Hui Wang Home Address: 8282 Cambridge St., Apt. 1405, Houston, TX 77054 Business Address: Department of Chemistry,, 6100 Main Street, Lab Phone: 713-348-3646 Office Phone: 713-348-3222 Email: huiwang@rice.edu Web page: http://www.ece.rice.edu/~huiwang I have been dedicated to the interdisciplinary research on nanoscience and nanotechnology for more than 6 years, with extensive experience and expertise in nanoscale fabrication and assembly, materials characterization, modeling of nanosystems, nanoscale photocatalysis, plasmonics, surface-enhanced molecular spectroscopies, and nanosensor construction. EDUCATION 08/2003 present, Houston, TX Advisor: Dr. Naomi J. Halas, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Chemistry Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry (expected 07/2007) M. A. in Physical Chemistry (01/2006) 09/1997 06/2003 Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Advisor: Dr. Jun-Jie Zhu, Professor of Chemistry M. S. in Analytical Chemistry (06/2003) B. S. in Chemistry with honors ((06/2001) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 08/2003 present Graduate student and research assistant Department of Chemistry,, Houston, TX Nanophotonics: plasmonic nanostructures and surface-enhanced spectroscopies Design of new photonic nanostructures driven by functions Developing new strategies to fabricate and assemble functional photonic nanostructures Characterization of optically active nanostructures Understanding the relationship between particle geometry and their optical properties Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA) 08/2003 06/2005 Teaching assistant Department of Chemistry,, Houston, TX Giving lectures, lab mentoring, answering questions and lab report grading. 1
01/2005 05/2005, General Chemistry Lab (for freshman) 08/2004 12/2004, Advanced Module in Nanofabrication (for junior and senior students) 01/2004 05/2004, General Chemistry Lab (for freshman) 08/2003 12/2003, Advanced Module in Inorganic Synthesis (for junior and senior students) 09/2001 06/2003 Graduate student and research assistant Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Chemical fabrication and assembly of functional semiconductor nanostructures Shape-controlled fabrication of semiconductor nanoparticles through solution-phase approaches Ultrasound and microwave-assisted self-assembly of nanoparticles Applications of nanostructures in biological sensing and photocatalysis 09/2002 01/2003 Teaching assistant Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Analytical Chemistry Lab (for junior and senior students) 07/2000 08/2000 Member of 2000 Lee Shiu Program The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Investigating environmental problems and the sustainable development in Hong Kong SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Manuscripts submitted or in preparation: 1) H. Wang, F. Le, J. Kundu, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas*, Plasmonic nanoshell arrays: integrating surfaceenhanced vibrational spectroscopies on a single substrate, manuscript submitted. 2) H. Wang and N. J. Halas*, Submicron Au spheres with nanoscale surface roughness: Their fabrication, selfassembly, optical properties, and performance as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates, manuscript in preparation. 3) H. Wang, F. Tam, and N. J. Halas*, Approaching perfect nanoshells, manuscript in preparation. 4) F. Tam, A. Chen, J. Kundu, H. Wang, and N. J. Halas*, Mesoscopic nanoshells: Tunability outside quasistatic limit, manuscript in preparation. Peer-reviewed journal articles: Work done at : 1) R. Bardhan, H. Wang, F. Tam, and N. J. Halas*, A Facile Chemical Approach to ZnO Submicron Particles with Controllable Morphologies, Langmuir, 2007, in press. 2) H. Wang, D. W. Brandl, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas*, Plasmonic nanostructures: artificial molecules, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2007, 40, 53-62. 3) H. Wang and N. J. Halas*, Plasmonic nanoparticle heterodimers in a semiembedded geometry fabricated by stepwise upright assembly, Nano Letters, 2006, 6, 2945-2948. 4) H. Wang, Y. Wu, B. Lassiter, C. L. Nehl, J. H. Hafner, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas*, Symmetry-breaking in individual plasmonic nanoparticles, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of U.S.A., 2006, 103, 10856-10860. Also highlighted by Reduced symmetry enhances nanoparticles in Photonics Spectra, Nanoeggs shatter optical limitations of nanoshells in Laser Focus World, Rice scientists unveil nanoegg: Asymmetric particles focus light in unique way in ScienceDaily. 5) H. Wang, K. Fu, R. A. Drezek, and N. J. Halas*, Light scattering from spherical nanoantennas: effects of nanoscale roughness, Applied Physics B - Lasers and Optics, 2006, 84, 191-195. 2
