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Professor Dai’s research spans chemistry, physics, materials, and biomedical sciences, focusing on developing materials properties useful for electronics, energy storage, and biomedicine. Recent developments include near-infrared-II fluorescence imaging, ultra-sensitive diagnostic assays, fast-charging aluminum batteries, and inexpensive electrocatalysts for water splitting to generate oxygen and hydrogen fuels. He began studies in physics at Tsinghua University (B.S. 1989) and later studied applied sciences at Columbia University (M.S. 1991). He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University and performed postdoctoral research under Dr. Richard Smalley before joining Stanford faculty in 1997. He has published extensively and received several prestigious awards, including the ACS Pure Chemistry Award and the APS McGroddy Prize for New Materials, as well as fellowships in various scientific academies. His lab advances the understanding of carbon nanomaterials and their applications in nanoelectronics, with significant contributions to areas like non-covalent functionalization chemistry for drug delivery and imaging, and the development of advanced materials for energy research.
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