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Chemistry Graduate Student
B.S., Nankai Yuniversity, 2020
GCIS E033
929 East 57th Street
Chicago, IL 60637 USA
(773)-702-6066
Qijie Shen Chemistry Graduate Student
Papers from the Engel Group
Z. Zhou, Y. Xiong, Z. Wang, C. Deng, Q. Shen, C.-C. Huang, Y. Fu, Y. Fan, J. Li, G.S. Engel and W. Lin "Iminium-Linked Hyperporphyrin Covalent Organic Framework Mediates Type I Photodynamic Therapy Via a Photoredox Process", Nat Commun 2026
I. Ghosh, Q. Shen, P.-J. Wu and G.S. Engel "Vibronic Conical Intersection Trajectory Signatures in Wave Packet Coherences", JPCL 15 , 12494-12500 2024
S. Sohoni*, P.-J. Wu*, Q. Shen, L.T. Lloyd, C. Macgregor-Chatwin, A. Hitchcock and G.S. Engel "Resonant Vibrational Enhancement of Downhill Energy Transfer in the C-Phycocyanin Chromophore Dimer", JPCL 15 , 11569–11576 2024
W. Zhen, D.W. Kang, Y. Fan, Z. Wang, T. Germanas, G.T. Nash, Q. Shen, R. Leech, J. Li, G.S. Engel, R.R. Weichselbaum and W. Lin "Simultaneous Protonation and Metalation of a Porphyrin Covalent Organic Framework Enhance Photodynamic Therapy", JACS 146 , 16609–16618 2024
E. Fresch, F.V.A. Camargo, Q. Shen, C.C. Bellora, T. Pullerits, G.S. Engel, G. Cerullo and E. Collini "Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy", Nature Reviews Methods Primers 3 , 84 2023
S. Sohoni, L.T. Lloyd, A. Hitchcock, C. MacGregor-Chatwin, A. Iwanicki, I. Ghosh, Q. Shen, C.N. Hunter and G.S. Engel "The Phycobilisome's Exciton Transfer Efficiency Relies on an Energetic Funnel Driven by Chromophore-Linker Protein Interactions", JACS 145 , 11659–11668 2023
News from the Engel Group
Congratulations
Congratulations to Coco Li and Qijie Shen as they celebrate their PhDs during this year's commencement festivities.
Travel Grant
Congratulations to Qijie Shen on receiving a travel grant to support her attendance at 2025 Photosynthesis Gordon Research Conference.
Paper Published
Congratulations to Indranil Ghosh, Qijie Shen, and Eric Wu on having their paper entitled, "Vibronic Conical Intersection Trajectory Signatures in Wave Packet Coherences" published in JPCL.
Paper Accepted
Congratulations to Sid Sohoni, Eric Wu, Qijie Shen, Lawson Lloyd and our collaborators on having their paper entitled, "Resonant Vibrational Enhancement of Downhill Energy Transfer in the C-Phycocyanin Chromophore Dimer" accepted at JPCL.
South Side Science Festival
The group participated in the South Side Science Festival by running scientific demonstrations and engaging our neighbors.
Paper Published
Congratulations to Qijie Shen, Rachel Leech, and our collaborators in Wenbin Lin's group on their paper entitled "Simultaneous Protonation and Metalation of a Porphyrin Covalent Organic Framework Enhance Photodynamic Therapy" publishing in JACS.
Paper Published
Congratulations to Qijie Shen and Caitlin Bellora and our collaborators on having their paper entitled "Two dimensional electronic spectroscopy" published in Nature Methods Primers.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Qijie Shen, Keerthi Vaasan, Rachel Leech, Katelyn Feuling, and Eric Wu on presenting their work at the 2023 Midwest/Southeast Photosynthesis Meeting.
Benjamin Ball Freud Scholarship
Congratulations to Qijie Shen on winning the Benjamin Ball Freud Scholarship!
Paper Accepted
Congratulations to Sid Sohoni, Lawson Lloyd, Ainsley Iwanicki, Indranil Ghosh, Qijie Shen, and our collaborators in Neil Hunter's group on having their manuscript entitled "The Phycobilisome's Exciton Transfer Efficiency Relies on an Energetic Funnel Driven by Chromophore-Linker Protein Interactions" accepted at JACS.
Quals Passed
Congratulations to Caitlin Bellora, Indranil Ghosh, Coco Li, and Qijie Shen on passing their candidacy exams. Well done!
New Graduate Students
Welcome to Indranil Ghosh, Qijie Shen, Caitlin Bellora, and Coco Li who have joined the group as graduate researchers.