个人简介
YOUNAN XIA, Ph.D.
Brock Family Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Tel: (404) 385-3209
Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Fax: (404) 385-7493
Molecular Science and Engineering Building, Room 3100J http://nanocages.com
901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400 (USA) Year of Birth: 1965
E-mail: younan.xia@bme.gatech.edu Place of Birth: Jingjiang, China
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Institution Degree Dates
Harvard University Ph.D.a 1993 – 1996
University of Pennsylvania M.S.b 1991 – 1993
University of Science and Technology of China B.S.c 1982 – 1987
a) Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Soft Lithography: Micro- and Nanofabrication Based on Microcontact Printing and
Replica Molding. Advisor: Professor George M. Whitesides
b) M.S. Dissertation Title: I. Synthesis, Characterization and Protonic Acid Doping of Poly(2,5-dimethoxyphenylenevinylene); II. Polyaniline Conformations Studied Using a UV-vis-NIR Spectroscopic Method.
Advisor: Professor Alan G. MacDiarmid
c) B.S. Dissertation Title: Experimental and Simulation Studies of Minimum Smoke Rocket Propellants.
Advisor: Professor Shufen Li
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Institution Position Dates
Georgia Institute of Technology Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance 01/2012 –
(GRA) Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine
(Appointments: Biomedical Engineering;
Chemistry & Biochemistry; Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering)
Washington University James M. McKelvey Professor for Advanced 09/2007 – 12/2011
in St. Louis Materials
(Appointments: Biomedical Engineering, Radiology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Chemistry,
Chemical, Energy & Environmental Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science)
University of Washington Professor of Chemistry 05/2004 – 09/2007
University of Washington Associate Professor of Chemistry 05/2002 – 05/2004
(Adjunct: Materials Science & Engineering,
Chemical Engineering)
University of Washington Assistant Professor of Chemistry 07/1997 – 05/2002
(Adjunct: Materials Science & Engineering)
Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellow 08/1996 – 07/1997
Fujian Institute of Research Research Assistant 09/1987 – 05/1991
on the Structure of Matter
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry and Materials Science, Clarivate Analytics, 2019
Sigma Xi Sustained Research Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science, Clarivate Analytics, 2018
Special Creativity Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2018
MRS Medal, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2017
Inaugural Class of Hall of Fame, Advanced Materials, 2017
Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science, Clarivate Analytics, 2017
Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017
Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry and Materials Science, Thomson Reuters, 2016
Sigma Xi Best Faculty Paper Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science, Thomson Reuters, 2015
Fellow, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2014
Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry and Materials Science, Thomson Reuters, 2014
Nano Today Award, Elsevier, 2013
National Award in the Chemistry of Materials, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2013
Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2013
Top 100 materials scientists (No. 4) and top 100 chemists (No. 35) in the world from 2000-2010 based on the
number of citations per paper, see http://sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/misc/Top100Chemists2000-10/
Top 10 chemists (No. 5) in the world from 1999-2009 based on the number of citations per paper, for details, see
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=409418§ioncode=26
The 2nd most cited scientist in the field of nanomedicine, see http://www.nano-biology.net/labs.php
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2011
Fellow, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2009
NIH Director's Pioneer Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2006
Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award, the North Jersey Section of American Chemical Society (ACS), 2005
Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 2002
Fellow in Science and Engineering, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 2000
Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2000
Faculty Early Career Development Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1999
Victor K. LaMer Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1999
Oversea Young Investigator Award, Chinese Natural Science Foundation, 1999
New Faculty Award, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 1997
ICI Student Award Finalist, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1997
Stone Corporation Award for the Best Graduate Student, Graduate School of the University of Science and
Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1988
Guo-Mo-Rou Award for the Best Student (the highest honor), University of Science and Technology of China,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1986
LECTURESHIPS
Kenneth J. Klabunde Memorial Lecture, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS,
October, 2020
University Lecture, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 2018
Margaret C. Etter Memorial Lecture in Materials Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Twin City, MN, 2018
Rauscher Memorial Lectureship on polymer and materials chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2018
Distinguished Lecture, HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology, Hong Kong, 2017
Closs Lecture, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2013
Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience, Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, 2013
Chair Lectureship, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 2013
The Ronald R. Fisher Lectureship in the Biochemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University
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of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2013
