Curriculum Vitae

Current position and contacts
Professor
Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University
Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, Shapingba, Chongqing, China, 401331
Email: [email protected];
ORCID: 0000-0003-3831-3582
ResearchID: P-4589-2016
Education and Employments
2021.03 to date Professor in Chemistry, Chongqing University, China
2019.11-2019.12 Visiting scholar, Université du Littoral - Côte d'Opale, France
2016.9-2016.10 Visiting scholar, University of Hannover, Germany
2015.5- 2021.03 Research Professor supported by “100 Young Chongqing University”
2011.4-2014.5 Research Assistant, University of Bologna, Italy
2011.2-2014.4 Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Bologna, Italy (Spada Prize)
2007.9-2010.7 M.Sc. Chemistry, Chongqing University, China
2003.9-2007.7 B.Sc. Material Chemistry, Chongqing University, China
Research Interests
- Spectroscopy of weakly bound intermolecular complexes and the nature of intermolecular interaction;
- Spectroscopy of small molecules of atmospheric and astrophysical interests.
Research Projects (as PI)
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. W2512014.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 22473018.
3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 22073013.
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. U1931104.
5. National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 21703021.
6. Fundamental and Frontier Research Fund of Chongqing, No. cstc2017jcyjAX0068.
7. Fundamental and Frontier Research Fund of Chongqing, No. cstc2018jcyjAX0050.
8. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 2018CDQYHG0009.
9. Foundation of 100 Young Chongqing University, No. 0220001104428.
10. Venture & Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returns, No. cx2018064.
Selected Publications (in 3 years)
1. C. Duan, X. Xu*, Q. Gou*, T. Liu*, L. Pagani, F. Xu, K. Wang, X. Liu, J. Kang, M. He, J. Jiao. The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Extensive detection of acetamide in multiple high-mass star-forming regions. Astron. Astrophys. 2025, 702, A35.
2. H. Wang, G. Fu, W. Guo, Y. Zhou, X. Tian, X. Liu, J. Zhang, L. Yang, X. Liu, X. Wen, W. Caminati, Q. Gou*. When π–π Stacking Outcompetes Hydrogen Bonding: Pre-Reactive Intermediates in the Furan–Acrolein Diels–Alder Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 31439-31443.
3. C. Wang, J. Lan, M. Li, H. Wang, F. Xie, X. Tian, T. Gao, J. Chen, Z. Yu, M. Schnell, J.-U. Grabow, Q. Gou*. Deciphering the Role of Vinylene Carbonate in Shaping CO2 Cluster Growth and Stability via Wavelet-Enhanced Microwave Spectroscopy. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 4689-4694.
4. X. Xu, K. Wang*, Q. Gou*, T. Baug, D. Li, C. Duan, J. Lei. The Milky Way atlas for linear filaments-II. Clump rotation versus filament orientation. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2024, 535, 940-948.
5. X. Tian, J. Lei, T. Gao, S. Zou, X. Wang, M. Li, C. Wang, J. Chen, J.-U. Grabow, W. Jager, Q. Gou*. Complex Dance of Molecules in the Sky: Choreography of Intermolecular Structure and Dynamics in the Cyclopentene–CO2–H2O Hetero Ternary Cluster. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202412406.
6. J. Lan, C. Wang, M. Li, C. Duan, H. Wang, J. Chen, J.-Uwe Grabow, W. Jager, Y. Xu, Q. Gou*. Modulating the Amine-CO2 Interaction Strength: Towards Efficient Carbon Capture. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 10661-10667.
7. F. Xie, M. Mendolicchio, W. Omarouayache, S. I. Murugachandran, J. Lei, Q. Gou*, M. E. Sanz*, V. Barone*, M. Schnell*. Structural and Electronic Evolution of Ethanolamine upon Microhydration: Insights from Hyperfine Resolved Rotational Spectroscopy. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202408622.
8. J. Lei, X. Tian, J. Wang, S. Herbers, M. Li, T. Gao, S. Zou, J.-U. Grabow, Q. Gou*. How nonpolar CO2 aggregates on cycloalkenes: A case study with cyclopentene-(CO2)1-3 clusters. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 7597-7602.
9. G. Wang, L. Meng, Q. Gou*, B. Hanoune, S. Crumeyrolle, T. Fagniez, C. Coeur, R. Akiki, W. Chen*. Novel Broadband Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectrometer for Simultaneous Measurements of NO2 and Particulate Matter. Anal. Chem. 2023, 95, 3460-3467.
10. X. Zhang, X. Tian, J. Li, M. Li, T. Gao, S. Zou, J. Chen, X. Xu, Q. Gou*, J.-U. Grabow. Insights into the Diels-Alder Reaction of Furan with Maleic Anhydride from Its Prereactive Intermediate. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, 604-608.