College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Zhihong Nie

Assistant Professor

Personal Data

Office Phone: (301)405-1874
Office Address: 3218
Email: znie@umd.edu
URL: http://www2.chem.umd.edu/groups/znie

Education

  • Ph. D., Polymer and Materials Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada 2008 (with Eugenia Kumacheva)
  • M. Sc., Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CIAC, CAS, China 2003 (with Lijia An)
  • B. Eng., Jilin University, China 2000 (with Bai Yang)

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, 2011- Present
  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University 2008-10 (with George M. Whitesides)

Research Interests

Microfluidics and microreactors; molecular and colloidal self-assembly; soft nanotechnology; nanoscience and nanochemistry; plasmonics and metamaterials; biomedicine and medical diagnostics; biomineralization and bioinspired materials.

Major Recognitions and Honors

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2008–10
  • CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award, 2009
  • Chair's Doctoral Prize in Chemistry, 2009
  • Canada Research Chair Graduate Prize in Nanochemistry, 2008
  • MSED/LANXESS Graduate Thesis Award, Chemical Institute of Canada, 2008
  • Honorable Finalist for the Frank J. Padden Award, American Physics Society, 2008
  • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, 2007
  • Jim Guillet Chemistry Graduate Scholarship, 2007
  • Colin Hahnemann Bayley Fellowship, 2005

Publications

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