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Haishi Cao

Associate Professor & Don Fox Chair
Ph.D. New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 2004

 

Department of Chemistry
415 Bruner Hall of Science
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849-1150

Office: Bruner Hall of Science 411D
Phone: 308.865.8105
Fax: 308.865.8399
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Email:caoh1@unk.edu 

Areas of Interest

Fluorescence sensing, Chemosensor, Molecular recognition and Detection of toxic ions and biological molecules.

Education

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 2004
M.Sc. Biochemistry, Jilin University (China), 1999
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Jilin University (China), 1995

Faculty Appointments

2012-present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Kearney
2007-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Recent Publications

  1. "Synthesis and spectral investigation of a turn-on fluorescence sensor with high affinity to Cu2+"  Yang, L.; Song, Q.; Damit-Og, K.; Cao, H., Sensor Actuat B-Chem., (2013) 181-185.
  2. "A new N-imidazole-1,8-naphthalimide based fluorescence sensor for fluoride detection" Wang, J.; Yang, L.; Cao, H., Org. Biomol. Chem., (2012) 6271-6274.
  3. “A rapid Hg2+ sensor based on aza-15-crown-5 ether functionalized 1,8-naphthalimide” Hou, C.; Urbanec, A.M.; Cao, H., Tetrahedron Lett., (2011) 4903-4905.
  4. “Turn-On ratiometric fluorescent sensor toward Pb(II) detection” Hou, C.; Xiong, Y.; Fu, N.; Jacquot, C.C.; Squier, T.C.; Cao, H., Tetrahedron Lett., (2011) 2692-2696.
  5. “A highly selective pyrene based fluorescent sensor toward Hg2+ detection” Yang, Y.; Gou, X.; Blecha, J.; Cao, H., Tetrahedron Lett., (2010) 3422-3425.