Richard and Judith Wien Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University / Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor Ambilight Inc – Making Glass Smart;
A. Education
2005-2010 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Ph.D. Chemistry, August 2010
1997-2004 Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
B.S. and M.E., Chemical Engineering, June 2001 and June 2004
2013 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Stanford Ignite Certificate, Graduate School of Business, January - April 2013
B. Previous Positions
2012-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford, CA
Research Advisor: Prof. Zhenan Bao
Research Focus: Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Materials for Sensors and Artificial Skins
2011-2012 Research Scientist
DuPont, Shanghai, China
Technical Manager: Linda Wu
Research Focus: Photovoltaic Technology
2010-2011 The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Chemistry
Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford, CA
Research Advisor: Prof. Zhenan Bao
Research Focus: Design and Synthesis of Organic Materials for Thin Film Electronics
2005-2010 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, FL
Research Advisor: Prof. John R Reynolds
Research Focus: Solution-Processable Semiconducting Materials for Photovoltaic Applications
2004-2005 Graduate Research Assistant
University of New Orleans, Department of Chemistry, New Orleans, LA
Research Advisor: Prof. Steven P Nolan
Research Focus: N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions
C. Present Positions
2023 - Richard and Judith Wien Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
2022 - 2023 Richard and Judith Wien Associate Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University 2020 - 2022 Associate Professor, Purdue University
2014-2020 Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN
2017-Present Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor
Ambilight Inc – Making Glass Smart;
Technology Focus: Roll-to-roll Manufacturing Next Generation Electrochromic Smart Windows
D. Awards and Honors
a. Internal to Purdue University
2022
IMPACT Fellow
2021
College of Science Undergraduate Advising Award
2021
Richard and Judith Wien Professorship
2017
Teaching Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Award
2017
Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award