Discovery Lecture, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 2013
Eastman Chemical Company Lectureship, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 2012
Materials Day Distinguished Lecture, Materials Research Institute, Penn State University, State College, PA, 2012
Honorary Bent Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2011
New Power Lectureship, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2009
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND SERVICES
Editorial Responsibilities
Associate Editor, Nano Letters, 2002 – 2019
Chairman (inaugural) of International Advisory Board, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2011 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Nano Letters, 2020 –
Member of Advisory Board, Chemical Reviews, 2019 –
Member of Advisory Board, BME Frontiers, 2019 –
Member of Advisory Board, Research, 2018 –
Member of Advisory Board, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2018 –
Member of International Advisory Board, Small Methods, 2017 –
Member of International Advisory Board, ChemNanoMat, 2015 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Physics Letters, 2014 –
Member of International Advisory Board, Chemistry: A European Journal, 2014 –
Member of International Advisory Board, Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2014 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Cancer Nanotechnology, 2014 –
Member of International Advisory Board, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2013 –
Member of International Advisory Board, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011 – 2020
Member of International Advisory Board, Chemistry: An Asian Journal, 2010 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2010 – 2016
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2010 – 2014
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Science of Advanced Materials, 2009 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Nano Research, 2008 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Nano Today, 2006 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Langmuir, 2005 – 2010, 2013 – 2015
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Chemistry of Materials, 2005 – 2007
Member of International Advisory Board, International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2003 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Nano Letters, 2002 – 2003
Member of International Advisory Board, Advanced Functional Materials, 2001 –
Member of Advisory Board of the World Scientific Series in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, World Scientific
Publishers, 2009 –
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, the Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Marcel Dekker
Inc., 2001
Co-Guest Editor of a Thematic Issue on Advanced Materials and Techniques for Transition-Metal Catalysis and
Electrocatalysis, Chemical Reviews, 2021
Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Biomaterials in Honoring Professor George M. Whitesides, Advanced Healthcare
Materials, 2020
Co-Guest Editor of a Thematic Issue on Single-Atom Heterogeneous Catalysis, Chemical Reviews, 2020
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Nanomaterials, Elsevier, 2020
Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Nanoparticles for Catalysis, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2013
Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Nanomaterials Research by Chinese Scientists, Advanced Functional
Materials, 2010
Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Materials Research at USTC, Advanced Materials, 2010
Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Bionanotechnology, Advanced Materials, 2007
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Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Shaped-Controlled Nanostructures of Metals and Surface Plasmonics,
Materials Research Society (MRS) Bulletin, 2005
Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Soft Lithography and Surface Patterning in Honoring Professor George M.
Whitesides, Advanced Materials, 2004
Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Nanowires, Advanced Materials, 2003
Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Photonic Crystals, Advanced Materials, 2001
Co-Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Materials Research in China, Advanced Materials, 1999
Book Co-Editor, Nontraditional Approaches to Patterning and Their Applications, Materials Research Society (MRS),
2004
Book Co-Editor, Unconventional Approaches to Nanofabrication, with Applications in Photonics, Electronics and
Sensing, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2003
Book Co-Editor, Nonlithographic and Lithographic Methods of Nanofabrication – From Ultralarge-Scale
Integration to Photonics to Molecular Electronics, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2000
Organization of Conferences
Member of International Scientific Committee, IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical
Engineering 2021 (WC2021), Singapore, May, 2021
Member of International Advisory Committee, CIMTEC 2020, Montecatini Terme, Italy, September 2020
Member of International Scientific Committee, the 17th International Conference on BioMedical Engineering (ICBE),
Singapore, December, 2019
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2019, Beijing, China, August 2019
Member of International Advisory Committee, the 5th International Conference on Electrospinning, Shanghai,
China, June 2019
Organizing Committee, the 5th Global Congress and Expo on Materials Science & Engineering (GCEMSE2019), Osaka, Japan, June, 2019
Member of International Steering Committee, the 3rd International Conference on Polyol Synthesis, Madrid, Spain,
September 2018
Member of International Advisory Committee, CIMTEC 2018, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, June 2018
Member of International Advisory Committee, the 4th International Conference on Electrospinning, Stellenbosch,
South America, January 2018
Member of the International Scientific Committee, the 2017 International Conference on Clean Energy, Xi’an,
China, December 2017.
