Soochow University

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials

(FUNSOM) College of Nano Science & Technology

(CNST)

Three Sister Labs

Three labs: One founder

CAS-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices

Since 2001

COSDAF

Since 1998

Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, CityU HK

Since 2008

Shuit-Tong Lee (李述汤) • Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Fellow, TWAS, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

• Director, FUNSOM, Soochow University

• Dean, CNST, Soochow University

• Director, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, Soochow University

• Nano science & technology, OLED, diamond and thin films, surface science

• Associate Editor, ACS Nano

2 Total Citation > 37,000 ; H-index=101

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Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials

College of Nano Science & Technology

SUN-WIN Joint Research Institute for

Nanotechnology

Soochow Univ.-Western Univ. Synchrotron

Radiation Research Center

Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science &

Technology (Nano-CIC)

Research

Education

International

Collaboration

Innovation & Technology Applications

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Our Path

Vision and Mission

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Top-notch research on

nano science & technology

International recognition as

a leading Center in nano

science & technology

Synergy of excellent research

and outstanding teaching for

cultivating outstanding

researchers and specialists

Partner with industry in

successful technology

transfer and product

commercialization

Prestige

Research

Industry Education

To become a world-class Nano Center for cultivating talents, nano-tech research, and significant contributions to nano-technology industries in Suzhou.

Research

Education

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International Collaboration

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Principal Investigators (33)

Dr. V. Pecunia

Univ. of Cambridge,

UK

Dr. M. Lanza

Stanford Univ.

USA

Dr. Z. Liu #

Stanford Univ.,

USA

Dr. J.X. Tang

Mitsubishi,

Japan

Dr. S.D. Wang

AIST,

Japan

Dr. W.L. Ma #

UC Berkeley,

USA

Dr. B.Q. Sun

Los Alamos

Natl. Lab, USA

Dr. L.S. Liao

Eastman Kodak,

USA

Dr. J.S. Jie

CityU of HK

Dr. J. Zhong

Lawrence Berkeley

Natl. Lab, USA

Dr. Z.H. Kang #

CityU of HK

Dr. L. Jiang

NTU,

Singapore

Dr. Y.Y. Li

Cal. Tech.,

USA

Dr. Y. He

CityU of HK

Dr. B. Dong

Drexel Univ.,

USA

Dr. G. Lu

NTU,

Singapore

Dr. L.F. Chi #

Univ. of Munster,

Germany

Dr. Q. Zhang

UCR,

USA

Dr. M. K. Fung

CityU of HK

Dr. X. H. Zhang

CAS

Dr. Y. G. Li #

Stanford Univ.

USA

Dr. Q. Li

Oak Ridge

Natl. Lab, USA

Dr. J. Chen

UT

Southwestern,

USA

Dr. J. Liu

Cal. Tech.,

USA

Dr. L. C. Yin

UIUC

USA

Dr. Y. Zhao

UT Austin, USA

Dr. L. He

Univ. of Toronto,

Canada

Dr. S. Duhm

Humboldt Univ.

Germany

Dr. J. Fan

UCSB,

USA

Dr. M.W. Shao

CityU of HK

Dr. Q.L. Bao #

NUS, Singapore

Dr. X.H. Sun

NASA, USA

Dr. L. Xu

UCLA, USA

Editorship

Shuit -Tong LEE: Associate Editor, ACS Nano

Advisory Editorial Board, Nano Research

Associate Editor, Diamond and Related Materials

Advisory Editorial Board, Advanced Functional Materials

Honorary Editorial Board, Applied Nanoscience

Liangsheng LIAO: Associate Editor, Applied Physics Letters

Advisory Editorial Board, Fluorescent Materials

Li-Feng CHI: Advisory Editorial Board, ACS Nano

Advisory Editorial Board, Langmuir

Advisory Editorial Board, Small

Editorial Board, New Journal of Physics

Editorial Board, ChemNanoMat

Editorial Board, Nanofabrication

Zhuang LIU: Associate Editor, Biomaterials

Editorial Board, Nano Research

Editorial Board, Scientific Reports (NPG)

Guest Editor, Advanced Healthcare Materials

Guest Editor, Theranostics

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Qiao-Liang BAO: Associate editor, Frontier in Optics and Materials

Guest editor of special issue, Scientific World Journal

Jian-Sheng JIE: International Advisory Panel, Materials Research Express

Bao-Quan SUN: Editorial Advisory Board, Physica Status Solidi

You-Yong LI: Editorial Board, Frontiers in Materials

Advisory Editorial Board, Current Computer-Aided Drug Design

Zheng-Hui Kang: Editorial Board, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

