
MSE Seminar: Yu Zhong (Cornell MSE)
Bio:
Yu Zhong earned his B.S. in chemistry (2011) from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). In 2017, he received a Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Columbia University under the supervision of Prof. Colin Nuckolls. His graduate research was centered on designing contorted molecules for electronic and energy applications ranging from organic solar cells, photodetectors to gas sensors. Afterward, he conducted his postdoctoral research in Prof. Jiwoong Park’s group at the University of Chicago, where he worked on the design and synthesis of 2D polymers for ultrathin electronic circuits and energy conversion. As of July 2022, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University. His research interest is developing novel soft materials and nanomaterials (organic electronic materials, porous polymers, hybrid 2D materials, etc.) for electronics, energy, healthcare, and sustainability applications.