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2017, Beijing, China, September 2017
Member of International Technical Board, 4th China-United States Symposium on Energy, Shanghai, June 2017
Member of International Consulting Committee, the 4th Annual Conference of Chinese Society of Micro- &
Nanoscience and Technology and the 2016 International Conference of Nanobiology and Nanomedicine,
Fuzhou, Fujian, China, December 2016
Member of International Scientific Committee, the 3rd International Conference on Bio-inspired and Bio-based
Chemistry & Materials, Nice, France, October 2016
Member of International Steering Committee, the 2nd International Conference on Polyol Synthesis, Hikone,
Japan, July 2016
Member of International Advisory Committee, the 3rd International Conference on Electrospinning, Otranto, Italy,
June 2016
Member of International Advisory Board of the 4th Nano Today Conference, Dubai, December 2015.
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2015, Beijing, China, September 2015
Member of International Scientific Committee, the 2nd International Conference on Bio-inspired and Bio-based
Chemistry & Materials, Nice, France, October 2014
Co-chair of the 3rd International Conference on Electrospinning, San Francisco, CA, August 2014
Member of International Scientific Committee, the 1st International Conference on Polyol Synthesis, Paris, France,
June 2014
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2013, Beijing, China, September 2013
Member of International Steering Committee, Frontiers in Nanomedicine, Small Sciences Symposium, Nanyang
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Technological University and Wiley Materials Science, Singapore, December 2012
Member of International Advisory Committee, the 1st International Symposium on Polymer Ecomaterials (PEM
2012), Changchun, China, August 2012
Member of International Advisory Committee, Session Chair, the 2nd International Conference on Electrospinning,
Jeju Island, Korea, May 2012
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2011, Beijing, China, September 2011
Co-organizer for a Symposium on Patterning and Assembly of Nanomaterials and Biomolecules for the
International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Singapore, June 2011
Session Chair of a Symposium on Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage for the American Chemical
Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 2010
Member of Advisory Committee, the 1st International NanoArt Exhibition, Shanghai, China, November 2010
Member of International Advisory Committee, the 18th International Vacuum Congress, the 2010 International
Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, and the 14th International Conference on Solid Surfaces,
Beijing, August 2010
Session Chair of a Symposium on Multifunctional Nanoparticle Systems for the Materials Research Society (MRS)
Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2010
Session Chair, Asia Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibit, Shanghai, China, November 2009
Session Chair, the 2nd Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing, China, November 2009
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2009, Beijing, China, September 2009
Co-organizer of China-USA Workshop on Nanomaterials, Hefei, June 2009
Member of International Advisory Committee, China Nano 2007, Beijing, China, June 2007
Organizer of a Symposium on the Synthesis and Assembly of Nanostructures for Materials Today Asia
Meeting, Beijing, China, September 2007
Organizer of a Symposium in Honor of the Priestley Medalist Prof. George M. Whitesides for the American
Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2007
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Self-Assembly and Nanofabrication for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2006
Member of Program Committee of a Symposium on Nanophotonic Materials (NP202), SPIE Optics and
Photonics, San Diego, CA, July 2006
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Nanostructured Materials for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Northwest
Regional Meeting (NORM), Reno, NV, June 2006
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Nanostructured Materials for the 80th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium of
the American Chemical Society (ACS), Boulder, CO, June 2006
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Semiconductor Nanowires for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2006
Session Chair of a Symposium on Nanomanufacturing for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2006
Session Chair of a Symposium on Plasmonics for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA,
November 2005
Session Chair of a Symposium on Self-Assembly for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston,
MA, November 2005
Member of Program Committee of a Symposium on Photonic Crystals and Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensing
Applications (SA115), SPIE Optics East, Boston, MA, October 2005
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Unconventional Fabrication Techniques for the Materials Research Society (MRS)
Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, December 2003
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanophotonics for the SPIE, San Diego, CA, August
2003
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Self-Assembly and Nanostructured Materials for the Materials Research Society
(MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2003
Subcommittee Member of the 2002 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO'2002), Optical Materials:
Fabrication and Characterization, Long Beach, CA, May 2002
Session Chair of a Symposium on Self-Assembly for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San
Francisco, CA, April 2002
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Session Chair of a Symposium on Photonic Crystals for the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2001 National Spring
Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2001
Co-organizer of a Symposium on Nanofabrication for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston,
MA, December 2000
Session Chair of a Symposium on Microfabrication for the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston,
MA, December 1999
INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
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2020
499 “Dimers of Metal Nanoparticles and Their Plasmonic Properties”, Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, November, 2020.
