- Title
- Professor
- Division
- Polymer Chemistry and Physics
- Specialties
- Physical Chemistry of Complex Assembly Systems
- Website
- https://guanglu.xyz
Contact Information
Email guanglu@jlu.edu.cn
Office C607 Tang Au-chin Building, Jilin University
Lab C313, C315 Tang Au-chin Building, Jilin University
Short Biography
Guanglu Wu is a tenured Professor at the College of Chemistry, Jilin University, and a Pioneer Professor of the Tang Aoqing Scholars. He is also a recipient of the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars. He received both his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from Tsinghua University, and subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge. He joined Jilin University in 2020. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, a member of the Division of Supramolecular Chemistry of the Chinese Chemical Society, and a member of the RSC China Discipline Committee.
Research Interest
His research focuses on the complexity of multicomponent supramolecular systems, with an emphasis on developing assembly strategies, elucidating assembly mechanisms, and controlling functional properties. In particular, his work explores how the interplay between thermodynamic and kinetic factors governs structural evolution and dynamic behavior in complex molecular systems, aiming to advance the understanding of structure–function relationships and enable the rational design of functional materials.
Honors & Awards
2022 Supported by Young Scientists Fund（B）, National Natural Science Foundation of China
2022 Pioneer Professor of the Tang Aoqing Scholars, Jilin University
Publications
(1) Yang, T.; Shen, Y.; Qu, H.; Li, B.; Sun, Y.; Wu, G. Quaternary 2:2 Complexes as Kinetic Intermediates: Unveiling an Overlooked Pathway in Cucurbit[8]uril-Mediated Assembly. CCS Chem 2025, 7, 2978–2986.
(2) Liu, J.; Han, X.; Han, N.; Li, B.; Sun, Y.; Wang, M.; Wu, G. One-Pot ‘Click’ Synthesis of Ring-in-Rings Complexes with Customizable π-Stacked Dyads. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 15838–15846.
(3) Wu, G.; Li, F.; Tang, B.; Zhang, X. Molecular Engineering of Noncovalent Dimerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 14962–14975.
(4) Wu, G.; Olesińska, M.; Wu, Y.; Matak-Vinkovic, D.; Scherman, O. A. Mining 2:2 Complexes from 1:1 Stoichiometry: Formation of Cucurbit[8]uril–Diarylviologen Quaternary Complexes Favored by Electron-Donating Substituents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 3202–3208.
(5) Wu, G. ViaBind_itc, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18797024.
