Xiangfeng Duan, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will receive the Mid-Career Researcher Award “for contributions to rational design and assembly of layered materials for electronic, photonic and energy devices.” The award recognizes exceptional achievements in materials research made by mid-career professionals. The recipient must also demonstrate notable leadership in the materials area.

Duan’s research interests include nano-scale materials, devices, and their applications in electronic and energy technologies. His laboratory’s research focuses on rational design and synthesis of highly complex nanostructures with precisely controlled chemical composition, structural morphology, and physical dimensions; fundamental investigations of new chemical, optical, electronic, and magnetic properties; and exploration of new technological opportunities arising in these nanoscale materials.

Duan received his BS degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1997, and his PhD degree from Harvard University in 2002. He joined UCLA as a Howard Reiss Career Development Chair in 2008, and was promoted to associate professor in 2012 and full professor in 2013. Duan has published more than 300 papers and holds 45 issued US patents. He has received the Young Investigator Award from the International Union of Materials Research Societies and Singapore Materials Research Society and the Beilby Medal and Prize from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is currently an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

This award is endowed by Millipore Sigma.