Assistant Professor at University of Akron

Joined August 2015
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28 Aug 2025
So glad this work is out!
Replying to @JPChem1
@JPChem1 and team report the mechanochemical degradation of polystyrene into benzene via ball milling, enabling closed-loop recycling to styrene or upcycling to benzophenone #AngewandteVIP #openaccess 🔓 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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29 May 2024
In this massive team effort published in @ACSChemRev, we discuss how olefin metathesis has been applied to the development of new chemically recyclable polymers and the deconstruction of commercial polymers: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…. A great learning experience for us!
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26 Apr 2024
Thanks @dreyfusfndn for this incredible recognition! It is a humbling experience for me. Thank all current and past group members for their hard work that makes this possible.
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Congratulations to Dr. Junpeng Wang (@JPChem1), @uakron, for being named a 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar! @UAkron_Engr #DreyfusAwards
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Junpeng Wang retweeted
Day 2 of our symposium (Wed) features advances in silicones, aziridines, and a whole lotta ROMP. Come check it out!
Check out POLY's Symposia and Events on Wednesday at #ACSSpring2024 and be sure to catch the @acspmse /@POLY_ACS Plenary & Awards! Details at conta.cc/3vpjA1i
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Junpeng Wang retweeted
Our latest paper on “High Molar Mass Polycarbonates as Closed-Loop Recyclable Thermoplastics” is now out in @J_A_C_S! A huge congratulations to @Gloria_Rosetto, @FerVChem, Thom and @ryanwfkerr 🥳 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Two in two days! Photocatalytic Upcycling and Depolymerization of Vinyl Polymers @angew_chem! This Mini-review discusses light-catalyzed strategies to deconstruct vinyl polymers. Congrats @kostaspark @HyunSukWang1 @AthinaAnastasa1! @ETH_Materials @ETH_en onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Congratulations Shu @ShuWang_1111🎊🍾️!!!
Congratulations to the winner of the 2024 Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Science and Engineering, Dr. Shu Wang, Duke University. #Award #Student #polymer @DukeU mailchi.mp/bfb05222a8c9/meet…
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Thanks to @PolymChem for publishing and highlighting our work! I am honored for the recognition of the Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigator.
Check out our blog to find out about @PolymChem Emerging Investigator Junpeng Wang! @JPChem1 ➡️ rsc.li/3R5DPbk Read Junpeng's Emerging Investigator article for FREE until 5 January 2024. ➡️doi.org/10.1039/D3PY00812F
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30 Aug 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Devavrat Sathe @DevSat96, the second PhD from the group! Still remember how excited we were when we found those ROMP polymers depolymerized as predicted! Your intellectual maturity, versatile skill set, and open mind will serve you well.
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Junpeng Wang retweeted
My group @PurdueChemistry likes to have a synthetic chemist with an open mind to work on semiconducting polymers as a postdoc fellow. Please email me directly with a research summary on your synthetic expertise. Check jianguomei.com for our group. Please help spread!
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New MONET publication in Science! Cyclobutane-based mechanophore cross-linkers that break through force-triggered cycloreversion lead to networks that are up to nine times as tough as conventional analogs. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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6 May 2023
Very excited to share our latest research @J_A_C_S. C-C bond formation via pinacol coupling is made by applying a plasma-liquid process that generates highly reducing solvated electrons. Big thank to Jeff @Mechanophore, Mohan and all the collaborators! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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28 Apr 2023
First PhD student from the group, Dr. Tze-Gang Hsu!!!
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28 Apr 2023
Excited to share our Minireview on mechanochemical degradation and recycling of synthetic polymers, including both commercial polymers and newly designed ones, @JunfengZhou2019, Tze-Gang, and I had fun putting it together.
Mechanochemical Degradation and Recycling of Synthetic Polymers (Junpeng Wang and co-workers) @uakron #AngewandteReview #openaccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Mechanochemical Degradation and Recycling of Synthetic Polymers (Junpeng Wang and co-workers) @uakron #AngewandteReview #openaccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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27 Apr 2023
Congrats, Jia and Lianqian! Great to see this amazing work published online! We had fun playing with your polymers!
27 Apr 2023
Today we report @NatureChemistry a strategy for generating native polysaccharides from living polymerization of anhydrosugars - depolymerization is also possible - just up the temperature! #Glycotime #Polymer funded by @BeckmanFnd nature.com/articles/s41557-0… rdcu.be/daTgg
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11 Apr 2023
We (@DevavratSathe, @JunfengZhou2019 and Hanlin) put together this Video Article to demo the synthesis and testing of our depolymerizable ROMP polymers: jove.com/t/64182. Hope it is helpful to the scientific community and the general public.

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