Editorial Board, Dataset Papers in Chemistry

Editorial Board, Journal of Nanomaterials

Mario Lanza: Editorial Board, Crystal Research and Technology

Steffen Duhm: Guest Editor of Special Issue, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy

and Related Phenomena

Editorship

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Honorary Professors

Prof. Alan J. Heeger Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry (2000) Member of the National Academy of Science (USA) Member of the National Academy of Engineering (USA)

Prof. A. Paul Alivisatos Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Samsung Distinguished Professor, University of California (UC) Berkeley Editor-in-Chief of Nano Letters Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2012) Member of the National Academy of Science (USA), & the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Prof. Paul S. Weiss Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences UC Presidential Chair Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry,

Materials Science & Engineering, UCLA

International Advisory Board Members

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Prof. Hongjie Dai Fellow of American Academy of Arts & Sciences Department of Chemistry, Stanford University

Prof. Peter J. Stang Senior Editor of JACS University of Utah Member, NAS, USA Member, NAE, USA

Prof. C. W. Tang University of Rochester Member, NAE, USA Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 2011

Prof. Henning Sirringhaus Hitachi Prof. of Electron Device Physics Cavendish Lab. Cambridge University Fellow of Royal Society (FRS)

Prof. Shuming Nie Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Eng. Department of Chemistry, Emory U

Prof. William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology Member, NAS, USA

Prof. Paul S. Weiss Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry, UCLA Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano

Prof. Stephen Forrest University of Michigan Member, NAE, USA

Chair Professors

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Prof. C. W. Tang Inventor of organic light-emitting diode Doris Johns Cherry Professor in University of Rochester Member, NAE, USA Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 2011 Prof. T. K. Sham

Expert in synchrotron radiation techniques Fellow, Royal Society of Canada Canada Research Chair (Tier I)

Prof. Xueliang Sun Professor at Western University Expert in fuel cell and lithium battery

Prof. Nobuo Ueno Professor at Chiba University (Japan) Expert in spectroscopy and applied physics

Prof. Yeshayahu Lifshitz Professor at Israel Institute of Technology (Technion, Israel)

Prof. Norbert Koch Professor at Humboldt-University

Prof. Hongjie Dai Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences Stanford University

Prof. Marie-Louise Saboungi Professor at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France Professor at Université d'Orléans, France

Prof. Jianjun Chen Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Prof. Henning Sirringhaus Hitachi Professor of Electron Device Physics Cavendish Lab. Cambridge University Fellow of Royal Society (FRS)

Guest Professors

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Academic Exchange

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Prof. Harald Fuchs, University of Münster

Prof. Jane Ohlmeyer, Trinity College Dublin

Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus MIT

Prof. Sumio Iijima, Meijo University

Dr. Peter Gregory, Editor in Chief of AM; Dr. José Oliveira, Editor in Chief of Small; Dr. Gudrun Walter, Editorial Director at Wiley

Prof. Aibing Yu Monash University

Research Facilities (~ US$ 20 M)

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Magnetic STM

LT-STM

STM with Optical

excitation system AR-PES

Faculty and Staff Students

2014 Publications IF>20 IF>10 IF>7

Soochow University 6 30 80

FUNSOM 4 (66.7%) 21 (70%) 35(43.8%)

Prof.s & Assoc. Prof.s Ratio：FUNSOM/Soochow Univ. = 44/2278 ≈ 2%

1. Data Sources：Web of Knowledge, Soochow U./FUNSOM as first affiliation 2. Statistical Period：2014.1.4—2015.1.2 3. Statistical Discrepancy：<5%

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Research Areas

Materials

Simulation &

Rational

Design

Structured

Functional

Surfaces &

Interfaces

Organic

Optoelectronic

Materials &

Devices Carbon/Silicon

Nanomaterials

& Devices Nano-

Biotechnology

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Nanomedicine

Nano-Materials & Nano-Technology

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New Materials

Design

Device

Fabrication Organic

light-

emitting

display

Organic

TFT

Organic PV

OLED white

lighting

Interface

Analysis

1. Organic Optoelectronics

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Development of high-performance OLEDs for display and lighting applications

