Chun-Lin Deng

Research Scientist at MIT (Gilliard group). Main group chemistry for functional π-conjugated materials. Former postdoc in the Haley group.

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

@UOHaleyLab @RJGilliard @gilliardgroup Haha, of course I haven't forgotten, Mike! 😄 Thanks so much for believing in me from the very beginning. Really appreciate all your support over the years!

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

@gargikundu6 @RJGilliard @gilliardgroup Thanks, Gargi! Wishing you all the best too!

[Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @RJGilliard]

It’s a bittersweet moment for the @gilliardgroup and for me personally. Today we said farewell to longtime @gilliardgroup member Chunlin Deng (@cljdcl) as he prepares to start his independent career. Chunlin has been an exceptional scientist, leader, and colleague. 1/3

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

@samiriisc @RJGilliard @J_A_C_S @gilliardgroup Thanks

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

@cromeronieto @RJGilliard @J_A_C_S @gilliardgroup Thank you, Prof. Romero-Nieto!

[Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @RJGilliard]

Our manuscript on how CDC ligands control deep-red emission and photostability in borenium ions is now published in @J_A_C_S (https://t.co/jEmkNgstxh)! @cljdcl reports a conformational analysis of boraolympicenium ions! #maingroup @gilliardgroup

[Boron-Chem-Research @Boron_Chemistry]

Organic spontaneous emission approaching the monochromatic limit [ with boron-based organic materials ] ( @ScienceMagazine ): https://t.co/Xn1kwaipYO ( Mamada/ Hatakeyama ).

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

Ion‐Pairing and Counterion Effects in Contemporary Photochemistry - Schmitz - 2026 - Angewandte Chemie Novit - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/pCiBzmMXlK

[Dengtao Yang @DengtaoYang]

Our latest work leveraged the dual functions of tetracoordinate boron—namely the “coordination-enhanced charge-transfer (CE-CT) ” and the “tetrahedral geometry”—to construct highly helical, narrow NIR emissive materials. https://t.co/Ke15lQSQhV

[Würthner Group @wuerthnergroup]

Read about: Generating extended foldamer dye stacks and unravelling their evolving exciton dynamics - just published @NatureChemistry! ✨
https://t.co/d5Bms0UDjc

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

@UOHaleyLab Looking forward to it 😉

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

@UOHaleyLab Haha, yes — this one definitely brings back memories!
Really exciting to see how far this direction has come. 👏

[Yi Ren Research Lab @YiRen35578490]

Congratulations to the team! The 1st paper of 2026! 2nd generation PNCO MR emitters. https://t.co/g7xzstPdzB

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

Bambusuril Small-Molecule Ionic Isolation Lattices for Exciton Coupled Dimers and Dicationic Fluorophores | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/Jt4wRNBn3i

[Chun-Lin Deng @cljdcl]

Counterion‐Mediated Luminophore Dimerization - Carter - 2025 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/fAkHXtyPCG

[MIT Chemistry @ChemistryMIT]

Researchers in the Gilliard Lab have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors.

https://t.co/s2qmg0geqQ

[Michael Haley - UOregon Chemistry @UOHaleyLab]

Now published in Chem. Sci., 15 years of chemistry distilled down to 22 pages – quite possibly my group's magnum opus. Great job by Efrain, Gabby & Josh! Thanks to @Aromaticist, @JudyWuChem, Juan Casado, Carlos Gomez-Garcia and myriad other collaborators.
https://t.co/SfQIx9aJoN

[Martin Group @MartinGroupBU]

Yijie's paper on reactions of iminophosphines with borafluorene is now online in @InorgChem. Congrats @YijieLivtec! Many thanks to our collaborators Leonardo and Oscar for their contributions. Check it out here: https://t.co/4eOwywAqYR