Dr. Lin is interested in designing novel functional organic cages and macrocycles for smart applications in life science, energy science and material science.

• 1. Smart touchless human–machine interaction based on crystalline porous cages. Wang, J.-R.;^# Lin, W.-B.;^# Chen, Z.; Nikolaeva, V. O.; Alimi, L. O.; Khashab, N. M.* Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 1575. (^# Co-first author).
• 2. A Smart Polycage Membrane with Responsive Osmotic Energy Conversion Based on Synchronously Switchable Microporosity and Chargeability (Cover article). Lin, W.-B.;^# Cao, L.;^# Liu, X.; Alimi, L. O.;Moosa, B. A.; Lai, Z. P.;* Khashab, N. M.*J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 34528-34535.
• 3. Caging the Hofmeister Effect by a Biomimetic Supramolecular Receptor. Lin, W.-B.; ^# Zhang, G.-W.; ^# Zhu, X.-F.; Yu, P.; Alimi, L. O.; Moosa, B. A.; Sessler, J. L.;* Khashab, N. M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 12609.
• 4. Industrial Separation Challenges: How Can Supramolecular Chemistry Help? Zhang, G.-W.;^# Lin, W.-B.;^# Huang, F.-H.;* Sessler, J. L.;* Khashab, N. M.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 35, 19143.
• 5. Sign Inversions of Circularly Polarized Luminescence for Helical Compounds by Chemically Fine-Tuning Operations. Lin, W.-B.; He, D.-Q..; Lu, H.-Y.^*; Hu, Z.-Q.; Chen, C.-F.^* Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 1863.
• 6. Recent progress on multidimensional construction of helicenes. Lin, W.-B.; Li, M.; Fang, L.; Chen, C.-F.^* Chin. Chem. Lett. 2018, 29, 40.

• Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 2019
• B.S. & B.E. (double degrees), Molecular Science and Engineering, Nankai University&Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 2014

• 2016 Named Scholarship for Doctoral Students, ICCAS
• 2016 Excellent Student, UCAS
• 2012 First-Grade National Grant, Nankai University
• 2011 National Encouragement Scholarship, Nankai University
• 2010 First-Grade National Grant, Nankai University

• Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC)
• Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)