30x30cm2

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1. Organic Optoelectronics

Rational synthesis of nanomaterials

Chemical sensors

Nano catalysts

Nanoelectronic and optoelectronic

devices

Functional organic nanomaterials

Synchrotron radiation research

2. Carbon/Silicon Nanomaterials & Devices

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Soochow University-Western University Research Centre

for Synchrotron Radiation Research

2. Carbon/Silicon Nanomaterials & Devices

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Nanomedicine: Development of nanomaterials &

nanodevices for cancer diagnosis & treatment

Fluorescent

probes

Drug & gene

delivery

Cancer phototherapy

Biomedical imaging

Biosensor devices

Nanotoxicology

N Samples

N Probes

Programmed Temprature

NxN Signals

40 mm

Overview

3. Nano-Biotechnology & Nanomedicine

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Silicon-based nanobiotechnology

Fluorescent Si-QDs for bioimaging

Si-based biosensors

Si-based drug delivery systems

Representative Directions Phototherapy of cancer Nano-agents for photothermal

therapy

NIR-triggered photodynamic therapy

Multifunctional theranostic agents for combination therapy

3. Nano-Biotechnology & Nanomedicine

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1. Development & applications of

multiscale simulation methods

2. Simulation & design of functional

nanomaterials: optoelectronics,

energy, biomaterials, etc.

4. Materials Simulation & Design

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Development & applications of

multiscale simulation methods

QM/DFT

DFTB

MD/MC

Mesoscale

MD to study nano-

materials, protein and

drug design.

Mesoscale method to

study polymer

materials, solar cells.

DFTB to study relatively

big system and

materials.

DFT to study

structure and

function of molecule

and materials.

4. Materials Simulation & Design

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Study reaction on surface，forming stable aggregation and explore application

Composite nano materials

Controllable aggregation

Growth on structured

surface

50 50 nm2

Au atomic rows (110)

Polymers

5. Structured Functional Surfaces & Interfaces

On-Surface Chemistry

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Composite nano materials

Aggregation behavior of functional materials on

structured surfaces

Develop methods of micro-nano structure

fabrication

Controllable growth of functional materials and

its applications

10 µ m

2 µ m

OFET

Sensor

Controllable aggregation

Growth on structured

surface

5. Structured Functional Surfaces & Interfaces

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Research Highlights

← Highlighted by Nature (Zhuang Liu, et al. Nano Lett. 2010, 10, 3318).

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← Included by China’s most influential international academic papers (Zhuang Liu, et al. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 530).

← Published by Science (Zhen-Hui Kang, et al. Science. 2015, 347, 970).

← Published by Nat. Commun. • Xiaohong Zhang, et al.

Nat. Commun., 2013, 5, 187-194

• Yanguang Li, et al. Nat. Commun., 2015, 6, 10035

← Published by Nat. Chem. (Steffen Duhm, et al. Nat. Chem., 2015, 5, 1572).

← Published by Science (Lifeng Chi, et al. Science. 2011, 334, 213).

Research

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International Collaboration

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• Awarded as one of the first 17“Pilot Colleges” by Ministry of Education in October 2011 (Others include College of Science of Tsinghua U.; College of Physics of Peking U. etc)

• Aims at training innovative students.

Since 2010

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Dean: Shuit-Tong Lee

•Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

•Fellow, TWAS, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

•Director, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)

•Director, SUN-WIN Joint Research Institute for Nanotechnology

Honorary Dean: Arthur J. Carty

•Member, Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada

•Executive director, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo

•Honorary Director, SUN-WIN Joint Research Institute for Nanotechnology

Deans

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Teaching Team

• Aside from the PIs of FUNSOM:

Chair Professor David T. Attwood

UC, Berkeley

Chair Professor Janos Kirz Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab

Advisor of TC Lilian L P Vrijmoed

CityU of HK

Assoc. Professor

John Mcleod

Univ. of

Saskatchewan

Chair Professor

Henry R. Kang

EI Camino College

Compton Center

Guest Professor

John Yeow

Univ. of

Waterloo

Director of ELC

Sam McIlroy

Univ. of

Nottingham

ELC Tutor

Clare Pembroke

The Open Univ.

ELC Tutor

Matthew Knowles

King’s College

London

English Language

Centre:

Assoc. Professor

Stepan Kashtanov

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

ELC Tutor

Quentin Clarkson

Univ. of Waikato

ELC Tutor

Olivia Ghisoni

Univ. of London

ELC Tutor

Erika Sigvallius

Oxford Brookes Univ.

