2002 年到2004 年在中科院化學研究所做博士后，合作導師韓布興研究員，2004 年赴美國University of Idaho從事博士后研究，合作導師Jeanu2019ne M Shreeve 教授，研究領(lǐng)域是綠色化學中離子液體的合成及其應用。2007 年作為海外引進人才回國，在中國農(nóng)業(yè)大學應用化學系任副教授，2011年破格晉升為教授。

2007年進入中國農(nóng)業(yè)大學以來，從事本科教學工作，先后承擔《普通化學》、《綠色化學》、《生物無機化學》及《高等無機化學》等課程。

主要研究離子液體設(shè)計、合成及其在農(nóng)藥殘留分析中的應用

作為主持或主要學術(shù)骨干參與國家自然科學基金面上及重點項目、教育部新世紀優(yōu)秀人才支持計劃、西部之光等專項項目。

在Chem. Rev., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Chemsuschem., Chem. Commun., Chem. Eur. J., 等國際知名刊物上發(fā)表論文八十余篇，其中第一作者或通訊作者文章影響因子30以上1篇, 10以上文章1篇, 5以上的文章6篇, 總被引1600余次，單篇最高引用100多次。

(1) Haixiang Gao*; Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, Azole-Based Energetic Salts Chemical Reviews ASAP.

(2) Yubo Li; Wenfeng Zhou; Jiaheng Zhang; Songqing Li; Haixiang Gao *; et al. Theoretical calculation of heats of formation, bond dissociation energies, and gas-phase acidities of fluoromethanes, chloromethanes, and eight other monoderivatives of methane Computational & Theoretical Chemistry 2011, 968(1-3), 64-70.

(3) Jiaheng Zhang; Yanmei Xiong; Bing Peng; Haixiang Gao*; et al. Density functional study on the bioactivity of ellagic acid, its derivatives and metabolite Computational & Theoretical Chemistry 2011, 963(1), 148-153.

(4) Haixiang Gao* Young-Hyuk, Joo; Damon A.Parrish; Thao Vo; Jean’ne M. Shreeve*, “1-Amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethene and Corresponding Salts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermolysis Studies. ” Chemistry--A European Journal 2011, 17(16), 4613-4618;

(5) Thottempudi, Venugopal; Haixiang Gao Shreeve, Jean’ne M. “Trinitromethyl-Substituted 5-Nitro- or 3-Azo-1,2,4-triazoles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Energetic Properties. ” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133(16), 6464-6471;

(6) Garg, Sonali; Haixiang Gao Parrish, Damon A.; Shreeve, Jean’ne M. “FOX-7 (1,1-Diamino-2,2-dinitroethene): Trapped by Copper and Amines. ” Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 50(1), 390-395;

(7) Zhang, Yanqiang; Haixiang Gao Guo, Yong; Young-Hyuk Joo; Shreeve, Jean’ne M. “Hypergolic N,N-Dimethylhydrazinium Ionic Liquids. ” Chemistry--A European Journal 2010, 16(10), 3114-3120;

(8) Young-Hyuk Joo; Haixiang Gao Yanqiang Zhang; Jean’ne M. Shreeve, “Inorganic or Organic Azide-Containing Hypergolic Ionic Liquids. ” Inorganic Chemistry 2010, 49(7), 3282-3288.

(9) Jiaheng Zhang; Yanmei Xiong; Bing Peng; Haixiang Gao*; Zhiqiang Zhou*, Density functional study on the bioactivity of ellagic acid, its derivatives and metabolite. ” Computational & Theoretical Chemistry 2011, 963(1), 148-153.

(10)Jiaheng Zhang; Wenfeng Zhou; Peng, Bing; Zhang, Suxia; Haixiang Gao*; Zhiqiang Zhou*; Density functional theory for N-O bond dissociation enthalpies of quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide derivatives: Theoretical method assessment and prediction. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM 2010, 957(1-3), 36-40.

(11)Yubo Li; Wenfeng Zhou; Jinli Wang; Haixiang Gao*; Zhiqiang Zhou; 3-Methylquinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid 4-oxide monohydrate. Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online 2010, E66(7), o1801.

