Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao (* 1970 , Chinese 鮑哲南 , Pinyin Bào Zhénán ;) is Professor of Chemical Engineering , Materials Science, and Materials Technology & Engineering at Stanford University . She is a pioneer in design concepts for organic electronic materials. Their work has made flexible electronic circuits and displays possible.
Life
Zhenan Bao spent her first eight years of career as a member of the technical staff and later as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories . She has established herself as one of the most respected researchers in the world in the field of organic electronics . This reputation is based on her innovative design, synthesis, processing, and characterization of organic semiconductors , which she has implemented in an expansive array of devices ranging from health monitoring devices to wireless temperature sensors, biodegradable electronics, stretchable solar cells and self-healing skin. Zhenan Bao has over 450 refereed publications, holds over 60 US patents with a Google Scholar H-Index and was one of Nature's 10 ( top ten people who mattered ) as a Master of Materials in 2015 .
Zhenan Bao is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors . She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Materials Research Society (MRS) from 2003 to 2005 and a member of the Executive Committee for the Polymer Materials Science and Engineering division of the American Chemical Society .
Awards (selection)
- 2020 Willard Gibbs Medal from the American Chemical Society (Chicago Section)
- 2017 ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
- 2017 UNESCO L'Oréal Prize for Women in Science in the Physical Sciences
- 2014 AICHE Andreas Acrivos Award for advancement in chemical engineering
- 2013 ACS Carl Marvel Price for creative Polymer Chemistry Award
- 2011 Arthur C. Cope Award
- 2009 Beilby Medal
- 2009 Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
- 2008 IUPAC Creativity in Applied Polymer Science Prize
- 2001 American Innovation Award
- 2001 R&D 100 Award
Zhenan Bao was selected in 2002 by the American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee as one of the twelve Outstanding Young Woman Scientists expected to make a significant impact in chemistry. She was selected as one of the Top 100 Innovators for the 21st Century by MIT Technology Review in 2003 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bao, Zhenan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 鲍哲南 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese-US scientist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |