Nianqiang Wu

Nianqiang (Nick) Wu

Nianqiang (Nick) Wu

Nianqiang (Nick) Wu holds the Armstrong-Siadat Endowed Chair Professor in Materials Science & Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Wu is recognized for the fundamental understanding of charge transfer and energy transfer processes in sensors, photocatalysts, photoelectrochemical cells, and electrochemical devices. His work has advanced the science and technology of biosensors for detection of environmental pollutants and human biomarkers. He is widely recognized for his role in development of theory, materials, and devices for plasmonic solar energy conversion.

Prof. Wu received his PhD in materials science and engineering from Zhejiang University, China. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2001, and managed Keck Surface Science Center at Northwestern University from 2001-2005. He joined WVU as an assistant professor in 2005.

He has authored or co-authored one book, three book chapters and about 160 refereed journal articles. Wu is actively involved in ECS, having served as treasurer, secretary, vice chair, and currently as chair of the ECS Sensor Division. He also serves on the advisory board of ECS’s member magazine, Interface.

https://people.umass.edu/nianqiangwu/

https://www.umass.edu/engineering/about/directory/nianqiang-wu

https://www.uma-foundation.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-nick-wu

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JIYQ-BQAAAAJ&hl=en

ECS Awards:

  • ECS Fellow 2017
  • Sensor Division Outstanding Achievement Award

ECS Committee Service:

Committee Name Position Starts Ends
Board of Directors Member 10/7/2016 10/5/2018
Sensor Division Chair 10/7/2016 10/5/2018
Sensor Division Division Vice Chair 10/11/2014 10/6/2016
Sensor Division Division Secretary 10/13/2012 10/11/2014
Sensor Division Division Treasurer 10/16/2010 10/16/2012
Sensor Division Division Past Chair 10/5/2018 10/10/2020
Sensor Division Member at Large 10/19/2020 10/30/2026
Energy Technology Division Member at Large 6/11/2021 5/23/2025
Honors & Awards Committee Member 5/30/2019 6/1/2023
Interface Advisory Board Member 5/6/2011 5/31/2014
Interface Advisory Board Member 5/30/2017 10/6/2018
Symposium Planning Advisory Board Member 10/7/2016 10/5/2018
Ways and Means Committee Member 6/8/2017 10/5/2018
Edward Goodrich Acheson Award Subcommittee Member 11/12/2021 6/1/2023
Fellow Selection Subcommittee Chair 11/12/2021 6/3/2022
Fellow Selection Subcommittee Member 2/1/2024 5/23/2025
Gordon E. Moore Award Subcommittee Member 4/16/2024 10/30/2026
Henry B. Linford Award Subcommittee Chair 4/26/2021 6/2/2022
John B. Goodenough Award Subcommittee Member 8/4/2022 6/3/2023
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