Yigang Fang

Education

1. 2007-present, Ph.D. student in Physical Chemistry (Mentor: Prof. Jianbo Liu), Queens College of CUNY, New York
2. 1998-2002, B.S. in Pharmacy, Shandong University, China

Research Interest

• My research focuses on using mass spectrometry and ion-molecule reaction techniques to probe biologically relevant processes in a spectrum of systems ranging from isolated biomolecules and biomolecular ions, through micelles and aerosol droplets of biomolecules, to biomolecule solution.

Working Experience

1. 2007-2012: Queens College, CUNY
2. 2007-2007: Waters China, Shanghai
3. 2005-2006: Metrohm China, Beijing
4. 2002-2004: Shandong Institute of Drug Control
5. 1998-2002: Shandong University (Shandong Medical University)

Honors and Awards

1. Doctoral Student Research Grant, 2012-2013, the Graduate Center of CUNY, $969
2. Rees Dissertation Fellowship, 2011-2012, the Graduate Center of CUNY, $18,000
3. Research Excellence Award, 2010-2011, Chemistry, Graduate Center of CUNY, $200
4. GRC Travel Fund, 2011, GRC, $700
5. Research Excellence Award, 2009-2010, Chemistry, Graduate Center of CUNY, $200
6. Doctoral Student Research Grant, 2010-2011, the Graduate Center of CUNY, $900
7. Chancellor's Fellowship, 2007-2012, the Graduate Center of CUNY

Membership in Professional Societies

1. ACS (American Chemical Society)
2. AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
3. NYAS (New York Academy of Sciences)

Publications

1. Fangwei Liu, Yigang Fang, Yun Chen, and Jianbo Liu,"Dissociative excitation energy transfer in the reactions of protonated cysteine and tryptophan with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a¹D_g)", J. Phys. Chem. B., 2011, 115, 9898-9909. PDF
2. Y. Fang , F. Liu , A. D. Bennett , S. Ara , and J. Liu, "Experimental and trajectory study on reaction of protonated methionine with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a¹D_g): Reaction dynamics and collision energy effects", J. Phys. Chem. B., 2011, 115, 2671-2682. PDF
3. Y. Fang , A. D. Bennett, and J. Liu, "Selective transport of amino acids into the gas phase: Driving forces for solubilization in gas-phase reverse micelles", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 1466–1478 PDF
4. Y. Fang , A. D. Bennett, and J. Liu, "Multiply charged gas-phase NaAOT reverse micelles: Formation, encapsulation of glycine, and collision-induced dissociation", Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2010, 293, 12–22.  PDF
5. Y. Fang and J. Liu, "Reaction of protonated tyrosine with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a¹D_g): An experimental and trajectory study", J. Phys. Chem. A. 2009, 113, 11250–11261. PDF
6. H. You, M. Guo and Y. Fang, "Improvement of the assay determination of the Ginseng Saponins Rg1 in Naodesheng Chewable Tablet", Chinese Pharmaceutical Affairs, 2004, 18, 135–136  PDF