Yajun Cheng, Ph.D.

Research Interests

My research efforts are divided into two aspects. The first part is to develop model dental composites with particular advanced properties, for example, ultra low volume shrinkage and antibacterial response; the second part is to develop and improve the design of standard characterization methods for dental materials.

Memberships

American Chemical Society

Materials Research Society

International Association for Dental Research

Sigma Xi (Full membership)

Awards and Honors

Award for Outstanding Chinese Overseas Ph.D. Student from China Government, 2006

Student Prize at University Siegen, Germany, 2004

Sony Scholarship at Peking University, China, 2000

Antai Scholarship at Peking University, China, 1997

Publication list

1. Lin-Gibson, S.; Sung, L. P.; Forster, A. M.; Hu, H. Q.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Lin, N. J.; Acta Biomaterialia, doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2009.01.043.
2. Sun, Z. C.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Lechmann, M.; Li, J. X.; Wu, J. S.; Grimsdale, A.; Muellen, K.; Butt, H.- J.; Gutmann, J. S.; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 1604 – 1609.
3. Cheng, Y.-J.; Zhi, L. J.; Steffen, W.; Gutmann, J. S.; Chem. Mater., 2008, 20, 6580-6582.
4. Yin, M. Z.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Liu, M. Y.; Gutmann, J. S.; Mullen, K.; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 8400-8403. (highlighted by Nature Materials)
5. Cheng, Y.-J.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.; Gutmann, J. S.; Small, 2007, 3, 1397-1382.
6. Cheng, Y.-J.; Zhou, S. Y.; Gutmann, J. S. Macromol. Rapid. Comm., 2007, 28, 1392-1396.
7. Berger, R.; Cheng, Y.-J.; et.al.; Langmuir, 2007, 23, 3150-3156.
8. Perlich, J.; Schulz, L.; Kashem, M. M. A.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Memesa, M.; Gutmann, J. S.; Roth, S. V.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.; Langmuir, 2007, 23,10299-10306.
9. Müller-Buschbaum, P.; Perlich, J.; Kashem, M. M. A.; Schulz, L.; Roth, S. V.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Gutmann, J. S.; Phys Stat Sol., 2007, 1, 119-121.
10. Memesa, M.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Perlich, J.; et.al. Synthetic and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2007, 37, 315-320.
11. Cheng, Y.-J.; Lenz, S.; Memesa, M.; Nett, St.; Emmerling, S.; Gutmann, J. S.; Annual HASYLAB Report, 2007.
12. Cheng Y.-J., Gutmann, J. S.; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 4658-4674.
13. Cheng, Y.-J.; Memesa, M.; Nett, S.; Gutmann, J. S.; Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2006, Vol. 974, CC10-29.
14. Farshchi-Tabrizi, M.; Kappl, M.; Cheng, Y. -J.; Gutmann, J. S.; Butt, H.-J.; Langmuir, 2006, 22, 2171-2184.
15. Wolkenhauer, M.; Bumbu, G.-G.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Roth, S. V.; Gutmann, J. S.; Appl. Phys. Lett.2006, 89, 054101.
16. Gutmann, J.S., Memesa, M.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Roth, S.V., Nett, S.; Annual HASYLAB Report, 2006.
17. Perlich, J.; Kashem, M. M. A; Schulz, L.; Memesa, M.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Gutmann, J.S.; Roth, S.V.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.; Annual HASYLAB Report, 2006.
18. Cheng, Y.-J., Renker, S.; Sun, Z. C.; Gutmann, J. S.; Macromol. Rapid. Comm., 2005, 26, 613-619.
19. Cheng, Y.-J.;Funari, S.S.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.; Gutmann, J.S.; Annual HASYLAB Report, 2005. 20.
20. Wolkenhauer, M.; Bumbu, G.-G.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Roth, S.V.; Gutmann, J.S.; Annual HASYLAB Report, 2005.
21. Wolkenhauer, M.; Bumbu, G.-G.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Roth, S.V.; Gutmann, J.S.; Annual HASYLAB Report, 2005.
22. Cheng, Y.-J.; Wang, Z. M.; Liao, C. S.; Yan, C. H.; New Journal of Chemistry 2002, 26, 1360-1364.
23. Wang, Z. M.; Cheng, Y.-J.; Liao, C. S.; Yan, C. H.; CrystEngcomm 2001.