Educations and Work Experiences：

PhD., Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2003.09-2008.07）

Postdoc, Rice University (USA) (2009.03-2013.04)

Postdoc, Emory University (USA) (2013.05-2013.07)

Prof. Shaanxi Normal University (From 2016.01 to now)

Research interests:

Time resolved spectroscopy and dynamics

Nonlinear optics (sum frequency generation and optical second harmonic

Awards and Honors:

2023, National Teaching Achievement Award, Second Prize (6/11)

2022, Shaanxi Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, Special Prize (5/9)

Research Projects as Principal Investigator:

1. NSFC General Program, Grant No. 22173054, “Interfacial structural dynamics of amino acids interacted with ions investigated by multiple-dimensional ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy”, 2022/01–2025/12, 600,000 RMB.

2. NSFC General Program, Grant No. 21873062, “The Structure and Conduction Mechanism of Lihtium Ion in Solid State Electrolytes Studied by Multiple Dimensional Ultrafast Spectroscopy”, 2019/01–2022/12, 650,000 RMB.

Representative Publications:

(1) Role of Solvents in the Adaptive Binding of Anions by Calix[4]pyrrole. Fang Zhang; Lingfei Bian; Jiahui Peng; Jiaxuan Li; Yao Qu; Hongtao Bian,* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16, 11752-11761.

(2) Anion Recognition in Solution: Insights from Thermodynamics and Ultrafast Structural Dynamics. Dexia Zhou.; Fang Zhang; Baihui Wang; Jiman He; Yimin Bai; Hongtao Bian,* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, 11183-11189.

(3) Exploring the Structure and Complexation Dynamics of Azide Anion Recognition by Calix[4]pyrroles in Solution. Dexia Zhou; Boxu Zhao; Yimin Bai; S. Mukherjee; Jing Liu;* Hongtao Bian;* Yu Fang, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 669-675.

(4) Vibrational Relaxation Dynamics of a Semiconductor Copper(I) Thiocyanate (CuSCN) Film as a Hole Transporting Layer. Xiaoqian Li, Dexia Zhou, Hongxing Hao, Hailong Chen, Yuxiang Weng, Hongtao Bian*. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 548-555.

(5) Ultrafast Hydrogen Bond Exchanging between Water and Anions in Concentrated Ionic Liquid Aqueous Solutions. Qianshun Wei, Miaomiao Zhang, Dexia Zhou, Xiaoqian Li, Hongtao Bian*, Yu Fang*, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123, 4766-4775.