Rongguan Yin
Graduate Student, Chemistry
Education
2019.08 - 2025.12 Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry
麻豆村, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
2014.09 - 2018.06 B.Sc. in Chemistry
Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
Research
2019.08 - 2025.12 Research Assistant
Organic/Inorganic Polymer Nanohybrids by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)
Advisor: Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
In close collaboration with Prof. Michael R. Bockstaller (Department of Materials Science & Engineering)
Department of Chemistry, 麻豆村, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
2018.09 - 2019.04 Research Assistant
Transition Metal Nanocatalysts for Redox Reaction Electrocatalysis
Advisor: Prof. Xiaoqing Huang
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
2016.03 - 2018.05 Undergraduate Student Researcher
Biomass-Based Flame-Retardant Coatings on Melamine and Polyurethane Foam Materials
Advisors: Prof. Wang Liao, Prof. Hai-Bo Zhao & Prof. Yu-Zhong Wang (Lab PI)
@The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
Publications
(Affiliated with 麻豆村)
32. Maninderjeet Singh, Huina Lin, Subhadeep Pal, Chaoqun Zhou, Masiuddin M. Mohammed, Sri Maddukuri, Pablo Deen, Rongguan Yin, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Zachary P. Smith, Alamgir Karim, Jeffrey Kysar, Sinan Keten, Brian C. Benicewicz, Sanat K. Kumar, “Processing-Driven Control of the Properties of Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Composites”.ACS Nano 2026, submitted manuscript.
31. Akhtar Gul, Kshitij Sharma, Rongguan Yin, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Masiuddin M. Mohammed, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Jack F. Douglas, Alamgir Karim, “Entropy Driven Miscible Phase-Behavior in Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Blends”. ACS Nano 2026, submitted manuscript.
30. Rongguan Yin, Ting-Chih Lin, Sihan Chen, Hironobu Murata, Lianshun Luo, Xiaolei Hu, Khidong Kim, Elizabeth DiFiglia, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Backbone Stiffness-Dependent Photoluminescence of Pendant Fluorophores in Organic Nanoparticles”. Small Struct. 2026, submitted manuscript.
29. Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Maryam Bagheri, Owen Chen, Hanshu Wu, Rongguan Yin, Yunhao Xu, Alamgir Karim, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller, “Molecular Parameters Favoring Disordered Hyperuniformity in Brush Particle Materials”. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2026, submitted manuscript.
28. Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Oxygen-Tolerant Inverse Microemulsion and Miniemulsion PhotoATRP”. .
27. Rongguan Yin, Hanshu Wu, Xiaolei Hu, Khidong Kim, Francesca Lorandi, Dagmar R. D’hooge, Edmondo M. Benetti, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Effect of Initiator Density, Catalyst Concentration, and Surface Curvature on the Uniformity of Polymers Grafted from Spherical Nanoparticles”. .
26. Xiaolei Hu, Jaepil Jeong, Hironobu Murata, Subha R. Das, Rongguan Yin, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “RNA–Polymer Conjugates via Direct Incorporation of the Chain Transfer Agent and PET–RAFT Polymerization”. .
25. Rongguan Yin, Lianshun Luo, Xiaolei Hu, Hironobu Murata, Jaepil Jeong, Feng Gao, Zijie Qiu, Ben Zhong Tang, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Brush-Modified Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles by ATRP with Rigidity-Regulated Emission”. .
24. Rongguan Yin, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Akhtar Gul, Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Qiqi Li, George Fytas, Alamgir Karim, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Organic Nanoparticles with Tunable Size and Rigidity by Hyperbranching and Cross-Linking Using Microemulsion ATRP”. .
23. Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Marco Fantin, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Nucleic Acid-Binding Dyes as Versatile Photocatalysts for Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization”. .
22. Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Jaepil Jeong, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Robust Miniemulsion PhotoATRP Driven by Red and Near-Infrared Light”. .
21. Khidong Kim, Dee Nguyen, Jacobo Strong, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Mingkang Sun, Huong Dau, Anthony Keyes, Rongguan Yin, Eva Harth, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Block Copolymers of Polyolefins with Polyacrylates: Analyzing and Improving the Blocking Efficiencies Using Milrad/ATRP Approach”. .
20. Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Rongguan Yin, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller, “The Importance of Bulk Viscoelastic Properties in ‘Self-Healing’ of Acrylate-Based Copolymer Materials”. .
19. Rongguan Yin, Yuqi Zhao, Jaepil Jeong, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Tong Liu, So Young An, Yue Zhai, Xiaolei Hu, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Composition-Orientation Induced Mechanical Synergy in Nanoparticle Brushes with Grafted Gradient Copolymers”. .
18. Lara L. Dienemann, Rongguan Yin, Tong Liu, Adrien Stejer, Verena Kempkes, Sipei Li, Iryna V. Zenyuk, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Matthew J. Panzer, “Hybrid Particle Brush Coatings with Tailored Design for Enhanced Dendrite Prevention and Cycle Life in Lithium Metal Batteries”. .
