1980年入吉林大学化学系有机化学专业学习，1984年获理学学士学位。
1997年入吉林大学化学系在职攻读高分子化学与物理专业博士学位，师从沈家骢院士，2001年6月获得理学博士学位。
[1] Ming Li, Zhian Jin, Nathan Cernetic, Jingdong Luo,* Zhanchen Cui*, Alex K.-Y. Jen* Photo-induced denitrogenation of triazoline moieties for efficient photo-assisted poling of electro-optic polymers Polym Chem, 2013, 4, .4434-4441.
[2] Xiaolong Zhang, Ming Li, Zuosen Shi*，Lisha Zhao, Rulong Jin, Maobin Yi, Daming Zhang, Zhanchen Cui*.The preparation of two-dimensional spindle-type chromophores for second-order nonlinear optical materials. Dyes and Pigments 2012, 92, 982-987.
[3] Chunyu Zhang , He Wanga, Zuosen Shi, Zhanchen Cui*, Donghang YanUV-directly patternable organic–inorganic hybrid composite dielectrics for organic thin-film transistors Organic Electronics 2012,13 3302–3309.
[4] Ying Wan , Yang Zhang , Zuosen Shi , Wenhui Xu , Xiaolong Zhang, Lisha Zhao, Zhanchen Cui. Direct UV-written highly fluorinated aromatic-aliphatic copolyethers for optical waveguides. Polymer 2012, 53:967-975.
[5] Ying Wan, Xu Fei, Zuosen Shi, Juan Hu, Xiaolong Zhang, Lisha Zhao, Changming Chen, Zhanchen Cui*, Daming Zhang. Highly Fluorinated Low-Molecular-Weight Photoresists for Optical Waveguides Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry.2011,49(3),762-769.
[6] Xu Fei, Juan Hu, Haiming Zhang, Pengyu Sha, Jicheng Piao, Zhanchen Cui*, Daming Zhang Synthesis of Crosslinkable Fluorinated Polyesters for Optical Waveguide Devices. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2007. 45, 5923-5931.
[7] Wang, Y.; Wang, X.. J.; Guo, Y.; Cui, Z. C. *; Lin, Q.; Yu, W. Z.; Liu, L. Y.; Xu, L.; Zhang, D. M.; Yang, B.Electric Field-Induced Layer-by-Layer Fabrication of Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Films with High Thermal Stability. Langmuir., 2004 ,20 ,8952-8954.
[8] Wang, Y.; Wang, C. S.; Wang, X. J.; Guo, Y.; Bin, B.; Cui, Z. C. *; Liu, L.Y.; Xu, L.; Zhang, D. M.; Yang, B. Hydrogen-Bonding Fabrication of NLO Langmuir-Blodgett Films with Nontraditional Molecular Architecture and Unique Thermal Stability Chem. Mater., 2005, 17 , 1265-1268.
2009年获第六届吉林省高等教育教学成果一等奖；
作为第二、第四获奖人分别在2007年和2010年获得吉林省科学技术进步奖一等奖和国家自然科学二等奖。
