Xiao Huang

Xiao Huang

Graduate Student

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Xiao joined MIT and the Kulik Group in 2021 as a PhD student in Physical Chemistry. He graduated from UCB in 2021 majoring Chemistry and Applied Math. At Cal, he worked in Prof Paul Alivisatos` lab on elucidating the synthesis and transformation of perovskite nanocrystals–through manual experiments and ML modeling. In the Kulik group, Xiao will be working on designing catalysts for polymer upcycling.

Interests
  • mechanochemistry
  • catalysis
  • materials design
Education
  • BS in Chemistry, BA Applied math, 2021

    UC Berkeley

Publications

  1. High-Throughput Discovery of Ferrocene Mechanophores with Enhanced Reactivity and Network Toughening (2024)
  2. Caged AIEgens: Multi-Color and White Emission Triggered by Mechanical Activation (2024)
  3. A Thermally Stable SO₂ Releasing Mechanophore: Facile Activation, Single-Event Spectroscopy, and Molecular Dynamic Simulations (2024)
  4. Metal Identity Effects in the Fracture Behavior of Coordinatively Crosslinked Elastomers (2023)