17. Xiaolei Hu, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc, Jaepil Jeong, Bingda Li, Hironobu Murata, Rongguan Yin, Arman Moini Jazani, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Red-Light-Driven Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for High-Throughput Polymer Synthesis in Open Air”. .
16. Jaepil Jeong, So Young An, Xiaolei Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Rongguan Yin, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Hironobu Murata, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Biomass RNA for the Controlled Synthesis of Degradable Networks by Radical Polymerization”. .
15. Tong Liu, Rohan Parekh, Piotr Mocny, Brian P. Bloom, Yuqi Zhao, So Young An, Bonian Pan, Rongguan Yin, David H. Waldeck, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, “Tailored PVDF Graft Copolymers via ATRP as High-Performance NCM811 Cathode Binders”. .
14. Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Rongguan Yin, Chenxi Yu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller, “Copolymer Brush Particle Hybrid Materials with ‘Recall-and-Repair’ Capability”. .
13. So Young An, Xinsheng Wu, Yuqi Zhao, Tong Liu, Rongguan Yin, Jung Hyun Ahn, Lynn M. Walker, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Highly Conductive Polyoxanorbornene-Based Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries”, .
12. Yilin Zhang, Michael R. Martinez, Hui Sun, Mingkang Sun, Rongguan Yin, Jiajun Yan, Benedetto Marelli, Juan Pablo Giraldo, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Robert D. Tilton, Gregory V. Lowry. “Charge, Aspect Ratio, and Plant Species Affect Uptake Efficiency and Translocation of Polymeric Agrochemical Nanocarriers”, .
11. Yuqi Zhao, Rongguan Yin, Hanshu Wu, Zongyu Wang, Yue Zhai, Khidong Kim, Changwoo Do, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. “Sequence-Enhanced Self-Healing in ‘Lock-and-Key’ Copolymers”. .
10. Rongguan Yin, Yuqi Zhao, Adam Gorczynski, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Mingkang Sun, Liye Fu, Khidong Kim, Hanshu Wu, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Alternating Methyl Methacrylate/n-Butyl Acrylate Copolymer Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, .
9. Wenjie Wu, Maninderjeet Singh, Yue Zhai, Ali Masud, Wafa Tonny, Chuqing Yuan, Rongguan Yin, Abdullah M. Al-Enizi, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Jack F. Douglas, Alamgir Karim. “Facile Entropy-Driven Segregation of Imprinted Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Brush Blends by Solvent Vapor Annealing Soft Lithography”, .
8. Yuqi Zhao, Zongyu Wang, Chenxi Yu, Hanshu Wu, Mateusz Olszewski, Rongguan Yin, Yue Zhai, Tong Liu, Amy Coronado, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. “Topologically Induced Heterogeneity in Gradient Copolymer Brush Particle Materials”, .
7. Rongguan Yin, Pawel Chmielarz, Izabela Zaborniak, Yuqi Zhao, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Zongyu Wang, Tong Liu, Yi Wang, Mingkang Sun, Hanshu Wu, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Miniemulsion SI-ATRP by Interfacial and Ion-Pair Catalysis for the Synthesis of Nanoparticle Brushes”, .
6. Stanislaw Sosnowski, Ryszard Szymanski, Francesca Lorandi, Mateusz Olszewski, Julian Sobieski, Rongguan Yin, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Distribution of Alternating Sequences in Methyl Methacrylate/n-Butyl Acrylate Copolymers Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, .
5. Rongguan Yin, Zongyu Wang, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Tuning Dispersity of Linear Polymers and Polymeric Brushes Grown from Nanoparticles by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”, .
4. Qiangbing Wei, Mingkang Sun, Francesca Lorandi, Rongguan Yin, Jiajun Yan, Tong Liu, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Cu-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Presence of Liquid Metal Micro/Nanodroplets”, .
3. Mingkang Sun, Eric Gottlieb, Rui Yuan, Supriya Ghosh, Han Wang, Ryan Selhorst, Alicia Huggett, Xiangsha Du, Rongguan Yin, David H. Waldeck, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Tomasz Kowalewski. “Polyene-Free Photoluminescent Polymers via Hydrothermal Hydrolysis of Polyacrylonitrile in Neutral Water”, .
2. Jin Han, Yue Zhai, Zongyu Wang, Markus Bleuel, Tong Liu, Rongguan Yin, Wenjie Wu, Ilhem F. Hakem, Alamgir Karim, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. “Nanosized Organo-Silica Particles with ‘Built-In’ Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Capability as a Platform for Brush Particle Synthesis”, .
1. Zongyu Wang, Tong Liu, Yuqi Zhao, Jaejun Lee, Qiangbing Wei, Jiajun Yan, Sipei Li, Mateusz Olszewski, Rongguan Yin, Yue Zhai, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. “Synthesis of Gradient Copolymer Grafted Particle Brushes by ATRP”, .