目前主持国家自然科学基金青年项目1项，湖南科技大学博士启动基金1项，2016年完成湖南科技大学理论有机化学与功能分子教育部重点实验室开放基金1项。

近年来研究成果发表在《Org.Biomol.Chem.》、《J.Phys.Chem.B》、《Org.Lett.》、《Inorg.Chem.》、《Chem.Eur.J.》、《Eur.J.Inorg.Chem. 》、《Chin.J.Chem》等重要刊物上。

[1]国家自然科学基金青年项目，大环变形对卟啉中心钴(Ⅱ)离子电子结构的调控(No. 21602054)，20万，2017.01-2019.12

[2]理论有机化学与功能分子教育部重点实验室开放基金，单氧杂核修饰卟啉对低价铜(I)离子的电荷效应(No.E21509)，1.5万，2015.01-2016.12

[3]湖南科技大学博士科研启动基金，碳杂核修饰卟啉对高价钴(III)离子的电荷效应(No. E51777)，3.0万，2017.03-2020.03

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