6) H. Wang, D. W. Brandl, F. Le, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas*, Nanorice: a hybrid plasmonic nanostructure, Nano Letters 2006, 6, 827-832. Also highlighted by Tiny particles, big potentials in Houston Chronicle, New shapes of nano gold yield improved properties for cancer imaging and therapy in Nanotech News by National Cancer Institute, Nanorice combines best of both worlds in Nano Today, AFOSR funded nanorice research seeks to focus light on small regions in space in Air Force Office of Scientific Research News, Hybrid plasmonic nanostructures may improve spectroscopic techniques in Photonics Spectra, researchers create nanorice in ScienceDaily. 7) H. Wang, C. S. Levin, and N. J. Halas*, Nanosphere arrays with controlled sub-10-nm gaps as surfaceenhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 14992-14993. 8) H. Wang, F. Tam, N. K. Grady, and N. J. Halas*, Cu nanoshells: effects of interband transitions on the nanoparticle plasmon resonance, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109, 18218-18222. 9) H. Wang, G. P. Goodrich, F. Tam, C. Oubre, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas*, Controlled texturing modifies the surface topography and plasmonic properties of Au nanoshells, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109, 11083-11087. Work done at Nanjing University: 10) H. Wang, J.-J. Miao, J.-M. Zhu, H.-M. Ma, J.-J. Zhu*, and H.-Y. Chen, Mesoporous spherical aggregates of anatase nanocrystals with wormhole-like framework structures: their chemical fabrication, characterization and photocatalytical performance, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 11738-11747. 11) H. Wang and J.-J. Zhu*, A novel sonochemical method for the selective preparation of α-hgs and β-hgs nanoparticles, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 2004, 11, 293-300. 12) S. Xu, H. Wang, J.-J. Zhu*, X.-Q. Xin, and H.-Y. Chen, An in situ template route for fabricating metal chalcogenide hollow spherical assemblies sonochemically, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2004, 4653-4659. 13) H. Wang, Y.-N. Lu, J.-J. Zhu*, and H.-Y. Chen, Sonochemical fabrication and characterization of stibnite nanorods, Inorganic Chemistry 2003, 42, 6404-6411. 14) H. Wang, J.-M. Zhu, J.-J. Zhu*, L.-M. Yuan, and H.-Y. Chen, Novel microwave-assisted solution-phase approach to radial arrays composed of prismatic antimony trisulfide whiskers, Langmuir 2003, 19, 10993-10996. 15) J.-J. Zhu*, S. Xu, H. Wang, J.-M. Zhu, and H.-Y. Chen, Sonochemical synthesis of CdSe hollow spherical assemblies via an in-situ template route, Advanced Materials 2003, 15, 156-+. 16) H. Wang, J.-J. Zhu*, J.-M. Zhu, and H.-Y. Chen, Sonochemical method for the preparation of bismuth sulfide nanorods, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2002, 106, 3848-3854. 17) H. Wang, J.-J. Zhu*, J.-M. Zhu, X.-H. Liao, S. Xu, T. Ding, and H.-Y. Chen, Preparation of nanocrystalline ceria particles by sonochemical and microwave assisted heating methods, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2002, 4, 3794-3799. 18) J.-J. Zhu*, H. Wang, S. Xu, and H.-Y. Chen, Sonochemical method for the preparation of monodisperse spherical and rectangular lead selenide nanoparticles, Langmuir 2002, 18, 3306-3310. 19) H. Wang, J.-J. Zhu*, and H.-Y. Chen, Sonochemical synthesis of antimony trisulfide nanowhiskers, Chemistry Letters 2002, 1242-1243. 20) H. Wang, J.-R. Zhang, X.-N. Zhao, S. Xu, and J.-J. Zhu*, Preparation of copper monosulfide and nickel monosulfide nanoparticles by sonochemical method, Materials Letters 2002, 55, 253-258. 21) H. Wang, J.-Z. Xu, J.-J. Zhu*, and H.-Y. Chen, Preparation of CuO nanoparticles by microwave irradiation, Journal of Crystal Growth 2002, 244, 88-94. 22) H. Wang, S. Xu, X.-N. Zhao, J.-J. Zhu*, and X.-Q. Xin, Sonochemical synthesis of size-controlled mercury selenide nanoparticles, Materials Science and Engineering B 2002, 96, 60-64. 23) H. Wang and J.-J. Zhu*, The research progress in the preparation of nanosized particles by microwave dielectric heating method of liquid phase, Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2002, 18, 329-334. 3
24) H. Wang, J.-R. Zhang, and J.-J. Zhu *, Sonochemical preparation of lead sulfide nanocrystals in an oil-inwarter microemulsion, Journal of Crystal Growth 2002, 246, 161-168. 25) J.-J. Zhu*, H. Wang, J.-M. Zhu, and J. Wang, A rapid synthesis route for the preparation of CdS nanoribbons by microwave irradiation, Materials Science and Engineering B 2002, 94, 136-140. 26) H. Wang, J.-R. Zhang, and J.-J. Zhu*, A microwave assisted heating method for the rapid synthesis of Sphalrite-type mercury sulfide nanocrystals with different sizes, Journal of Crystal Growth 2001, 233, 829-836. 27) X.-H. Liao, H. Wang, J.-J. Zhu*, and H.-Y. Chen, Preparation of Bi 2 S 3 nanorods by microwave irradiation, Materials Research Bulletin 2001, 36, 2339 2346. Invited book chapters: 1) J.