.; Sottos, N.; Page, Z. A.;* Leguizamon, S. C.* Direct Metathesis Deconstruction to Recycle Poly(dicyclopentadiene) Composites. Science Advances. 2026, in press.
(4) Xu, Z.;# Huang, S.;# Price, T. C.; Krishnan, P.; Chen, B.; Uddin, K. Z.; Wen, C.; Arretche, I.; Kim, Y. S.; Zhu, M.; Geubelle, P. H.; Sottos, N. R.; Tawfick, S. H.; Moore, J. S.* A low-volatility olefin resin for low-outgassing, high-performance frontal polymerization. In Preparation. Olefin Resins for Innovative Orbital Needs (ORION): A Low-Volatility, High-Tg Platform for Energy-Efficient Manufacturing. To be submitted.
(5) Xu, Z.; Wang, K.; Suslick, B. A.; Moore, J. S.* Circular Workflow for Thermosets: Activatable Repeat Unit Design for Regenerative Frontal Polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 8732–8740.
(6) Zhang, S.;# Xu, Z.;# Husted, K. E. L.; Lundberg, D. J.; Brown, C. M.; Wang, Y.; Shieh, P.; Ko, K.; Moore, J. S.; Johnson, J. A.* Cleavable Strand-Fusing Cross-Linkers as Additives for Chemically Deconstructable Thermosets with Preserved Thermomechanical Properties, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202500104.
(7) Xu, Z.;# Wang, C.;# He, S.;# Wu, J; Zhao, Y.* Enhancing Molecular-Level Biological Monitoring with a Smart Self-Assembling 19F-Labeled Probe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202417112.
(8) Xu, Z.; Bean, R. H.; Hausladen, M. M.; Leguizamon, S. C.; Moore J. S.;* Appelhans L. N.* Rapid Synthesis of Naphthol Derivatives through a Photocontrolled Exothermic Process. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 7552–7557.
(9) Xu, Z.; Zhu, W.; Wu, J.; Zhang W.; Zhao, Y.*Revisiting Cation-π Interaction Paradigms: Confinement-Induced Unusual Trends and Implications for Reactivity Control. CCS Chemistry, 2026, 10.31635/ccschem.025.202506222.
(10) Zhou, Y.;#* Xu, Z.;# Moore J. S.* Dual C–H Functionalization of Polyolefins for Covalent Adaptable Network Formation via Cooperative Electrolysis. Nat. Synth. 2025, 4, 1546–1555.
(11) Gu G.;# Xu Z.;#; Yu, N.; Zhao Y.* Harnessing Dynamic Recognition for Enhanced NMR-Based Detection. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2026, 551, 217454.
(12) Xu, Z.;# Chua L.;# Singhal A.;# Krishnan P.; Lessard J. J.; Suslick B. A.; Chen V.; Sottos N. R.; Gomez-Bombarelli R.*; Moore J. S.* Reactive Processing of Furan-Based Monomers via Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization for High Performance Materials. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2405736.
(13) Xu, Z.; Zhao Y. 19F-Labeled Probes for Recognition-Enabled Chromatographic 19F NMR. Chem. Rec. 2023, 23, e202300031.
(14) Xu, Z.; Zhao Y. 19F-labeled molecular probes for NMR-based detection. J. Fluor. Chem. 2023, 266, 110089.
(15) Xu, Z.;# Gu, S.;# Li, Y.; Wu J.; Zhao, Y.* Recognition-Enabled Automated Analyte Identification Via 19F NMR. Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 8285-8292.
(16) Xu, Z.; Cai, Y.; Zhao Y.* Hypervalent Iodine and Sulfur-mediated C-H Functionalization. Handbook of CH-Functionalization (CHF). 2022, Debabrata Maiti. Ed. John Wiley. Chichester, UK. (DOI: 10.1002/9783527834242.chf0168).
(17) Xu, Z.; Fang, N.; Zhao, Y.* Calix[4]Trap: A Bioinspired Host Equipped with Dual Selection Mechanisms. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3162-3168.
(18) Xu, Z.; Liu, C.; Zhao, S.; Chen, S.; Zhao, Y.* Molecular Sensors for NMR-Based Detection. Chem. Rev. 2019, 119, 195-230.
