Dr. Minfeng Li

Biography

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Division of Health and Life Science, MVNU, Aug. 2026 – present
• Associate Professor, Science & Math, Glenville State University, Feb. 2024 – July 2026
• Associate Professor, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, 2015-2023
• Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, 2011-2015

Published Works & Presentations

• Huanting Li, Yuhua Yan, Xing jiang, Jingjing Lin and Minfeng Li* “Toughening  polylactidewith nonlinear, degradable analogues of PEG and its copolymers” Polym. Chem., 2023, DOI:10.1039/D2PY01307J
• Huanting Li,Xingran Liang,Yuan Zhang,YuhuaYan, Jingjing Lin, and MinfengLi* “Metal-Free, in bulk synthesis of highly hydrophilic polyester bearing pyrrolidone pendants and its diblock copolymers with UCST-type phase transition in water” Eur. Polym. J., 2022, 165, 11009.

• Jiayao Chen, Minfeng Li, Wei Hong,Yuanjun Xia, Jingjing Lin and Xudong Chen

  “Bioinspired interconnected hydrogel capsules for enhanced catalysis” RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 65, 37050.
• Jinmei Bai, Xiaoying Tang,Yuan Zhang, Jingjing Lin and Minfeng Li* “Amphiphilic diblock copolymer of hydrophilic-functionalized lactone and lactide: via switchable organocatalytic polymerization” RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 1905–1908.
• Jing Liu, Minfeng Li, Yuzhao Yang, Lirong Xu, Jingjing Lin, Wei Hong, and Xudong Chen “Metal Conductive Surface Patterning on Photoactive Polyimide” Adv. Funct. Mater., 2017, 27, 1701674.

Professional Organizations

• American Chemical Society (ACS) member

Education

• Postdoctoral, Molecular Design Institute, New York University, NY, 2008-2010
• Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University at Buffalo, NY, 2002-2008
• M.S., Inorganic Chemistry, Youngstown State University, OH, USA, 2000-2002
• B.S., Chemical Education, Southwest Normal University, China, 1990-1994