Jade Wang

Jade Wang is a Senior Research Scientist at the Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializing in advanced microscopy techniques. She holds a Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.S. in Chemistry from Liaoning University. Her career spans roles as an Electron Microscopist, Research Associate in Biomaterials, and Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering.

Her research focuses on transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning TEM (STEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for materials analysis. Key areas include high-resolution imaging, micro/nano-diffraction, compositional analysis at the atomic scale, and studying defects' impact on material properties. She has contributed to studies on semiconductor devices, photocatalytic materials, and nanomaterials.

Her recent publications emphasize semiconductor innovation (e.g., 4H-SiC MISFETs), trimetallic nanostructures, and tungsten-doped photocatalysts. Articles span Applied Physics Letters, Nanoscale, and ACS Nano.

Wang has collaborated on projects involving functional polymers, biomedical applications, and microbial structural biology. Her expertise bridges materials science with interdisciplinary applications in energy, environment, and health.