News
Oct. 2012: Interviewed by Scientific American on ozone production from magician and stunt artist David Blaine’s performance of standing atop a pillar in the West Village for three days while being subject to constant high voltage electricity (see NYT video for the action)
Aug. 2012: Our research on crumpled graphene-nanocrystal hybrid nanomaterials was highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News 90(33). http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i33/Functionalized-Graphene-Nanoballs.html
Jun. 2012: Our collaborative research with UWM Environmentalist Jason He on nitrogen-enriched iron-carbon nanorod electrocatalysts is featured on UWM front page and a few other media.
http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2012/06/22/bringing-down-the-cost-of-fuel-cells/#.T-ZXWV0qhvQ
May 2012: Interviewed by ASEE Prism Magazine on semiconducting graphene materials.
http://www.prism-magazine.org/oct12/feature_03.cfm
Apr. 2012: Invited presentation at the 2013 MRS (Materials Research Society) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 1 - 5, 2013.
Apr. 2012: Invited by journal Nanoscale to submit a feature review article on semiconducting graphene materials.
Apr. 2012: Our collaborative research with UWM physicists on graphene-based materials is featured on UWM front page and a few other media.
http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2012/04/13/uwm-discovery-advances-graphene-based-electronics/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120416130404.htm
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/new-material-brings-semiconducting-to-the-graphene-party/
http://www.electroiq.com/semiconductors/2012/04/17/graphene-monoxide-might-help-synthesize-gen-next-semiconductors.html
http://investingraphene.com/graphene-derivative-has-semi-conducting-properties/
http://greenbuildingelements.com/2012/04/17/uwm-discovery-advances-graphene-based-electronics/
http://www.graphiteblog.com/2012/04/graphene-monoxide-semiconductors.html
http://www.electroiq.com/semiconductors/2012/04/17/graphene-monoxide-might-help-synthesize-gen-next-semiconductors.html
http://www.graphene-info.com/tags/graphene-oxide
http://www.computescotland.com/graphene-monoxide-makes-a-bow-5218.php
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/04/graphene-monoxide-advance-toward.html
http://graphenetimes.com/2012/04/graphene-monoxide-might-help-synthesize-gen-next-semiconductors/
http://www.mendeley.com/research/evidence-nanocrystalline-semiconducting-graphene-monoxide-during-thermal-reduction-graphene-oxide-va/
http://www.graphene-info.com/uwm-graphene-monoxide-photo
Mar. 2012: UWM CEAS “Excellence in Research” Award.
Feb. 2012: Featured on the cover of the “UWM Research Report 2012: Research that Energizes”
Mar. 2011: UWM Research Foundation Award for founding NanoAffix Science, LLC-a UWM spin-off company.
Mar. 2011: Research featured in the “UWM Research Report 2011: PATHWAYS”
Sept. 2010: Recognized as a member of Millionaires’ club for external research grant.
Sept. 2010: Ranked as top 10 for research expenditures in 2009-2010, UWM CEAS.
Jul. 2010: Our graphene research in collaboration with Prof. Ruoff of UT-Austin is profiled in US News.
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/07/15/next-steps-in-graphene-research.html
Mar. 2010: UWM media coverage on my start-up company NanoAffix Science LLC.
Feb. 2010: Research featured in the “UWM Research Report 2010: Achievements”
Sept. 2009: Ranked as top 10 for research expenditures in 2008-2009, UWM CEAS.
Aug. 2009: Invited by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chemistry World to comment on a sensor paper published in Nature Chemistry (D R Kauffman et al, Nature Chemistry, 2009, DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.323)
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2009/August/16080901.asp
Jun. 2009: Our research on a novel gas sensor based on hybrid nanostructures is featured as the frontispiece of the June 26 Issue of Advanced Materials.
May 2009: Our sensor research is highlighted by Frost & Sullivan:
http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?segid=D734-00-D0-00-00&ctxst=FcmCtx5&ctxht=FcmCtx6&ctxhl=FcmCtx7&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx7&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx8
Jan. 2009: Our paper on "Room-Temperature Gas Sensing through Electronic Transfer between Discrete Tin Oxide Nanocrystal and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube" has been accepted by Advanced Materials.
Dec. 2008: Prof. Chen organizes "Nanotechnology Science Saturday" for 9-12th grade students in Milwaukee area.
Nov. 2008: Prof. Chen co-organizes a symposium on "Materials for Energy Applications" at the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE).
Oct. 2008: Prof. Chen receives the Graduate School/UWM Foundation Research Award.
Jul. 2008: Prof. Chen co-organizes a symposium on "Physics and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes" at the 2008 Virtual Conference on Nanoscale Science and Technology.
Apr. 2008: Shun passes ME Ph.D. qualifying exam. Congratulations!
Apr. 2008: Former REU student Ben Hansen is selected to receive the prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship. Congratulations!
Apr. 2008: Prof. Chen presents an invited talk at Xerox Corporation.
Mar. 2008: Pengxiang is selected to receive the UWM Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship. Congratulations!
Feb. 2008: Prof. Chen organizes "Nanotechnology Science Saturday" for 9-12th grade students in Milwaukee area.
Jan. 2008: Prof. Chen judges for Kenosha Regional Science Fair.