Long Y. Chiang

Dr. Long Y. Chiang is Professor of Chemistry in the Kennedy College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, with a joint appointment spanning the Department of Chemistry. His laboratory focuses on the design, synthesis and study of nano-organic photonic and nanomedicine materials based on fullerene and fluorene architectures.

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University (1980)
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Cornell University – Ithaca, NY (1979)
• M.S., Chemistry, Cornell University – Ithaca, NY (1977)
• M.S., Chemistry, SUNY and Cornell University – Ithaca, NY (1975)
• B.S., Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University (1971)

Research Interests

Professor Chiang’s research integrates chemistry, nanotechnology, and photomedicine. He designs polycationic, stereoregular, and self-organizable fullerene nanovesicles (fulleroliposomes) for neuron protection, ischemia-reperfusion damage prevention, and antioxidant applications. Related derivatives serve as highly efficient one- and two-photon photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) against multidrug-resistant bacteria and cancer cells. His group also creates ultrafast broadband photoresponsive fullerene-fluorene hybrids for nonlinear optical protection of personnel, eyes and sensors, and develops bulk photoenergy-responsive multiferroic nanomagnetic metamaterials for RF-tunable microwave and radio-frequency devices.

Scientific Awards & Honors

• 2021 Vebleo Fellow & Keynote Speaker (Nanomedicine, Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology)
• 2020 Fellow & Keynote Speaker, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden
• Editorial Board Member, Materials Chemistry and Molecules (2018–present)
• 1994 Chair Research Fellowship, National Taiwan University

Grants & Sponsored Research

Professor Chiang has served as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on multiple awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFOSR, and other agencies totaling millions of dollars. Recent projects include:

• “Design and Fabrication of Ultrafast Charge-Generating Photonic Fullerosome Nanovehicles” (2009)
• “Ultrafast Photoresponsive Starburst and Dendritic Fullerenyl Nanostructures” (2009)
• “Measurement of Microwave-Frequency Responsive Fullerenyl Dielectric Metamaterials” (2011, 2013)
• “New Stereoregular Functionalized Fullerenes as Nanomedicines for PDT” (2009)
• “AFX-C60 Molecular Systems for NLO Applications” (2009)

Laboratory & Collaborations

The Chiang laboratory operates state-of-the-art synthetic, spectroscopic, and nanofabrication facilities. Active collaborations span the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, and multiple international partners, fostering an interdisciplinary environment that bridges chemistry, materials science, biomedical engineering and defense photonics.