-J. Zhu and H. Wang, Synthesis of metal chalcogenide nanoparticles, in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, H. S. Nalwa Eds., American Scientific Publishers, 2004, vol 10, p347-367. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1) Metallic nanoshell arrays as bifunctional substrates for integrated surface-enhanced Raman / Infrared Absorption spectroscopies, H. Wang, J. Kundu, F. Le, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas, 2007 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2007. 2) Hybrid localized and delocalized plasmonic systems, H. Wang, N. J. Halas, and P. Nordlander, invited talk presented on behalf of Dr. Halas, 2006 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006. 3) Plasmonic nanostructures with reduced symmetry for sensing applications, H. Wang, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas, MRS Graduate Student Award Presentation, 2006 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006. 4) Plasmonic nanostructures with reduced symmetry and their sensing applications, H. Wang, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas, 2006 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006. 5) Plasmonic metallodelectric nanostructures with reduced symmetry, H. Wang, Y. Wu, D. W. Brandl, B. Lassiter, F. Le, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas, Optics and Photonics 2006-SPIE Conference, San Diego, CA, August 2006. 6) Plasmonic nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, H. Wang and N. J. Halas, Osaka University- Nanophotonics Symposium, Houston, TX, January 2006. 7) Plasmonic nanostructures for SERS sensing: comparing geometries and local field properties, H. Wang, N. J. Halas, C. Oubre, P. Nordlander, J. Jackson, N. Grady, F. Tam, T. Huser, C. Talley, C. Hollards, S. Lane, C. Levin, and M. Gheith, invited talk presented on behalf of Dr. Halas, 2005 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2005. 8) Close-packed nanoparticle arrays as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates, H. Wang and N. J. Halas, 2005 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2005. 9) The role of nanoscale roughness on the optical properties of plasmon-resonant nanoparticles, H. Wang, G. P. Goodrich, K. Fu, C. D. Oubre, R. A. Drezek, P. J. Nordlander, N. J. Halas, invited talk presented by Dr. Halas, Optics and Photonics 2005-SPIE Conference, San Diego, CA, August 2005. 10) Nanoscale surface texturing of Au nanoshells, H. Wang and N. J. Halas, 230 th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, Washington DC, August 2005. 11) Cu nanoshells: effects of interband transitions on the nanoparticle plasmon resonance, H. Wang, F. Tam, N. K. Grady, and N. J. Halas, 19 th Rice Quantum Institute Summer Research Colloquium, Houston, Texas, August 2005. 12) Tailoring of the optical properties and surface topography of gold nanoshells by chemical etching, H. Wang, G. P. Goodrich, C. Oubre, P. Nordlander, and N. J. Halas, 18 th Rice Quantum Institute Summer Research Colloquium, Houston, Texas, August 2004. 13) A sonoelectrochemical method for the preparation of silver nanowires, H. Wang, X. Qiu, and J.-J. Zhu, International Symposium of Young Scholars on Mechanics and Material Engineering for Science and Experiments, Changsha/Zhang Jiajie, Hunan, China, August 2001. 4
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 1) American Chemical Society (ACS) 2) Materials Research Society (MRS) 3) SPIE-the International Society for Optical Engineering AWARDS 1) Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Silver Award, November 2006. 2) Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Student Abroad, April 2006. 3) Robert A. Welch Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, January 2006. 4) Fellowship, August 2003. 5) Outstanding Master Thesis Award (Jiangsu Province, China), September 2004. 6) Pudong Development Bank Award for Scientific Publications (China), May 2004. 7) Chinese National Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, October 2002. 8) All-round Outstanding Student of Nanjing University, January 2000. 9) Rohm-Haas Prize in Chemistry, December 1999. 10) University Fellowship for Outstanding Students (Nanjing University), 4 times, 1997,1998, 1999, and 2000. REFERENCES (Available upon request) Naomi J. Halas Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Chemistry Director of the Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) Phone: 1-713-348-5611 Fax: 1-713-348-5686 Email: halas@rice.edu Homepage: http://www.ece.rice.edu/~halas/ James L. Kinsey D. R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science Department of Chemistry Email: jlkinsey@rice.edu Phone: 713-348-4937 Fax: 713-348-5401 Peter Nordlander Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Director of Rice Quantum Institute (RQI) Phone: 1-713-348-5171 Email: nordlander@rice.edu Homepage: http://cmt.rice.edu/~nordland/ 5