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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
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203.7K
citations
2.8K
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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
287
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304.7K
citations
1.3K
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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
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106.2K
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662
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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
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150.7K
citations
761
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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
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173.1K
citations
1.2K
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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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Peter J. A. Nordlander

Wiess Chair and Professor, Physics and Astronomy Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Materials Science and NanoEngineering Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Rice UniversityUSMaterials Science and NanoEngineering

Professor Peter J. A. Nordlander is the Principal Investigator of the Nordlander Nanophotonics Group at Rice University. His research focuses on condensed matter theory, electronic and optical properties of...

Materials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyPhysics
151
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94.9K
citations
660
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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
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132.5K
citations
1.1K
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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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Ju Li

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMaterials Science & Engineering

Professor Ju Li is the Carl Richard Soderberg Professor in Power Engineering and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His research group investigates the mechanical, electrochemical, and transport...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyCondensed matter physicsComposite material
141
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82.7K
citations
1.2K
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Joseph Berry

Associate Professor • Senior Fellow - RASEI • Senior Research Fellow - NREL

University of Colorado BoulderUSPhysics
Materials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemical engineering
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29.2K
citations
376
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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
123
h-index
63.1K
citations
683
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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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Naomi J. Halas

University Professor and Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Rice UniversityUSMaterials Science and NanoEngineering

Naomi J. Halas is the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and also holds professorships in Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy. She is the Director of the Laboratory for...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOptics
173
h-index
122.2K
citations
640
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Tobin J. Marks

Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Materials Science and Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical Engineering

Tobin J. Marks is the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science and Engineering. His...

ChemistryMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnology
176
h-index
140.1K
citations
1.9K
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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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Juan de Pablo

Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering

University of ChicagoUSPhysics, Molecular Engineering & Chemical Physics
Materials scienceHumanitiesChemistryChemical physics
116
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58.5K
citations
3.2K
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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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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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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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