People
X. Peter Zhang, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Merkert Chemistry Center
Boston College
2609 Beacon Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3860
(617) 552-1483 (office)
(617) 552-0833 (fax)
(617) 552-3033 (lab)
peter.zhang@bc.edu
1999–2001: Postdoc; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Advisor: Stephen L. Buchwald)
1996–1999: Postdoc; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Advisor: Stephen J. Lippard)
1991–1996: Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania (Advisor: Bradford B. Wayland)
1985–1988: M.S.; Beijing Normal University, China (Advisor: Bo-Li Liu)
1981–1985: B.S.; Anhui Normal University, China (Advisor: Huai-Zhu Ma)
2015- Now: Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, Boston College
2010–2015: Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida
2006–2010: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida
2001–2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee
1999–2001: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, MIT
1996–1999: NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, MIT
1990–1991: Visiting Scholar, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
1988–1990: Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University
2025-Now: Editorial Board Member, Chiral Chemistry
2021-Now: Editorial Board Member, Green Synthesis and Catalysis
2023–2023: Member, Chemical Catalysis Panel, National Science Foundation
2018–2018: Member, Chemical Catalysis Panel, National Science Foundation
2016–2019: Scientific Consultant, Zafgen, Inc.
2016–2019: Scientific Consultant, bioAffinity Technologies, Inc.
2016–2016: Member, SBCA Study Section, National Institutes of Health
2015–2015: Member, SBCA Study Section, National Institutes of Health
2010–Now: Charter Member of National Academy of Inventors
2002–2003: Member, Catalysis Center Planning Committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2027: Arthur C. Cope Distinguished Scholars Award, American Chemical Society
2024: Organic Reactions Lecturer, Vanderbilt University
2017: Organic Syntheses Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010: Charter Member, National Academy of Inventors
2009: Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, Thieme
2008: University Research Merit Award, University of South Florida
2007: Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of South Florida
2006: CAREER Award, National Science Foundation
2005: Chancellor’s Professional Development Award, University of Tennessee
2003: Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
1996: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institutes of Health
Senior Research Associate
Postdoctoral Associates
Shutao Qi
Ph.D.; Fudan University
shutao.qi@bc.edu
Preston Gourville
Ph.D.; Vanderbilt University
preston.gourville@bc.edu
Graduate Students
Many Hemati
M.Sc.; Université libre de Bruxelles
many.hemati@bc.edu
Eungyo Hong
B.S.; North Dakota State University
eungyo.hong@bc.edu
Landon Taylor
B.S.; University of California, Irvine
landon.taylor@bc.edu
Mariah Tedder
M.S.; Tennessee Tech University
mariah.tedder@bc.edu
William Filkin
M.S.; Rowan University
william.filkin@bc.edu
Keith Chan
B.S.; Tufts University
chi.chan.2@bc.edu
Henry Hoa Dinh
B.S.; University of California, Irvine
henryhoa.dinh@bc.edu
Runnan Chen
B.S.; Brandeis University
runnan.chen@bc.edu
William Buzzeo
B.S.; Georgia Institute of Technology
william.buzzeo@bc.edu
Undergraduate Students
Tyler Callahan
Boston College, 2025 – Present
tyler.callahan@bc.edu
Eunice Cho
Boston College, 2025 – Present
eunice.cho@bc.edu
Eugene Lee
Boston College, 2025 – Present
eugene.lee.3@bc.edu
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