Zhonghua Peng

Zhonghua Peng is a Curators' Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), part of the School of Science and Engineering. He joined UMKC in 1998 as an Assistant Professor, progressing to Associate Professor (2001), Full Professor (2003), and his current distinguished rank (2014). His research focuses on developing functional organic, inorganic, polymeric, and hybrid materials for optoelectronic and biomedical applications.

Education:

• B.S. in Geochemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 1989
• M.S. in Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1992
• Ph.D. in Organic/Polymer Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1997

Research emphasizes multifunctional materials for electronics, optics, and biomedical uses. His work bridges chemistry and engineering, with applications in optoelectronics and biomedicine.

Recipient of the Curators' Distinguished Professor title, UMKC's highest faculty honor.