Xinliang Feng

Xinliang Feng is a W3 Chair Professor at Dresden University of Technology, where he heads the Chair of Molecular Functional Materials. He also holds an Adjunct Chair Professorship at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Previously, he served as a Distinguished Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany (2012-2014), and as a Group Leader at the same institute (2007-2012).

His educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Analytic Chemistry (2001), a Master's degree in Organic Chemistry (2004), and a PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (2008).

Feng's research focuses on the frontier areas of nanomaterials science, particularly on 2D nanomaterials and low-dimensional nanostructures for energy applications. His work spans from fundamental organic synthesis to applied energy technologies. Key research areas include:

• Bottom-up synthesis of carbon nanostructures and graphene nanoribbons
• 2D polymers and supramolecular polymers with tailored properties
• Mesoporous covalent-bonding organic frameworks for energy storage
• Organic synthetic methodology in aromatic coupling reactions
• 2D carbon-rich conjugated polymers for electronic and optoelectronic applications

His extensive publication record includes over 436 journal papers with significant impact, featuring publications in top-tier journals including Nature (3 papers), Science (1 paper), Nature Materials (2 papers), and numerous papers in Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie, and Journal of the American Chemical Society. His work has garnered over 34,797 citations in Web of Science (H-index ≥88) and over 44,959 citations in Google Scholar (H-index ≥101).

Feng has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing his contributions to materials science and chemistry:

• Member of the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina, 2024)
• Member of the Academia Europaea (2019)
• Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (2019)
• EU-40 Materials Prize (2018)
• ERC Consolidator Grant Award (2018)
• Multiple years as a Highly Cited Researcher (2014-2018)
• ERC Starting Grant Award (2012)
• IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists (2009)

He serves on the international/editorial advisory boards of 12 international journals and has organized or co-organized 30 symposia, workshops, and conferences. As the Head of the ESF Young Research Group "Graphene Center Dresden" and Working Package Leader for the EU GRAPHENE FLAGSHIP project, he plays a significant role in European materials research initiatives.