Xiangfeng Duan, Ph. D.

Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic, Materials, Analytical Chemistry, Nanoscience

Howard Reiss Career Development Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Short Biography:

Dr. Duan received his B.S. degree in chemistry from University of Science and Technology and China (USTC) in 1997, M.A. degree in chemistry and Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from Harvard University in 1999 and 2002, respectively. He was a Founding Scientist, Principal Scientist and Manager of Advanced Technology at Nanosys Inc. from 2002 to 2008. He joined UCLA in 2008 as an Assistant Professor and became an Associate Professor in 2012 and a full Professor in 2013. His research interest includes nanoscale materials, devices and their applications in future electronics, energy and health technologies. He is currently a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Academy of Inventors, and serves as the Executive Editor for a newly launched ACS journal Precision Chemistry.

Awards and Honors:

• 2024      Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Horizon Prize 
• 2024      RSC Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize (Stephanie L. Kwolek Prize) 
• 2023      Election to National Academy of Inventors 
• 2023      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science 
• 2023      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Chemistry 
• 2023      IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award
• 2023      IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Lecturer
• 2022      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science 
• 2022      Intl Union Mater. Res. Soc. (IUMRS) Frontier Materials Young Scientists Award
• 2022      UCLA Herbert Newby McCoy Research Award
• 2021      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science 
• 2021      Nano Materials Science Young Scientist Award
• 2020      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science 
• 2020      Materials Research Society Mid-Career Researcher Award 
• 2019      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science 
• 2019      American Institute of Physics (AIP) Horizon Lectureship 
• 2019      Science China Materials Innovation Award 
• 2019      Westlake Master Forum Lectureship
• 2019      University Science and Technology of China Kuayue Lectureship  
• 2018      Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2018      Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
• 2018      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science
• 2018      Finalist for 2019 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
• 2017      Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science
• 2017      Intl Society of Electrochemistry Zhao-Wu Tian Prize for Energy Electrochemistry
• 2017      Xingda Lectureship from Peking University
• 2016      Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science
• 2016      Elsevier Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering
• 2015      Finalist for 2015 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
• 2015      NanoKorean Award
• 2013      Beilby Medal and Prize
• 2012      Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship
• 2012      IUMRS MRS Singapore Young Researcher Award
• 2012      Dupont Young Professor
• 2012      Department of Energy Early Career Scientist
• 2012      Human Frontier Science Program Young Investigator
• 2012      Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
• 2012      3M Non-tenured Faculty Award
• 2011      UCLA Herbert Newby McCoy Research Award
• 2011      Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
• 2011      Alpha Chi Sigma Glen T. Seaborg Award
• 2011      Ranked 41st among Top-100 Most Cited Chemists during 2000-2010 (Thomson Reuters)
• 2011      Ranked 20th among Top-100 Most Cited Materials Scientists during 2000-2010 (Thomson Reuters)
• 2010      Camille and Henry Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry Mentor
• 2010      National Science Foundation CAREER Award
• 2008      National Institute of Health Director’s New Innovator Award
• 2006      NASA Nanotech Brief “Nano 50” Innovator Award
• 2006      American Chemical Society Regional Industry Innovation Award
• 2003      MIT Technology Review Top 100 Young Innovators Award
• 2001      National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition Award
• 2001      Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award Gold Medal
• 1996      President Guo Moruo Scholarship, University of Science and Technology of China

Teaching:

• CHEM 172      Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 185      Materials Chemistry Lab
• CHEM 271      Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 278      Inorganic Chemistry Student Seminar
• CHEM 284      Materials Creation Seminar

Mailing Address:

UCLA, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
607 Charles E. Young Drive East
Box 951569
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569

Contact Information:

E-mail: xduan@chem.ucla.edu
Tel: (310) 267-4947

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