Hongjie Dai
Born (1966-05-02) 2 May 1966 (age 57)
Shaoyang, China
Alma materTsinghua University,
Columbia University,
Harvard University
Known forCarbon nanotubes,
NIR-II Dyes,
Plasmonic Gold
AwardsACS Award in pure chemistry (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Nanotechnology
Applied physics
InstitutionsStanford University
Academic advisorsCharles Lieber

Hongjie Dai (Chinese: 戴宏杰; born 2 May 1966 in Shaoyang, China)[1] is a Chinese–American nanotechnologist and applied physicist. He is the J.G. Jackson & C.J. Wood Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University.[2] A leading figure in the study of carbon nanotubes,[3][4][5][6] Dai is ranked as one of the top chemists in the world by Science Watch.[7] He is currently the scientific advisor and co-founder to Nirmidas Biotech, Inc., which aims to commercialize his breakthrough research on NIR-II dyes and plasmonic gold (pGOLD) to applications in healthcare and in vitro diagnostics.

Dai received a B.S. in physics from Tsinghua University in 1989, then went to the United States through the CUSPEA program organized by Prof. T. D. Lee. He finished an M.S. in applied sciences from Columbia University in 1991, and a PhD in applied physics from Harvard University in 1994 under the direction of Prof. Charles Lieber. After postdoctoral research at Harvard, he joined the Stanford faculty as an assistant professor in 1997.[1][2]

Among his awards are the American Chemical Society's ACS Award in pure chemistry, 2002,[2][8] the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics, 2004,[2][9] and the American Physical Society's James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, 2006.[2][10] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009, and to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011.[2][11][12] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2016,[13] and in 2019 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine[14] and a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Mosher, Harry S., Stanford Chemistry Department History 1977 to 2000. VI. Professors, Brief Biographical Summaries 1976–2000, Stanford University Library, archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Chemistry Faculty: Faculty Research Interests - Hongjie Dai". Stanford University. Retrieved 9 June 2010..
  3. ^ Eisenberg, Anne (2 March 2000), "A Wisp of Carbon, a Whiff of Gases", The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Researchers Develop First Integrated Silicon Circuit With Nanotube Transistors", ScienceDaily, 7 January 2004.
  5. ^ Biever, Celeste (21 February 2007), "Nanotubes smuggle anti-HIV molecules into cells", New Scientist.
  6. ^ Brumfiel, Geoff (15 April 2009), "Nanotubes cut to ribbons: New techniques open up carbon tubes to create ribbons", Nature, doi:10.1038/news.2009.367.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Chemists, 2000-2010". ScienceWatch. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  8. ^ ACS Award in Pure Chemistry Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, American Chemical Society, retrieved 2011-04-09.
  9. ^ Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2004 awarded, Springer-Verlag, 5 October 2004.
  10. ^ 2006 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Recipient, American Physical Society, archived from the original on 3 September 2011, retrieved 9 April 2011.
  11. ^ "11 Stanford faculty inducted into AAAS", Stanford Daily, 23 April 2009[permanent dead link].
  12. ^ "Three Stanford scholars tapped as AAAS fellows", Stanford Report, 12 January 2011.
  13. ^ National Academy of Sciences Members and Foreign Associates Elected, News from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, 3 May 2016, archived from the original on 6 May 2016, retrieved 14 May 2016
  14. ^ National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members, National Academy of Medicine, 21 October 2019, retrieved 3 December 2019
  15. ^ "2019年中科院院士增选结果揭晓，64人当选". The Paper. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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