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Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

Professor of Chemistry

Northwestern UniversityUSPhysics

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis is a Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University with a background that includes a B.S. from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki obtained in 1979 and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa...

Materials scienceChemistryCrystallographyCondensed matter physics
205
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203.7K
citations
2.8K
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Menachem Elimelech

Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Member, NAE, CAE, ATSE

Rice UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Menachem Elimelech is the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. His research focuses on the water-energy nexus, specifically membrane-based...

ChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceNanotechnology
209
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150.7K
citations
761
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Liangbing Hu

Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor

Yale UniversityUSMaterials Science

Liangbing Hu is the Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Materials Science at Yale University. His research focuses on wood nanoscience and nanotechnologies, including engineered...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringComposite material
172
h-index
106.2K
citations
662
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Pulickel Ajayan

Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering

Rice UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Dr. Pulickel Ajayan is the leader of the Ajayan Research Group at Rice University, which focuses on advanced nanomaterials with applications in alternative energy, multifunctional nanocomposites, and electronics/sensor...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringOptoelectronics
204
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165.4K
citations
1.5K
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Chad Mirkin

George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

Chad Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. He is also...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemistryCrystallography
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167.2K
citations
1.5K
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George Schatz

Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

George Schatz is a Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. He holds a BS from Clarkson University and a PhD from the California Institute of Technology....

ChemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyAtomic physics
157
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129.2K
citations
1.6K
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Saad Khan

Professor

North Carolina State UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Dr. Saad Khan is an INVISTA Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. His contact information includes a phone number (919-515-4519) and email address...

Materials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryComposite material
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15.5K
citations
381
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Yonggang Huang

Jan and Marcia Achenbach Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and (by courtesy) Materials Science and Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical Engineering

Yonggang Huang is the Achenbach Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. He is interested in mechanics of stretchable...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyComputer scienceComposite material
150
h-index
90.7K
citations
711
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Deji Akinwande

Professor

University of Texas at AustinUSElectrical and Computer Engineering

Deji Akinwande is a professor and holds the TCockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #8 at The University of Texas at Austin Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his PhD in...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComputer science
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28.1K
citations
467
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Zhenan Bao

K. K. Lee Professor, Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, of Chemistry, and of Bioengineering

Stanford UniversityUSChemical Engineering

Zhenan Bao is the K.K. Lee Professor in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, with courtesy appointments in Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Materials Science and Engineering. She joined Stanford in 2004 and has...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsChemistry
224
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173.1K
citations
1.2K
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Yi Cui

Fortinet Founders Professor

Stanford UniversityUSEnergy Resources Engineering

Yi Cui is the Fortinet Founders Professor and a faculty member at Stanford University, holding positions in Materials Science and Engineering, Energy Science and Engineering, and Chemistry by courtesy. His research...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistry
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304.7K
citations
1.3K
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Shu Yang

Joseph Bordogna Professor Department Chair

University of PennsylvaniaUSMaterials Science

Shu Yang is a professor whose research focuses on the development of environmentally responsive and anisotropic materials, materials at surface and interface, geometric design and manufacturing of mechanical...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyComposite materialOptoelectronics
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h-index
21.2K
citations
387
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Stephan Link

Charles W. and Genevieve M. Walton Endowed Professor of Chemistry, and Professor of Chemistry

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUSChemistry

Professor Stephan Link is the Charles W. and Genevieve M. Walton Endowed Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois. His research focuses on coupled...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOptics
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35.2K
citations
273
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Rashid Bashir

Professor, Bioengineering

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUSNeuroscience

Rashid Bashir is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognized in 2024. He is affiliated with the Grainger College of Engineering and is involved in multiple research units including Bioengineering,...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyComputer scienceChemistry
83
h-index
28.8K
citations
663
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Omar Farha

Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professorship in Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

Omar Farha is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professorship in Chemistry and also holds a courtesy appointment in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His research focuses on solving...

ChemistryMaterials scienceCrystallographyNanotechnology
184
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132.5K
citations
1.1K
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Boris Yakobson

Karl F. Hasselmann Professor, Materials Science and NanoEngineering Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Rice UniversityUSMaterials Science and NanoEngineering

Boris I. Yakobson is the Group Leader of the Yakobson Research Group at the Department of Materials Science & NanoEngineering at Rice University. He holds the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair of Engineering and serves as a...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyCondensed matter physicsChemical physics
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63.1K
citations
683
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Jan Genzer

Professor

North Carolina State UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Jan Genzer is the Principal Investigator at The Genzer Lab, located within the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. He holds a B.S. degree in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering from the Prague...

Materials sciencePolymer chemistryChemical engineeringChemistry
74
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26.9K
citations
526
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Weibo Cai

Affiliate Professor, School of Pharmacy; Professor of Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health (Drug Delivery)

University of Wisconsin-MadisonUSPharmacology

Weibo Cai is an Affiliate Professor at the School of Pharmacy and a Professor of Radiology at the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on biomedical...

MedicineChemistryCancer researchNanotechnology
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49.2K
citations
758
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Jeehwan Kim

Associate Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMaterials Science & Engineering

Professor Jeehwan Kim is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and a joint faculty member of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His research encompasses a broad range of topics,...

Materials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyComputer science
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8.8K
citations
165
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Patrick E. Hopkins

Whitney Stone Professor of Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, by courtesy Professor, Physics, by courtesy

University of VirginiaUSMaterials Science and Engineering

Professor Patrick E. Hopkins is the Whitney Stone Professor in Engineering at the University of Virginia, primarily appointed in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with courtesy appointments in the...

Materials scienceCondensed matter physicsOptoelectronicsNanotechnology
71
h-index
17.8K
citations
580
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