498 “Controllable and Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Kenneth J. Klabunde Memorial
Lecture, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, October, 2020.
497 “Toward Controllable and Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, the 1st KAIST Emerging
Materials Symposium, Daejon, Korea, September 2020. (keynote, virtual meeting)
496 “Controllable and Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, September, 2020.
495 “Icosahedral Nanocrystals for Both Fundamental Studies and Catalytic Applications”, American Chemical
Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, PA, August, 2020. (virtual meeting)
494 “Pd-Cu Bimetallic Nanocrystals with Enhanced Catalytic Activity Toward Carbon Dioxide Reduction”, American
Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, PA, August, 2020. (virtual meeting)
493 “A Nanomaterial-Based System for the Controlled Generation of Free Radicals inside Cells”, American
Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, PA, August, 2020. (virtual meeting)
2019
492 “Oriented Attachment: An Alternative Mechanism for the Growth of Nanostructures”, Materials Research
Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November, 2019.
491 “Nanowires through Oriented Attachment or Nanoscale Self-assembly”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,
October, 2019.
490 “Toward Controllable and Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, ACS Publications webinar
for the celebration of National Nanotechnology Day 2019, with the title of “Constructing the Nanoworld:
Progress and Challenges in Material Design”, October, 2019.
489 “Endocytosis and Exocytosis of Nanoparticles by Cells”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, San
Diego, CA, August, 2019.
488 “Phase-controlled Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting,
San Diego, CA, August, 2019.
487 “1D Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Bioelectronics”, Mi-Bio Summit on Flexible and Stretchable
Bioelectronics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, July, 2019.
486 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, 13th International Nanoscience Student
Conference, Beijing, China, July, 2019.
485 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing,
China, July, 2019.
484 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Gordon Research Conference on “Crystal
Growth and Assembly”, Manchester, NH, June, 2019.
483 “Maximize Neurite extension on Electrospun Nanofibers for Peripheral Nerve Repair”, The 6th International
Conference on Electrospinning, Shanghai, China, June, 2019.
482 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, June,
2019.
481 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical and Energy Research”, Faculty of Engineering, Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia, June, 2019.
480 “Putting Gold Nanocages to Work for Biomedical Applications”, Workshop on eHealth Materials & Devices,
University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, June, 2019.
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479 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Department of Chemistry, University of New
South Wales, Sydney, Australia, June, 2019.
478 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Platinum Seminar, Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia, June, 2019.
477 “Functionalization of Colloidal Particles through Symmetry Breaking”, Functional NanoColloids Symposium,
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, June, 2019.
476 “Putting Electrospun Nanofibers to Work for Biomedical Research”, EuroPolymer Conferences, Como, Lago di
Como, Italy, May, 2019.
475 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Materials Science Program, University of
California at Riverside, CA, May, 2019.
