Jianguo Mei, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Email: jgmei@purdue.edu
Phone:765-494-7156
Professional Appointments
2017 - Co-Founder of Ambilight Inc. (Established in Sep, 2017 to the development and commercialization of roll-to-roll manufactured polymer based thin film electrochromic technology)
2015 - Co-Founder of Furcifer Inc. (The company completed two rounds of fundraising. Dr. Mei exited the company in July, 2017 to pursue other personal interest.)
2014-Present, 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
2017, Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Award, Purdue University
2017, Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award, Purdue University
2017, NSF CAREER Award
2017, ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator
2016, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (ONR YIP)
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
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, Nature Chemistry, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, and Smart Materials and Structures
Member of American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Materials Research Society
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Email: jgmei@purdue.edu
Phone:765-494-7156
Professional Appointments
2017 - Co-Founder of Ambilight Inc. (Established in Sep, 2017 to the development and commercialization of roll-to-roll manufactured polymer based thin film electrochromic technology)
2015 - Co-Founder of Furcifer Inc. (The company completed two rounds of fundraising. Dr. Mei exited the company in July, 2017 to pursue other personal interest.)
2014-Present, 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
2017, Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Award, Purdue University
2017, Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award, Purdue University
2017, NSF CAREER Award
2017, ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator
2016, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (ONR YIP)
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
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, Nature Chemistry, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, and Smart Materials and Structures
Member of American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Materials Research Society