Deputy CTO, Global Graphene Group; previously Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin.
Professor of Physics, head of the nanomat group, quantum materials center (Q-MAT) of the CESAM research unit.
Chair of Steering Committee, European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility. Elected Fellow APS, Young Academy of Europe.
Dr. Wallen earned a B.S. and Ph.D. from the Univ. of Illinois. He studied supercritical fluids at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory using a variety of spectroscopic techniques including NMR, XAFS, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. The author of over 50 refereed papers his work has been highlighted in Science and C&E News. He has served as a reviewer for top journals and government science panels. Dr. Wallen is currently working in the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. His research interests are on the development/implementation of green nanotechnology, chemistry and sustainable processes applied to materials synthesis, remediation, recycling and chemical analysis. Projects converting biomass to carbon quantum dots for sensing and electronics; nanophotocatalytic oxidation of wastewater; and use of carbohydrates (biogenic materials) for nanomaterials preparation are ongoing as are development of microvolume, high-pressure continuous flow systems (HP-CFS) to prepare and analyze functional, sustainable nanomaterials. He recently developed the concept of a circular economy paradigm for implementing university science laboratories which led to an Award for Innovation in 2016 by the Campus Safety, Health & Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA). At the 21st Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference Dr. Wallen won the 2017 Applied Separations Prime Grant for commitment to teaching Supercritical Fluids. In his spare time he enjoys his family, playing music and outdoor activities.
Associate professor in Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University.
My study focuses on the functionalizing metal-organic frameworks, or coordination polymers, and studying their electrochemical properties
such as proton or ionic conductivity and redox capability.
Professor in Inorganic Chemistry and Principal Investigator of Nanomaterials and Catalysis Research Group
Jian Zheng (郑剑) obtained his Ph.D in inorganic chemistry at Technical University of Munich (Germany) in 2014. He was a research scientist at Southwest University of Science and Technology (China) from 2015 to 2016. He worked as a postoc (2016-2019) and staff scientist (2019-2020) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA). Currently, he is a professor at Sichuan University in China. Research interests: Heterogeneous catalysis; In situ spectroscopic techniques; porous materials.