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Yu Lei is the Centennial Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California-Riverside (2004) and has served as an Assistant Professor at UConn since 2006 and at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) from 2004–2006. His research focuses on biosensors, nanomaterials, and environmental biotechnology, with applications in medicine, agriculture, and pollution monitoring. He has authored over 150 publications and contributed to seminal works in sensor technology and nanotechnology.
Dr. Lei’s research group develops novel sensor platforms for detecting biological/chemical species, including gas sensors, microfluidic biosensors, and nanomaterial-based devices. His recent work addresses PFAS contamination, soil/water quality monitoring, and rapid diagnostic tools for pathogens. He serves on editorial boards for journals like Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Analytical Letters, and has guest-edited special issues on nanotechnology and biosensors.
Key awards include the 2011 Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Top Cited Article Award and the 2004 UC Riverside Graduate Research Award. His team includes PhD students Yixin Liu, Joseph Parisi, Liang Su, and Xiangcheng Sun. Dr. Lei’s lab emphasizes interdisciplinary innovation, bridging engineering, chemistry, and environmental science.