(12)Jiaheng Zhang; Wenfeng Zhou; Yubo Li; Haixiang Gao* Zhiqiang Zhou; Comparison of theoretical methods for assessing the heat of formation of C1 and C2 chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2010, 131(5), 606-611.

(13)Haixiang Gao, Young-Hyuk Joo, Brendan Twamley., Jeanu2019ne M Shreeve “Novel Hypergolic Ionic Liquids with the 2,2-Dialkyltriazanium Cation,” Angewandte Chemie, 2009, 48, 15, 2792u20132795

(14)Haixiang Gao, Huang, Yangen, Ye, Chengfeng, Twamley, Brendan, Shreeve, Jean’ne M. “The synthesis of di(aminoguanidine) 5-nitroiminotetrazolate: some diprotic or monoprotic acids as precursors of energetic salts.” Chemistry--A European Journal 2008, 14(18), 5596-5603.

(15)Haixiang Gao, Yangen Huang, Brendan Twamley, Chengfeng Ye, Jeanu2019ne M Shreeve, “Energetic N, N, N’, N’-Tetraaminopiperazinium Salts,” ChemSusChem, 2008, 222-227.

(16)Haixiang Gao Zhuo Zeng, Brendan Twamley, Jeanu2019ne M Shreeve, “Polycyano Anion-Based Energetic Salts,” Chemistry u2013 A European Journal, 2008, 14, 1282-1290.

(17)Haixiang Gao Chengfeng Ye, Om D. Gupta, Ji-Chang Xiao, Brendan Twamley,Michael A. Hiskey, and Jeanu2019ne M. Shreeve “2,4,5-Trinitroimidazole (TNI)-BasedEnergetic Salts.” Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 3853-3860.

(18)Haixiang Gao Chengfeng Ye, Crystal Piekarski,. Jeanu2019ne M. Shreeve “Computational Characterization of Energetic Salts,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 2007, 111(28), 10718-10731.

(19)Haixiang Gao Ruihu Wang, Brendan Twamley, Michael. A. Hiskey, Jeanu2019ne. M. Shreeve, “3-Amino-6-nitroamino-tetrazine (ANAT)-Based Energetic Salts,” Chem. Comm. 2006, 4007-4009.

(20)Haixiang Gao Chengfeng Ye, Rolf W. Winter, Gary L. Gard, Michael E. Sitzmann, Jeanne M. Shreeve “Pentafluorosulfanyl (SF₅)-Containing Energetic Salts,” Euro. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 3221-3226.

(21)Haixiang Gao Liping Cai, Yanxing Qi, Hanqing Wang, "Synthesis of 1,3-{Di-[N-bis- (dimethylamino)methane]}-benzyl-diamide and its molecular recognition of nucleotides in aqueous solution", Supramol. Chem. 2003, 15, 323-325

(22)Haixiang Gao Junchun Li, Buxing Han, Tao Jiang, Zhimin Liu, Weize Wu, Wenna Chen, Jianling Zhang, Rui Zhang, Dadong Yan, "Microemulsions with Ionic Liquid Polar Domains", Phys.Chem. Chem. Phys. 2004 , 6, 2914 u2013 2916

(23)Haixiang Gao Tao Jiang, Buxing Han,* Yong Wang, Jimin Du, Zhimin Liu, Jiangling Zhang, "Aqueous/Ionic Liquid Interfacial Polymerization for Preparing Polyaniline Nanoparticles," Polymer 2004, 45, 3017u20133019

(24)Haixiang Gao Buxing Han, Junchun Li, Tao Jiang, Zhimin Liu, Weize Wu, Yanhong Chang, Jianmin Zhang, "Preparation of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids by Neutralization of 1,1,3,3- Tetramethylguanidine with Acids and Their Use as Media for Mannich Reaction", Synthetic Commun. 2004, 34 (17): 3083-3089

獲2011年教育部新世紀優(yōu)秀人才支持計劃資助。2007年曾獲美國愛達荷大學Larry Nash 獎。