Zhenan Bao

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Zhenan Bao
鲍哲南
Born1970 (age 50–51)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Chicago M.S. (1993), Ph.D. (1995)

University of Illinois Chicago (1991)

Nanjing University (1987-1990)
Known forOrganic semiconductors
Scientific career
FieldsPolymer science
InstitutionsStanford University
ThesisExploration of palladium-catalyzed reactions for the syntheses of functional conjugated polymers (1995)
Doctoral advisorLuping Yu
Websitebaogroup.stanford.edu

Zhenan Bao (simplified Chinese: 鲍哲南; traditional Chinese: 鮑哲南; pinyin: Bào Zhénán; born 1970), is the K. K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, with courtesy appointments in Chemistry and Material Science and Engineering.[1] She has served the Department Chair of Chemical Engineering since 2018.[1] She is known for her work on organic field-effect transistors and organic semiconductors, for applications including flexible electronics.

Early life and education[]

Bao was born in Nanjing, China in 1970.[2] She is the daughter of a physics and chemistry professor at Nanjing University.[2][3] She studied chemistry at Nanjing University beginning in 1987.[2] While at Nanjing University, she worked in the laboratory of Prof. Gi Xue on gold cross-linked polymers.[2][4] In 1990, she moved to the United States, transferring to the University of Illinois at Chicago as she had family nearby.[2][5] Several months later, Bao was accepted directly into the Ph.D. program in chemistry at the University of Chicago, without the completion of her bachelor's degree, owing to two awards she won while an undergraduate at Nanjing University.[2][6]

At the University of Chicago, Bao completed her Master's degree in 1993. As one of the first graduate students of Prof. Luping Yu,[5] Bao applied palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions towards the synthesis of conductive and liquid crystalline polymers.[5][7][8][9][10][11][12] Bao graduated with her Ph.D. in 1995.

Academic career[]

Upon the completion of her Ph.D., Bao had an offer to join the University of California, Berkeley as a postdoctoral scholar, but instead chose to join the Materials Research Department at Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs.[5] At Bell Labs, she developed the first all-plastic transistor, or organic field-effect transistor, which allows for use in electronic paper.[13][14][15] It was also during this time when Jan Schön published a series of papers, two of which included Bao as a coauthor. Schön's papers were ultimately retracted due to fraud, but Bao was excused from the misconduct.[16] She was named a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Bell Labs in 2001.[1]

In 2004, she returned to academia by joining the faculty at Stanford University where she is now focusing on studying organic semiconductor and carbon nanotubes using new fabrication methods. Recent work in the lab includes developing electronic skin[17] and all-carbon solar cells.[18] Bao is a co-founder and on the Board of Directors for C3 Nano[19] and PyrAmes Health,[20] both of which are Silicon Valley venture-funded startup companies. She serves as an advising Partner for Fusion Venture Capital.[21][22]

Awards and honors[]

She was named one of MIT Technology Review's TR35 in 2013[23] and C&EN 12 rising stars[2] for her work with organic semiconductors.

She was named as one of Nature's 10 in 2015,[24] and was one of the laureates of the 2017 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.[25]

In 2016, Bao was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering.[26]

She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering since 2016. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[27] American Chemical Society and SPIE and serves on the advisory board for ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Chemical Communications, Chemistry of Materials, Materials Today, Nanoscale, and NPG Asia Materials and the board of directors for the Materials Research Society and the Polymers Materials Science and Engineering division of the American Chemical Society. She was also awarded the ACS Cope Scholar Award in 2011.[28]

She was awarded the Beilby Medal and Prize in 2009,[29] the ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science (2017) and the Willard Gibbs Award in 2020.[30] In 2021, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Personal life[]

