张新星，南开大学研究员、博士生导师。1987年4月生，江苏淮安人。2005-2009年在复旦大学化学系学习，获学士学位；2009-2015年在美国约翰霍普金斯大学化学系学习，获博士学位；2015-2016留校进行博士后研究工作；2016-2018年在美国加州理工学院开展博士后研究工作。自2018年起任南开大学研究员、博士生导师。张新星研究员主要从事气液界面化学动力学和团簇分子反应动力学两个领域的基础研究和前沿探索，通过自主创制科学仪器进行实验，结合理论计算，研究了领域内多项关键科学问题，并取得了一系列重要成果。
代表性论文：
1. mu c, wang w, wang j, gong c, zhang d, zhang x* probe-free direct identification of type i and type ii photosensitized oxidation using field-induced droplet ionization mass spectrometry, angew chem int ed, 2020, doi: 101002/anie202010294
2. geng w#, zhang d#, gong c, li z, barraza k, beauchamp j l*, guo d*, zhang x* host-guest complexation of amphiphilic molecules at the air-water interface prevents oxidation by hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen, angew chem int ed, 2020, 59, 12684-12688
3. mu c, wang j, barraza k, zhang x*, beauchamp j* mass spectrometric study of acoustically levitated droplet illuminates molecular-level mechanism of photodynamic therapy for cancer involving lipid oxidation. angew chem int ed, 2019, 58, 8082-8086
4. wang w, marshall m, collins e, marquez s, mu c, bowen kh*, zhang, x* intramolecular electron-induced proton transfer and its correlation with excited-state intramolecular proton transfer. nature communications, 2019, 10, 1170
5. zhang x*, barraza km, upton kt, beauchamp jl*. subtle changes in lipid environment have profound effects on membrane oxidation chemistry. j am chem soc, 2018, 140, 17492–17498