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Jianguo Mei, Ph.D.
​Department of Chemistry
Purdue University 
560 Oval Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Email: jgmei@purdue.edu 

Phone:765-494-7156
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Professional Appointments 

2017 -         Co-Founder of Ambilight Inc.
2020-          Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
2014-2020, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University

2012-2014, Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

Advisor: Professor Zhenan Bao

2011-2012, Principal Investigator, DuPont Research & Development Center, Shanghai 

2010-2011, Postdoctoral Fellow, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry, Stanford University

Advisor: Professor Zhenan Bao


Education

2005-2010,  Ph.D., Organic (Polymer) Chemistry, University of Florida

Dissertation Title: Solution-processable Organic Semiconducting Materials for Photovoltaic Applications

Advisor: Professor John R Reynolds

1997-2004, B.S. and M.S., Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology

Thesis Title: Preparation and Modification of Titanium Pillared Clays for Applications in Environmental Protection

Advisor: Professor Shaoming Yu

2013-2013, Stanford Ignite, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University


​Honors and Recognition  
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2020, ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator

2020, Featured in ACS Applied Polymer Materials as a Young Investigator

2019, Featured in Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigator Issue

2019, Featured in Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Investigator Issue

2019, ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) Academic Young Investigator 
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2017, Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Award, Purdue University

2017, Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award, Purdue University
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2017,  NSF CAREER Award

2017,  ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator

2016,  Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (ONR YIP)
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2015,  The Xuetang Lecturer, Tsinghua University 

2011,  Camille and Henry Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry Fellow , Stanford University

2009,  Procter & Gamble Research Award, University of Florida

2009, Butler Polymer Research Award, University of Florida

 Professional Service and Membership

Editorial Advisory Board
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019 - 

Independent reviewer for Organic Letters, Macromolecules, Chemistry of Materials,  ACS Applied Materials & Interface, Journal of Materials Chemistry (A and C), Chemical Communication, Journal of American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry, Synthetic Metals,  Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, and Smart Materials and Structures, Nature Communications, Nature Chemistry, Joule.

Member of American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Materials Research Society


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