Dr. Mu Zheng
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
College of Life & Physical Sciences
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Contact Information:
Office Location: 216 Boswell
Telephone: 615-963-5004
Email: mzheng@tnstate.edu
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Research Interest:
GC/MS and LC/MS
- Additives in synthetic polymer
- Stable isotopic tracer enrichments
Chemical Education
- Misconceptions and degree of mathematic skill
- Pedagogical tools to enhance student interest in learning chemistry
Selected听 Publications and Presentations:
Mu Zheng and Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi, 鈥淒etermination of arginine and its metabolic bi-products in media extracts from inflammatory cytokine mediated endothelial cell injury鈥�, 66th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Nashville, October 16-19, 2014
Pavlo Gilchuk, Charles T. Spencer, Stephanie B. Conant, Timothy Hill, Jennifer J. Gray, Xinnan Niu, Mu Zheng, John J. Erickson, Kelli L. Boyd, K. Jill McAfee, Carla Oseroff, Sine R. Hadrup, Jack R. Bennink, William Hildebrand, Kathryn M. Edwards, James E. Crowe Jr., John V. Williams, S酶ren Buus, Alessandro Sette, Ton N.M. Schumacher, Andrew J. Link, and Sebastian Joyce1, 鈥淒iscovering naturally processed antigenic determinants that confer protective T cell immunity鈥�,听 Journal of Clinical Investigation,听 2013,123, 1976鈥�1987
Ling Jian, Xinnan Niu, Zhonghang Xia, Parimal Samir, Chiranthani Sumanasekera, Mu Zheng, Jennifer L. Jennings, Kristen Hoek, Tara Allos, Leigh Howard, Kathryn M. Edwards, P. Anthony Weil, and Andrew J. Link, 鈥淎 Novel Algorithm for Validating Shotgun Proteomics Datasets鈥�,听 Journal of Proteome Research, 2013, 12, 1108-1119
Charles T. Spencer, Srdjan M. Dragovic, Jenninfer Jennings, Mu Zheng,Xinnan Niu, Magdalini Moutaftsi, Valerie Pasquetto, Alessandro Sette, Andrew J. Link, and Sebastian Joyce, 鈥淪culpting the MHC class II-restricted self and non-self peptidome by cytosolic Ag-processing machinery and its impact on CD4+ TCR repertoire and Th cell responses鈥�, Journal of Immunology, 2013, 43, 1162-1172
Paul J. Flakoll, Mu Zheng, Suzan Vaughan and Myfanwy J. Borel,听 鈥淒etermination of Stable Isotopic Enrichment and Concentration of Glycerol in Plasma via Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for the Estimation of Lipolysis in vivo鈥�, J.听 Chromatography B, 2000, 744, 47-54
Mu Zheng, Jason T.Manka and Andrienne C. Friedli, 鈥淧olyelectrolytes for Battery applications: synthetic approaches and precursor properties鈥�, NASA Conference Publication 1999, 225-228.听
Andrew G. Douglass, Mu Zheng, Andrienne C. Friedli and Piotr Kaszynske, 鈥淎 Versatile Monomer for Polyelectrolytes via ROMP鈥�,听听 Polym. Prepr. 1996, 643.
Mu Zheng and Andrienne Friedli, 鈥淪enior-Level Undergraduate Polymer Laboratory鈥�, 14th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Clemson, SC, 1996, 62
Andrew G.Douglass, Mu Zheng, Andrienne C. Friedli and Piotr Kaszynski, 鈥淎 versatile monomer for polyelectrolytes via romp鈥澨� Book of Abstracts, 211th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1996, POLY-118.
Zhizhong Yang, Mu Zheng and Canxiong, Liang, 鈥淯V Curable Camphene听 Derivative-Modified Epoxy Macromer and Its Copolymerization Reaction鈥�, Zhanjie, 1996, 17(4),1-6
Yonglie Chen, Mu Zheng, 鈥淧hoto-initiated Cationic Polymerization III. DSC Study on Polymerization of Epoxide Initiated with Sulfonium Salt BDS鈥�, Yingyong Huaxue. 1994, 11(2). 27-30
Mu Zheng, Yonglie Chen and Zhaoxi Liang, 鈥淒SC Study on the Photopolymerization of Epoxides鈥�, International Conference on Materials Science and Environmental Chemistry of main Group Elements, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1994, 105
Teaching:
Basic Chemistry and Laboratory
General Chemistry I and Laboratory
General Chemistry II and Laboratory
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Education:
B.S., 1987, M.S., 1990, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) University;
D.A., 1997, Middle 91制片厂.
Book Review:
The Molecular Nature of Matter, 6/e by Jesperson, Brady, Hyslop, John Wiley & Sons, 2012
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University and Public Services:
Public Relations and Recruitment Committee (2011-2014)
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2010-2011, 2014-2015)
Textbook Adoption committee (2014-2015)
Search Committee for laboratory Coordinator (2012, 2015)
Search Committee for laboratory Technician (2010, 2012)
Homecoming Planning Committee of CAHNS (2011)
Faculty Senate Committee: Instruction with Technology (2011)
Served as a Judge at University-Wide Research Symposium (Mar. 2010)
Served as a Judge at Science Fair in Meigs Magnet School (Feb. 5, 2013)
Served as a Judge at 35th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium (April 4, 2013)
Served as a Judge at 12th Annual TLSAMP Undergraduate Research Conference (Feb. 27, 2015)
TSU Annual Community Service Day听 (Aug. 2010 & Aug. 2013)
Big Blue Blitz-TSU Community Service Day (Aug. 2014)
National Chemistry Week at Adventure Science Museum (Oct. 2010)
Hands on Nashville/TSU day of service (Sept. 2011)听
Nashville Earth Day/ACS Nashville Section (April 2012)
Nashville Earth Day (April 19, 2014)
TCAP proctor at Meigs Magnet School (May 2, 2014)
Reviewer of the K-12 science standards drafts, Tennessee Department of Education and State Board of Education (Aug. 19, 2014)
College Board's 2014 AP Chemistry Reading, Louisville, KY (May 31 鈥揓une 7, 2014)
College Board's 2015 AP Chemistry Reading, Salt Lake City, Utah (June 10-18, 2015)
Society Membership:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Member of Chemical Education Division
Professional Development:
Qualitative Educational Research: Design And Implementation, August 1, 2012, Pennsylvania听 State University
Inspiring Minds through Games, Competitions, and Play: Engaging Students through Multi-Sensory Activities Session, July 31, 2012, Pennsylvania State University
Water for life: Advances in Water Safety Testing Through Innovations in LC/MS/MS, Sept. 13,2012, C&EN Webinar
Designing and Teaching a High-Impact Capstone Course, Feb 28, 2013, TSU
Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies That Work, Nov.21, 2013, TSU
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