报告题目：Creating New Energy Transduction Material Platforms: Near Infrared Driven Actuators

　　报告人：Jennifer Lu教授、University of California at Merced

　　时间：2015年6月29日 9:30

　　地点：教五413大会议室

　　主办单位：材料科学与工程学院、科技处

　　报告人简介：

　　EDUCATION：

　　　　Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan，

　　　　M.S. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan，

　　　　M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University，

　　　　B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University.

　　EXPERIENCE：

　　　　2014-present, Associate professor, University of California, Merced,

　　　　2007-2013, Assistant professor, University of California, Merced,

　　　　2001-2006, Research staff member, Agilent Technologies,

　　　　1996-2001, Advisory Engineer, International Business Machine Corporation.

　　RESEARCH：

　　　　The core research interest is to develop transducer platforms that rationally combine dissimilar material components with complementary properties. In particular, we are employing (i) nanocatalysis for more controllable 1D nanomaterial synthesis and (ii) molecular engineering of polymer systems to promote engineered properties.A three-pronged interdisciplinary approach, molecular design, synthesis and characterization, is being undertaken to acquire fundamental knowledge as well as to create high performance devices for energy and life science applications.