Feng Xinliang

Xinliang Feng holds the W3 Chair Professor position at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, leading the Chair of Molecular Functional Materials. He previously served as a Distinguished Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and held adjunct professorships at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on 2D nanomaterials, energy storage systems, and organic synthesis methodologies.

Education: B.Sc. in Analytic Chemistry (2001), M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (2004), Ph.D. from Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (2008). He has authored over 436 journal papers, including in Nature, Science, and Advanced Materials, with >34,797 citations (Web of Science).

• ERC Consolidator Grant (2018)
• EU-40 Materials Prize (2018)
• Member, German National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Advisory roles include leading the EU GRAPHENE FLAGSHIP's Functional Foams & Coatings Working Package and the ESF Graphene Center Dresden. He serves on 12 editorial boards and has delivered 170 invited conference talks.