Special Talent：
Address：Room 209, Building of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road
Telephone：
Email：jingxiangyang@nankai.edu.cn
Research Group Website：https://www.x-mol.com/groups/yang_jingxiang
Research Interest：
Pesticide Crystal Engineering, Crystal Chemistry, Molecular Design, Pesticide Science
2007-2011, Department of pharmacy, Nanjing Tech University, China. Received B.Sc. degree.
2011-2017, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China. Received Ph.D. degree. degree (with Prof. Yongli Wang and Prof. Qiuxiang Yin).
2017-2020, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, New York University, USA (with Profs. Bart Kahr and Michael Ward).
2021-present, Professor (tenure-track), State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Honors and Awards
China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Youth Talent Lifting Project
First Prize of the Technology Invention Award of the China Pesticide Industry Association
Research Field: Pesticide Crystal Engineering. This field primarily encompasses the rational design and development of pesticide crystal structures, the study of structure-activity relationships, and the controlled, directional preparation of pesticide crystals. In recent years, more than thirty papers have been published as first or corresponding author in academic journals such as PNAS, Angewandte Chemie, and EST. Several invention patents have been granted in both China and the United States.
(1) C. Liu, W. Yang, Y. Chen, J. Li, X. Niu, J. Yang*. Polymorphs and Solvates of Pinoxaden: Crystal Structures and Phase Transformation Analysis. Cryst. Growth Des. 2025, 25(19): 8047–8059.
(2) C. Zhang, S. Wang, F. Zhang, J. Kou, L. Shi, J. Li, J. Yang*. Cocrystal Engineering of Low-Melting-Point Pesticides for Replacement of Emulsifiable Concentrates: A Scalable Strategy to Reduce Pesticide-Derived Volatile Organic Compound Emissions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025, 59(35): 18616–18627.
(3) J. Yang*, C. Zhang, X. Zhu, B. Erriah, M. Qiu, M. Ward*, B. Kahr*. Facet-Dependent Lethality of a Contact Insecticide Crystal. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2024, 16(38): 51769-51775.
(4) X. Wei, Y. Han, W. Yang , X. Niu, J. Li, G. Yang*, J. Yang*. Polymorphism-Dependent Herbicidal Activity of Pyraquinate. Cryst. Growth Des. 2024, 24(20): 8334-8344.
(5) Y. Xiao, C. Wu, L. Zhou, Q. Yin*, J. Yang*. Cocrystal engineering strategy for sustained release and leaching reduction of herbicides: a case study of metamitron. Green Chem. 2022, 24, 8088-8099.
(6) X. Niu, R. Yang, H. Zhang, J. Yang*. Crystal Engineering in the Development of Improved Pesticide Products. Advanced Agrochem. 2022, 1, 39-60.
(7) J. Yang, B. Erriah, C. T. Hu, E. Reiter, X. Zhu, V. López-Mejías, I. P. Carmona-Sepúlveda, M. D. Ward*, B. Kahr*. A Deltamethrin Crystal Polymorph for Better Malaria Control. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2020, 117, 26633.
Professional Cultivation
Current PhD Students: 11
Current Master's Students: 9
Master's Graduates (Cumulative): 6
