Wei Wang

Environmental Chemistry and Technology Group
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6036
Phone:  (865)241-5245
Fax:  (865)576-3989
wangw@ornl.gov

Research Interests:

• Synthesis, characterization and assembly of nanocrystals with controllable morphology, composition, dimensionality, microstructure and novel properties. [Photo Gallery: Fascinating Nano-World, Fabricated Nanomaterials]
• Fabrication of nanocatalysts and inorganic/organic hybrid nanostructures for applications in solar cells, fuel cells, biomass conversion, and photodegradation of organic pollutants and microorganisms.
• Design and development of miniaturized sensing devices and intelligent sensors with composite nanoparticles for nonlinear optics, biological species identification, trace chemical detection, and environmental contaminant monitoring.
• Probe of interfacial processes at nanoscales in complex environmental systems with advanced neutron and spectroscopic techniques (small-angle neutron scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, neutron reflectometry, surface enhanced Raman scattering, and fluorescence, etc.)
• Fabrication, transfer and transformation of nanoparticles in subsurface systems and evaluation of toxicity of nanomaterials to natural environment and human health.  

Background/Education:

• 1987–1993: Ph.D., Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
• 1979–1983: B.S., Department of Chemistry, Shandong Normal University, China.

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