474 “Autocatalytic Surface Reduction for Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals”, Materials Research
Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, April, 2019.
473 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical Research”, Global Health Lecture, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, April, 2019.
472 “Putting Electrospun Nanofibers to Work for Biomedical Research”, Surgery Research Forum, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, April, 2019.
471 “Towards Predictable Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Department of Chemistry, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, April, 2019.
470 “Shape-Controlled Metal Nanocrystals: The Next-Generation Heterogeneous Catalysts?”, American Chemical
Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL, April, 2019.
469 “Shape-Controlled Bimetallic Nanocrystals for Fuel Cell Applications”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring
Meeting, Orlando, FL, April, 2019.
468 “Autocatalytic Surface Reduction and Its Role in the Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals”, American Chemical
Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL, April, 2019.
467 “Graded Surfaces and Materials for Biological and Biomedical Applications”, American Chemical Society (ACS)
Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL, April, 2019.
466 “Phase-Change Materials for Controlled Release and Related Biomedical Applications”, TMS Annual Meeting,
San Antonio, TX, March, 2019.
465 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals Enclosed by a Single Facet: A New Platform for Investigating Catalytic
Reactions”, Gordon Research Conference on “Chemical Reactions at Surfaces”, Ventura, CA, February, 2019.
2018
464 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical Research”, University Lecture, Southern University of Science
and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, December, 2018.
463 “All Roads Lead to Rome: But Don’t Forget About Curiosity, Intuition, Persistency and Good Luck”,
“Revolutionaries” Lecture Series, Student Governance Association, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, December, 2018.
462 “Recent Developments in the Design and Synthesis of Platinum-based Catalysts for Fuel Cell Application”,
Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November, 2018.
461 “Facet-controlled Palladium Nanocrystals for Selective Catalysis”, Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, November, 2018.
460 “Phase-Change Materials for Controlled Release and Related Applications”, Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale
Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, November 2018.
459 “Shape-controlled Copper Nanocrystals for Plasmonic and Related Applications”, SCIX 2018, Atlanta, GA,
October, 2018.
458 “Predictable and Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Margaret C. Etter Memorial
Lecture in Materials Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, October, 2018.
457 “Anisotropic Colloidal Particles through Symmetry Breaking”, The First Symposium on Anisotropic Particles –
Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, September, 2018.
(plenary talk)
456 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical Research”, Biomedical Engineering Workshop, University of
Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China, September, 2018.
455 “Predictable and Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Institute of Solid State Physics,
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Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, September, 2018.
454 “Phase-Change Materials for Controlled Release and Related Biomedical Applications”, the 4th International
Conference on Energy and Biological Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui,
China, September, 2018. (plenary talk)
453 “Towards Predictable and Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Nanocrystals”, American Chemical Society
(ACS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2018.
452 “Advanced Nanomaterials for Aerospace and Related Applications”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2018.
451 “New Catalytic Materials through Atomic Layer-by-Layer Deposition”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2018.
450 “Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of Ru Nanocrystals with Well-Controlled Facets and an fcc Structure”,
American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2018.
449 “Quantifying the Cellular Uptake and Sub-Cellular Distributions of Nanoparticles”, American Chemical Society
(ACS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2018.
448 “Mitigating the Off-Target Toxicity of Nanomedicines through Controlled Release”, American Chemical
Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, August, 2018.
447 “Gold Nanocages: A Multifunctional Platform for Nanomedicine and Beyond”, the 19th International
Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters (ISSPIC-19), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, August, 2018.
446 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical and Energy Applications”, 2018 International Seminar on
Advanced Materials Research (2018 ISAMR), Shanghai, China, August, 2018. (plenary talk)
445 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical and Energy Research”, Center for Cooperative Research in
Biomaterials, CIC BiomaGUNE, San Sebastian, July, 2018.
444 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: From Polyol-Mediated Synthesis to Seeded Growth”, the 3rd International
Conference on Polyol-Mediated Synthesis, Madrid, Spain, June, 2018. (plenary talk)
443 “Nanomedicine: The Concept, Success, Opportunities, and Challenges”, Minnesota Nano Center, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, June, 2018.
