Kan Zhang E-mail: zhangkan@ujs.edu.cn

Research Interests:

Benzoxazine resins; High-perfomance thermosets; Fiber reinforced composites; Nanocomposites

Personal Summary:

· Master's Advisor, Jiangsu University, China. 2016/12 – · Lecturer 2016/01- · Doctor's Degree (Ph.D) 2011-2015 School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China · Joint-Ph.D 2013-2015 Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States. · Bachelor's Degree 2007-2011 School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Recent Publications:

1. Kan Zhang*, Lu Han, Pablo Froimowicz, Hatsuo Ishida. A Smart Latent Catalyst Containing o-Trifluoroacetamide Functional Benzoxazine: Precursor for Low Temperature Formation of Very High Performance Polybenzoxazole with Low Dielectric Constant and High Thermal Stability. Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 6552-6560. 2. Kan Zhang, Jia Liu, Hatsuo Ishida. An Ultra High Performance Crosslinked Polybenzoxazole via Thermal Conversion from Poly(benzoxazine amice acid) Based on Smart ortho-Benzoxazine Chemistry. Macromolecules, 2014, 47: 8674-8681. 3. Kan Zhang, Qixin Zhuang, Xiaoyun Liu, Guang Yang, Ruilong Cai, Zhewen Han. A New Benzoxazine Containing Benzoxazole-Functionalized Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsequioxane and the Corresponding Polybenzoxazine Nanocomposites. Macromolecules, 2013, 46: 2696-2704. 4. Kan Zhang*, Hatsuo Ishida. An Anomalous Trade-off Effect on the Properties of Smart ortho-Functional Benzoxazines. Polymer Chemistry. 2015, 6:2541-2550. 5. Kan Zhang, Hatsuo Ishida. Thermally Stable Polybenzoxazines via ortho-Norbornene Functional Benzoxazine Monomers: Unique Advantages in Monomer Synthesis, Processing and Polymer Properties. Polymer, 2015, 66: 240-248.