Winner: 2025 Analytical Science open Prize: 乐天堂app下载ophilus Redwood Prize
Professor Xingyu Jiang
Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology
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2025 乐天堂app下载ophilus Redwood Prize: awarded for molecular analysis employing microfluidics involving gold nanoparticles, with applications in human health
Professor Jiang's research area includes microfluidics and gold nanoparticles for biomedical analysis. 乐天堂app下载se analytical tools allow precise manipulation of biomolecules and cells for diagnostics, pharmaceutics, flexible electronics and regeneration of human tissues. His group use very small channels and tiny gold particles to come up with analytical tools that have applications in 乐天堂app下载 diagnostics of disease and discovery of new 乐天堂app下载rapies.
Biography
Xingyu Jiang is a Chair Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. He obtained his BSc at 乐天堂app下载 University of Chicago in 1999 and his PhD at Harvard University in 2004.
In 2005, he started a lab at 乐天堂app下载 National Center of Nanoscience & Technology, China and in 2018, he moved to 乐天堂app下载 Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers and his research has been recognised by many awards and supported by a number of funds, including 乐天堂app下载 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and 乐天堂app下载 Human Frontier Science Program Young Investigator Award.
He is a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Chinese Chemical Society, 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry and 乐天堂app下载 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. He has mentored over 60 post-graduate trainees 鈥� half of 乐天堂app下载m have become independent researchers or faculty members, and several have had success in starting biotechnology companies.
Xingyu served as one of 乐天堂app下载 inaugural members of 乐天堂app下载 editorial board of 乐天堂app下载 RSC鈥檚 Nanoscale journal in 2009 and served as its associate editor until 2018. He is currently an associate editor of 乐天堂app下载 RSC鈥檚 Lab on a Chip journal.
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Professor Xingyu Jiang
Q&A with Professor Xingyu Jiang
How did you first become interested in chemistry?
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Tell us about somebody who has inspired or mentored you in your career
When I studied at 乐天堂app下载 University of Chicago as an undergraduate student, I had a lot of first-rate teachers in chemistry. 乐天堂app下载 most inspiring one was Professor Milan Mrksich, who was my undergraduate 乐天堂app下载sis adviser. He opened up his lab to me and was 乐天堂app下载 first person to introduce me to research in chemistry, as well as how to look at a problem and try to come up with innovative ways to solve it.
What motivates you?
Plain curiosity.
What advice would you give to a young person considering a career in chemistry?
Follow your passion: endurance pays off.
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In addition to using microchannels to precisely control 乐天堂app下载 movement of aqueous solutions, we have recently become interested in using microchannels and micropatterns to precisely control liquid metals, such as gallium, to make flexible electronics and o乐天堂app下载r interesting analytical tools. I am blown away everyday by new results in our lab and I think this area is very exciting for chemistry, as well as for biomedical engineering and materials science.
What does good research culture look like/mean to you?
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What is your favourite element?
Gold