Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Chemistry
Indiana University Bloomington, 2001
Master's Degree
MS in Chemistry
Indiana State University, 1996
Bachelor's Degree
BS in Chemistry
St. John's University, 1992
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Ji, Chang (Co-Principal), Mandal, Sujata (Co-Principal). Climate impact on resiliency and safety of in-situ remediation for recalcitrant contaminants, Department of Energy, Federal, $350000. (Funded: January 2024 - April 2025). Grant.
- Ji, Chang. Synthesis of Chiral Cyclic Amino Acid Derivatives by an Efficient Electrochemical Method, REP, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 20, 2024 - August 31, 2025). Grant.
- Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Ji, Chang (Co-Principal). Sustainable, Safe, and Climate Resilient Remediation Site Operations, Department of Energy, Federal, $319856. (Submitted: August 2022, Funded: April 2023 - July 2024). Grant.
- Rigby, Justin Holbrook (Principal), Ji, Chang (Co-Principal). The role of therapeutic ultrasound frequency in maximizing an anti-inflammatory drug transdermal delivery, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 11, 2016, Funded: December 7, 2016 - Present). Grant.
- Ji, Chang (Co-Principal), Rigby, Justin Holbrook (Principal). The role of therapeutic ultrasound frequency in maximizing an anti-inflammatory drug transdermal delivery, REP, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 11, 2016, Funded: December 7, 2016 - May 2018). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Gurav, R., Ji, C., & Hwang, S. S. (2024). Investigating the Potential of River Sediment Bacteria for Trichloroethylene Bioremediation. Water, 16, 2941. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16202941
- Medcalf, Z., Redd, E. G., Oh, J., Ji, C., & Moeller, K. D. (2023). Anodic Cyclizations and Umpolung Reactions Involving Imines. Organic Letters, 25, 4135–4139. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01399
- Rigby, J., Hagan, A., Kelcher, A., & Ji, C. (2020). The Comparison between Two Different Ultrasound Frequencies on Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Penetration during Phonophoresis. Journal of Athletic Training, 55, 628–635.
- Simon, T., Vasquez, A., Kelcher, A. R., Olivares, J. A., & Ji, C. (2020). The Role of Oxygen in the Electrochemical Reduction of Ethyl 2-(2-(Bromomethyl)phenoxy)acetate at Carbon Cathodes in Dimethylformamide. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(4).
- Feng, S., Li, Y., Liu, H., Huang, J., Ji, C., Qiao, L., … Ji, J. (2018). Mesoporous Silica for Triphase Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions. Chimia, 72, 514–517.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Service. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2015
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2013
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2010
- Award / Honor Recipient: Runner-Up for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2009

Featured service activities
- Member
Sustainability Studies Council
- Member
Scientific Instrument Technician Search Committee
- Member
Graduate Biohemistry Curriculum Committee
- Member
Faculty Senate Liaison
- Member
Graduate Student Recruiting Committee
- Chair
Graduate Admission Committee
