Prof. Dr. Lei Jiang

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPolymer Materials,Physical Chemistry at Surfaces,Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
KeywordsBioinspired materials, switchable active surfaces, ultrahydrophobic, ultrahydrophilic, structured surfaces

Current contact address

CountryPeople's Republic of China
CityBeijing
InstitutionChinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
InstituteTechnical Institute of Physics and Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Markus AntoniettiAbteilung Kolloidchemie, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Golm
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2018

Programme(s)

2017Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Jiang is well known for his pioneering work on the synthesis and design of superwettable and super-repelling interfacial material systems. He always promoted the application of his fundamental research to real life problems using the superwetting for environmental cleaning, decentral water purification or water collection nets for desert places. In Germany, he will drive a project using bio-inspired nanochannels which enable novel energy devices to harvest the so called “blue energy” which is the use of osmotic dilution of salts to create electricity.