Yuanning Feng Research Group

Synthetic organic and biomimetics lab. Playing with smart molecules together since 2023. Managed by PhD student Siri Froiland

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

The Laboratory – Intro Time: March 2026
Location: @OUChemBiochem
Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center / Norman / Oklahoma / United States
Music: #TheOffice Theme (Written by Jay Ferguson)
Director / Photographer / Editor / Producer:
@YuanningFeng

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

The ninth set of group photos were taken. The group has 21 people now. We welcome new postdoc Guliz Ersoy Ozmen, PhD students Krishna Bhattarai, and four undergraduate (FYRE) students David Sun, Adrienne Johnson, Avinash Kumar, and Caiden Pendola!

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We celebrated the #lunanewyear with family and friends at a local Chinese buffet. Congratulations to Samantha Mason for winning the Horse Cup — 3rd Feng Group Trivia Game.

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

Welcome FYRE students Adrienne Johnson, Caiden Pendola, David Sun, and Avinash Kumar!

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

We hosted a party to say goodbye to our postdoc @XuanfuZhu. Thank you and best wishes!

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Professor Timothy Swager @SwagerGroup @ChemistryMIT received the distinguished Karcher Honorary Lectureship at @OUChemBiochem @UofOklahoma , invited by Dr @YuanningFeng. He gave a talk on Electronic Molecular Materials for High-Performance Chemical Sensors.

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Group members celebrate Friendsgiving 2025 by sharing foods and playing games. @Jackson_L62 @Aaron_J_Lim @YuanningFeng

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

8 group members went to the NOUN hotel for the Advanced Materials Workshop by the OU MSE Workshop. Jennifer Ou, Meiling Wade and Maham Saeed and Samantha Mason, @Jackson_L62 and Addie Schwabe presented their posters, respectively. The team of Jennifer won the Best Poster Award.

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Four group members went to Orlando to attend the @Sermacs2025. RA Jennifer Ou and undergrad student Meiling Wade presented their collaboration on newly synthesized cyclophanes by posters. @YuanningFeng gave a talk on the photothermal conversion of organic cocrystals. @Jackson_L62

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New group photos at @OUChemBiochem Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center. Welcome new PhDs Jianqiao Zhou, Siri Froiland & Omodolapo Wahab, Research Assistant Minghui Kong, and undergrads Adelaide Schwabe, Zainab Sajid, Isabel Harlan, Charlie Chen, Jennifer Huang & Agya Gaaro.

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Celebrating new group member, Isabel's birthday with game and drinks!

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Group members presented their posters at the Departmental Showcase (20250903).

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Our new paper entitled "Near-Infrared Emission in Organic Cocrystals Based on Twisted-Component Pseudoencapsulation" is published #OpenAccess in @ACSMatLett @ACSPublications. @TaoLi164543 @BT_Liu1994 @nihu_sule @YuanningFeng @OUChemBiochem @OUResearch https://t.co/EEOAbjIvZR

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New group photos at @OUChemBiochem Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center. We celebrate the graduation of undergrads @joseph_stude, @Jackson_L62, Jennifer Ou and @KadeLittlefield. We also welcome new postdoc @XuanfuZhu and undergraduates Meiling Wade and Maham Saeed.

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@Jackson_L62 @nimaKhaleghi76 @nihu_sule @XuanfuZhu @joseph_stude @KadeLittlefield @Aaron_J_Lim @YuanningFeng

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

The Laboratory – Intro
Time: April 2025
Location:
@OUChemBiochem Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center / Norman / Oklahoma / United States
Music: #TheOffice Theme (Written by Jay Ferguson)
Director / Photographer / Editor / Producer:
@YuanningFeng

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

Group members Daniel Appleton, Kevin Villabla Orozco, Jennifer Ou, @XuanfuZhu and @YuanningFeng attended the @AmerChemSociety Pentasectional Meeting at @OralRobertsU in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thanks for the dinner hosted by local collaborators Drs Xinxin Wang and Sanwu Wang @utulsa!

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[Delayed post] Group Chinese New Year Lunch with Friends. Congratulations to Jennifer Ou for winning the 2nd Feng Group Trivia Game!

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Group welcome dinner for new postdoc @XuanfuZhu!
@Aaron_J_Lim @Jackson_L62 @YuanningFeng

[Yuanning Feng Research Group @Feng_Group]

Welcome @nimaKhaleghi76 arriving at our laboratory! @YuanningFeng