Professor

Igor Bello

CityU of HK

Major and Curriculum

Three

Directions

One

Major Nanomaterials Science & Engineering

Nanobiotechnology

Nano Optoelectronics

International Curriculum System

All courses taught in English

Soochow University

University of Waterloo

Nano Materials &

Technology

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• “2+2” Doctoral Degree Program ;

• “3+1+1” Bachelor & Master Degree Program ;

• “2+2” Bachelor Degree Program;

• Exchange Student Program;

• Co-op students from Waterloo;

• Summer Courses

International Student Programs

Co-op Students from University of Waterloo, Nov. 2013, at Soochow

University

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Students from CNST, Jul. 2014, in USA for summer courses

Students’ Awards

National Award for Youth in Science & Technology Innovation

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The 1st Prize at the National Challenge Cup” Undergraduate Curricular Academic

Science and Technology Works by Race

2

Best Master’s Theses in Jiangsu Province 3

SCI Papers Published by Undergraduates 2

The National College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Program

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The Provincial College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Program

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Undergraduate International Communication Project Funded by National

Study Abroad Foundation in 2013

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National Scholarship for Graduate Students 25

Students’ Awards

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Research

Education

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International Collaboration

4 Innovation & Technology Applications

International Collaboration

• SUN-WIN Joint Research Institute for Nanotechnology (Canada) • Soochow Univ.-Western Univ. Synchrotron Radiation Research

Center (Canada)

• University of Toronto (Canada) • INRS (Institut national de la recherche scientifique) (Canada) • Swansea University (UK) • Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) • Korea University (Korea) • City University of Hong Kong (HK, China) • National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan, China) • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (Taiwan, China)

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• Promote joint education programs co-op students (25 students) 2+2 undergraduate program (5 students) 3+1+1 program (15 students) 2+2 PhD program (2 students)

• Promote joint research programs 2 rounds of 19 collaborative programs

over 9 M funding in total 3rd round of 5 joint projects was approved

for funding

• Incubation and commercialization of mature research projects in SIP

Opening Ceremony of SUN-WIN Joint Research Institute for Nanotechnology, Dec. 2012

4th Meeting of Executive Council for the Collaborations of the 3 Parties, Jan. 2015

Joint Research Centers – SUN-WIN

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Joint Research Centers – Western Univ.

1st Workshop of Soochow University - Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research (Nov. 2012)

Soochow University – Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research

• Research

Beamline to be co-built with NSRL in Hefei

A collaborative agreement with NSRRC (Taiwan) was signed in Jul. 2015

Education

“2+2” Doctoral Degree Program (3 students)

Undergraduate short-term exchange

Undergraduate joint training projects

1st Summer School of Soochow University – Western University Centre

for Synchrotron Radiation Research (Jul. 2013)

2nd Workshop of Soochow University - Western

University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research (May 2014)

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3rd Workshop of Soochow University - Western

University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research (Jul. 2015)

International Collaborative Labs

International Laboratory of Nano

Research at Soochow University

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Prof. Hongjie Dai Fellow of American Academy

of Arts and Sciences Professor at Stanford

University

Prof. C. W. Tang Inventor of organic light-

emitting diode (OLED) Doris Johns Cherry Professor,

University of Rochester Member, National Academy of

Engineering (USA) in 2006 Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 2011

Prof. Henning Sirringhaus Hitachi Professor of Electron

Device Physics Head of Microelectronics and

Optoelectonics Fellow of Royal Society

OLED Materials & Devices

Laboratory

The Henning Sirringhaus

International Laboratory for

Molecular Optoelectronics

Prof. Jianjun Cheng Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

International Laboratory of

Bionanomaterials and Translational

Medicine

Research

Education

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International Collaboration

4 Innovation & Technology Applications

2011 Project – The 3rd National Program after 211 and 985 Projects

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On 11 April 2013, Ministry of Education awarded first 14 “2011 Collaborative Innovation Centers” (CICs).

--Soochow University was awarded “Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology”

Southeast University

University of Science & Technology

of China

Jiangsu Nano

Strategic Alliance

CIC of Suzhou

Nano-Science

& Technology

Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP)

SINANO

CAS

Soochow University （Lead）

Xi’an Jiaotong

University

CIC of Suzhou Nano-Science & Technology

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Major Innovation Projects of CIC

Nano-fabrication Techniques

OLED Display and Lighting

Solar Energy Harvesting Engineering

Green Environment

Materials

Cancer Theranostics

Focusing on 5 major innovation projects: nano optoelectronics, new energy, nano-fabrication, green environment, and nano-biomedicine.

Thank you !