One of her major mentors was Elsa Reichmanis who was the department director at Bell Labs.[2] She is married and has two children.[31][32]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Zhenan Bao | Chemical Engineering". cheme.stanford.edu. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h MacDermott, Kevin (25 March 2002). "TAKING AN EARLY LEAD". C&EN. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Interview: Great expectations – Chemical Science Blog". Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ Xue, Gi; Wu, Peiyi; Bao, Zhenan; Dong, Jian; Cheng, Rongshi (1 January 1990). "Air-oxidation of gold metal in polybenzimidazole solution". Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (6): 495–497. doi:10.1039/C39900000495. ISSN 0022-4936.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Tidwell, L. (8 April 2004). "Movers: Zhenan Bao". Nature. 428 (6983): 678. Bibcode:2004Natur.428..678.. doi:10.1038/nj6983-678c. PMID 15071601.
  6. ^ "Zhenan Bao - Zhenan Bao Research Group at Stanford Chemical Engineering". baogroup.stanford.edu. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ Bao, Zhenan; Chen, Yongming; Cai, Rubing; Yu, Luping (1 September 1993). "Conjugated liquid-crystalline polymers - soluble and fusible poly(phenylenevinylene) by the Heck coupling reaction". Macromolecules. 26 (20): 5281–5286. Bibcode:1993MaMol..26.5281B. doi:10.1021/ma00072a002.
  8. ^ Yu, Luping; Bao, Zhenan; Cai, Rubing (1993). "Conjugated, Liquid Crystalline Polymers". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 32 (9): 1345–1347. doi:10.1002/anie.199313451. ISSN 1521-3773.
  9. ^ Bao, Zhenan; Chan, Waikin; Yu, Luping (1 January 1993). "Synthesis of conjugated polymer by the Stille Coupling Reaction". Chemistry of Materials. 5 (1): 2–3. doi:10.1021/cm00025a001. ISSN 0897-4756.
  10. ^ Yu, Luping; Bao, Zhenan (1994). "Conjugated polymers exhibiting liquid crystallinity". Advanced Materials. 6 (2): 156–159. doi:10.1002/adma.19940060214. ISSN 1521-4095.
  11. ^ Bao, Zhenan; Chen, Yongming; Yu, Luping (1994). "New Metalloporphyrin Containing Polymers from the Heck Coupling Reaction". Macromolecules. 27 (16): 4629–4631. Bibcode:1994MaMol..27.4629B. doi:10.1021/ma00094a032. ISSN 0024-9297.
  12. ^ Bao, Zhenan; Chan, Wai Kin; Yu, Luping (1995). "Exploration of the Stille Coupling Reaction for the Synthesis of Functional Polymers". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117 (50): 12426–12435. doi:10.1021/ja00155a007. ISSN 0002-7863.
  13. ^ Dagani, Ron (30 November 1998). "AN INNOVATION ENGINE FOR LUCENT". C&EN. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  14. ^ Bao, Zhenan; Dodabalapur, Ananth; Lovinger, Andrew J. (1 January 1996). "Soluble and processable regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) for thin film field-effect transistor applications with high mobility". Applied Physics Letters. 69 (26): 4108. Bibcode:1996ApPhL..69.4108B. doi:10.1063/1.117834.
  15. ^ Bao, Zhenan; Feng, Yi; Dodabalapur, Ananth; Raju, V. R.; Lovinger, Andrew J. (1 June 1997). "High-Performance Plastic Transistors Fabricated by Printing Techniques". Chemistry of Materials. 9 (6): 1299–1301. doi:10.1021/cm9701163.
  16. ^ Wilson, Elizabeth (19 December 2011). "Molecular Electronics: Schön's Fraud". C&EN. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  17. ^ Arnaud, Celia (19 November 2012). "Electronic Skin Heals Itself". C&EN. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  18. ^ Ramuz, Marc P.; Vosgueritchian, Michael; Wei, Peng; Wang, Chenggong; Gao, Yongli; Wu, Yingpeng; Chen, Yongsheng; Bao, Zhenan (27 November 2012). "Evaluation of Solution-Processable Carbon-Based Electrodes for All-Carbon Solar Cells". ACS Nano. 6 (11): 10384–10395. doi:10.1021/nn304410w. PMID 23113673.
  19. ^ "Board of Directors". C3Nano. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  20. ^ "About PyrAmes - Vital data, innovative care". PyrAmes. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  21. ^ https://c3nano.com/4318-2/
  22. ^ https://baogroup.stanford.edu/index.php/zbao
  23. ^ "Zhenan Bao, 32". MIT TR. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  24. ^ "365 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 26701036.
  25. ^ Announcement of Laureates of 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
  26. ^ "Professor Zhenan Bao". NAE Website. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  27. ^ University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305 (9 June 2016). "Zhenan Bao, professor of Chemical Engineering, elected to AAAS". Stanford School of Engineering. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  28. ^ Halford, Bethany (28 February 2011). "Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards: Zhenan Bao". C&EN. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  29. ^ "Beilby Medal and Prize Winners". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  30. ^ Willard Gibbs Award 2020
  31. ^ Wang, Linda (8 October 2007). "Rising Stars Reunite". C&EN. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  32. ^ Walter2020-03-27T13:00:00+00:00, Patrick. "Zhenan Bao: 'We just had to dream big'". Chemistry World. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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