442 “Surface Capping and the Shape Evolution of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, the 233rd Electrochemical Society
(ECS) meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2018. (keynote talk)
441 “Symmetry Breaking during the Synthesis of Nanoparticles”, Soft Matter Forefront Symposium, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, April, 2018.
440 “Predictable and Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Rauscher Memorial Lectureship on
Polymer and Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, NY, April, 2018.
439 “Controlling the Growth Mode of Nanocrystal Seeds with Hollow Interior and Porous Walls”, Materials
Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, April 2018.
438 “Bimetallic Janus Nanocrystals”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March,
2018.
437 “Rational Design and Synthesis of Pt-Based Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications”, German Physical Society
(DPG) and the European Physical Society (EPS) Annual Meeting, Berlin, March, 2018.
2017
436 “Towards Cost-Effective and Sustainable Use of Precious Metals in Catalysis and Medicine”, Materials
Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2017 (plenary, MRS Medal award).
435 “Towards Predictable and Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Materials Research
Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2017 (plenary, symposium X).
434 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: Moving from Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, November 2017.
433 “Platinum-Based Nanocages as a New Class of Catalysts toward the Oxygen Reduction Reaction”, American
Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting, Washington DC, August 2017.
432 “Engineering the Pt/CeO2 Interface for the Development of Advanced Catalysts”, American Chemical Society
(ACS) Fall Meeting, Washington DC, August 2017.
431 “Probing the Cell-Nanomaterial Interaction with Gold Nanostructures”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall
Meeting, Washington DC, August 2017.
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430 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: Moving from Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, Xi’an Jiaotong
University, Xi’an, China, July 2017.
429 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical and Energy Research”, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, July
2017.
428 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: Moving from Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, HKUST Jockey Club
Institute for Advanced Study Distinguished Lecture, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong
Kong, June 2017.
427 “Putting Electrospun Nanofibers to Work for Tissue Regeneration”, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, June 2017.
426 “Towards Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, Department of Chemistry, The University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 2017.
425 “Rational Design and Synthesis of Pt-Based Catalysts toward Oxygen Reduction for Fuel Cell Application”, the
4th China-United States Symposium on Energy, Shanghai, China, June 2017. (plenary talk)
424 “Towards Deterministic Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals”, the 12th US-Sino Nano Workshop, Beijing,
China, May 2017.
423 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: From Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, School of Materials Science
and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, May 2017.
422 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical and Energy Research”, National Center for Nano Science and
Technology, Beijing, China, May 2017.
421 “Towards a Quantitative Knob for Controlling the Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals”, Institute of Functional
Nano- & Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou, China, May 2017.
420 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: Moving from Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, Southeast
University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, May 2017.
419 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: Moving from Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, Advanced Materials
Symposium for the Celebration of 120th Anniversary of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, May 2017.
(keynote talk)
418 “Rational Design and Synthesis of Pt-Based Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications”, APS Physics Next Workshop:
Materials Design and Discovery, Riverhead, NY, May 2017.
417 “Towards a Quantitative Knob for Controlling the Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals”, Department of Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley, CA, April 2017.
416 “Nanofiber-Based Conduits with a Honeycomb Structure for Peripheral Nerve Repair”, Materials Research
Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, April 2017.
415 “Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Copper Nanocrystals”, Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting,
Phoenix, AZ, April 2017.
414 “Gold Nanocages as Photothermal Transducers for Controlled Release and Sensing Applications”, Materials
Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, April 2017.
413 “How is the Metal Precursor Reduced during a Synthesis of Colloidal Nanocrystals?”, American Chemical
Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2017.
412 “Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: From Academic Studies to Industrial Applications”, Department of Chemistry,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, March 2017.
411 “Putting Nanomaterials to Work for Biomedical and Energy Research”, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 2017. (BME distinguished seminar)
410 “Novel Plasmonic Nanostructures for Sensing and Imaging”, PITTCON 2017, Chicago, IL, March 2017.