Ming Wen SHI is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia, co-funded by the Centre for Material Crystallography at Aarhus University. He received a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honors from UWA in 2013. His research interests include quantum crystallography, supramolecular chemistry, theoretical chemistry, physical chemistry, crystal engineering, and diffraction science. He has received several scholarships and awards and has presented his research at international conferences. He has experience with various diffraction and spectroscopy techniques and quantum mechanical calculations. He is a member of the Society of Crystallography in Australia and New Zealand and has authored or co-authored 5 publications.

1. Ming Wen SHI
Doctor of Philosophy (Nov.2013 – ongoing) The University of Western Australia
Co-funded by the Centre for Material Crystallography, Aarhus University
PhD Advisor Prof. Mark Spackman (principal)
Prof. George Koutsantonis
Prof. Bo Iversen (Aarhus University)
Bachelor of Science (Feb.2010 – May.2013) The University of Western Australia
(Adv., 1st
class Hon.)* GPA: 6.6/7.0
Honors Degree Supervisor Dr. Simon Grabowsky (principal)
Assoc./Prof. Scott Stewart
*Graduated from UWA elite undergraduate program “Advanced Science Program” (renamed as Bachelor of Philosophy
from 2012) with first class honors degree in chemistry in an accelerated pathway (3.5 years)
ResearchInterests:
Quantum crystallography, Supramolecular chemistry, Theoretical chemistry, Physical chemistry, Crystal
engineering, Diffraction science
Awards and Scholarship:
Postgraduate:
Scholarship of international research fees University postgraduate award
UWA safety-net top-up scholarship Ad hoc top-up scholarship
Undergraduate:
Jeremy Cheang memorial scholarship Maxwell Newton travel bursary
Frank Gamblen travel scholarship Advanced science program award
Conference presentation:
1. “How does the electrostatic nature of 18-crown-6 affect guest molecules upon complexation in the solid
state” (Selected talk),Asian Crystallographic Association 2015 (AsCA2015), Kolkata, India, December
2015
2. “Reverse electrostatic complementarity based on the crystal structure of the protease inhibitor E64c”
(Substituted talk),CRYSTAL 29, O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat,Mt. Lamington Plateau, Australia,
April 2014. (I was selected to replace one presenterwho was not able to attend the conference)
Academic participation:
1. 3rd prize (tutored by Dr. Howard Flack) in 2015 Zurich School of Crystallography, Swizterland,
June, 2015
2. Synchrotron training and experiments at SPring-8, Japan, Dec 13th to Dec. 20th, 2015

2. ResearchExpertise:
Strengths in various diffraction methods (in-house X-ray diffraction and synchrotron), quantum mechanical
calculations
Experience in synthetic chemistry and organometallics, solid state NMR, 1
H & 13
C NMR, infrared
spectroscopy.
Professional affiliations:
Society of crystallography in Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ) since Mar. 2014
Publications:
1. Ming W. Shi, Sajesh P. Thomas*, George A. Koutsantonis, Mark A. Spackman*, Cryst. Growth Des.,
2015,15,5892-5900.
2. Ming W. Shi, A. N. Sobolev, T. Schirmeister, B. Engels, T. C. Schmidt, P. Luger, S. Mebs, B. Dittrich,
C. S. Bond, M. J. Turner, S. G. Stewart,M. A. Spackman, J. M. Bak, D. Jayatilaka, Y. –S. Chen, S.
Grabowsky*, New J. Chem.,2015,39,1628-1633.
3. M. J. Turner, S. P. Thomas, Ming W. Shi, D. Jayatilaka, M. A. Spackman*, ChemComm, 2015,51,
3735-3738.
4. E. J. Chan, S. Grabowsky*, J. M. Harrowfield, Ming W. Shi, B. W. Skelton, A. N. Sobolev, A. H. White,
CrystEngComm, 2014,16,4508-4538.
5. L. Wu, A. Salvador, A. Ou, Ming W. Shi, B. W. Skelton, R. Dorta*, Synlett,2013, 24,1215-1220.
Thesis:
1. Comparisons of the electronic nature of various cysteine protease inhibitors and synthesis of an active-
site model compound. (Honours Degree)