Contact Information
700 Research Center Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Tel: 479-444-6028, Fax: 479-575-7446
Emails: awang@oceannanotech.com, yqw@uark.edu

Research Professor of Electrical Engineering, and President and principal scientist of Ocean NanoTech, LLC

Education

  • Sept. 1983-July 1987: B. S. in Organic Chemistry, Jilin University, China
  • Sept. 1987-July 1990: M. S. in inorganic Chemistry, Jilin University, China
  • Sept. 1990-Dec. 1993: Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, Jilin University, China
  • Dec. 1993-Oct. 1996: Postdoctor, Peking University, China
  • Nov. 1996-Oct. 1998: Postdoctor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Nov. 1998-Oct. 1999: Postdoctor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Employment

  • August 2007-Present: Research Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • July 2004-Present: President, Ocean Nanotech, LLC, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • November 2000-June 2004: Co-Founder and CTO, NN-Labs, LLC, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • January 2001-Feb. 2004: Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • November 1999-Dec. 2000: Research Scientist, NanoSonic Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia

Publications Related to Device Fabrication

  1. J. Xu; J. Liu; D. Cui; M. Gerhold; Wang, Andrew Y.; M. Nagel; T. K. Lippert. Laser-assisted forward transfer of multi-spectral nanocrystal quantum dot emitters. Nanotechnology (2007), 18(2), 025403/1-025403/6.
  2. J. Xu; D. Cui; T. Zhu; G. Paradee; Z. Liang; Q. Wang; S. Xu; Wang, Y. Andrew. Synthesis and surface modification of PbSe/PbS core-shell nanocrystals for potential device applications. Nanotechnology (2006), 17(21), 5428-5434.
  3. J. Xu; D. Cui; B. Lewis, A.; Y. A, Wang; S. Xu; M. Gerhold. Microcavity light-emitting devices based on colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (2005), 17(10), 2008-2010.
  4. L.S. Li; H. Wang; Y. Liu ; S. Lou; Y. Wang; Z. Du. Room temperature synthesis of HgTe nanocrystals. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2007), 308(1), 254-257.
  5. Y. Liu, M. Kim, Y. Wang, Y. A. Wang, and X. Peng. Highly Luminescent, Stable, and Water-Soluble CdSe/CdS Core-Shell Dendron Nanocrystals with Carboxylate Anchoring Groups, Langmuir 2006, Vol 22, 6341-6345.
  6. W. Guo; Y. A. Wang; M. Kim; J.J. Li; X. Peng. Super-stable colloidal nanocrystals coated with dendron and dendron-box ligands. Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (2004), 45(1), 372-373.
  7. W. Guo, J. Li, Y. A. Wang, & X. Peng. “Luminescent CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Nanocrystals in Dendron Boxes: Superior Chemical, Photochemical and Thermal Stability”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003), 125, 3901-3909
  8. W. Guo, J. Li, Y. A. Wang, X. G. Peng. Conjugation Chemistry and Bio-Applications of Semiconductor Box-Nanocrystals Prepared via Dendrimer-Bridging. Chem. Mater., 2003, Vol 15, 3125-3133.
  9. Y. A Wang, J. J. Li, H. Y. Chen, X. G. Peng. Stabilize Inorganic Nanocrystals by Organic Dendrons, J. Am. Chem. Soc (2002), 124, 2293-2298.
  10. J. Attana, Y. A Wang, X. G. Peng. Photochemical Instability of CdSe Nanocrystals Coated by Hydrophilic Thiols, J. Am. Chem. Soc (2001); 123, 8844-8850.

Synergistic Activities and Selected Awards

  • Member: American Chemical Society (ACS), Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • Reviewer:
    • Journal of nanophotonics
    • Journal of physics D
    • Nanotechnology
    • Analytical chemistry
    • Journal of physical chemistry
    • Nanoscale research letters
  • Collaborators:
    • Prof. Min Zou, Prof. Kaiming Ye. University of Arkansas
    • Prof. Leland Chung, Prof. Lily Yang, Prof. Hui Mao, Prof. Shuming Nie
    • Prof. Dong Shin, Prof. Georgia Chen; Emory University
    • Prof. Xiaohu Gao, University of Washington
    • Prof. Huixin He, Rutgers University at Newark
    • Prof. Gopal Rao, University of Massachusetts Boston
    • Prof. Ghassan Jabbour, Arizona State University
    • Prof. Jaetae Seo, Hampton University

Selected Publications

  1. Y. Wang, H.Z. Yu and Z.F. Liu et.al., End-group dominated electrochemical behavior of azobenzene self-assembled monolayers, Langmuir 1996. Vol. 12. 5466-6571.
  2. Y. Wang, H.Z. Yu, T. Mu, Y. Luo, C.X Zhao and Z.F. Liu, Photochromic and electrochemical behavior of a crown-ether derived azobenzene monolayer assembly, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1997, Vol. 438,127-131.
  3. J. B. Asbury, Y. Wang, T. Lian, Multiple-Exponential Electron Injection in Ru(dcbpy)2(SCN)2 Sensitized ZnO Nanocrystalline Thin Films, Journal of Physical Chemistry B; 1999, Vol. 103; 6643-6647.
  4. L. Zhang, F. Zhang, K. Cooper, Y. Wang, Y.J. Liu, R. O. Claus Electro-optic property measurements of electrostatically self-assembled ultrathin films, Opt. Comm. 2000, Vol. 186, 135-141.
  5. J. B. Asbury, E.C. Hao, Y. Wang, T. Lian, Bridge length-dependent ultrafast electron transfer from Re polypyridyl complexes to nanocrystalline TiO2 thin films studied by femtosecond infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry B; 2000 Vol. 104, 11957-11964.
  6. Y. Wang, J. B. Asbury, and T. Lian, Ultrafast excited state dynamics of Re(CO)3Cl(dcbpy) in solution and on Nanocrstalline TiO2 and ZrO2 thin films. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2000, Vol. 104 4291-4299.
  7. Y. Weng, Y. Wang, J. B. Asbury, H. N. Ghosh, T. Lian, Back Electron Transfer from TiO2 Nanoparticles to FeIII(CN) 6 3- : Origin of Non-Single-Exponential and Particle Size Independent Dynamics, Journal of Physical Chemistry B; 2000, Vol. 104; 93-104.
  8. J. Attana, Y. A Wang, X. G. Peng. Photochemical Instability of CdSe Nanocrystals Coated by Hydrophilic Thiols, J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2001; vol 123, 8844-8850.
  9. Y. A Wang, J. J. Li, H. Y. Chen, X. G. Peng. Stabilize Inorganic Nanocrystals by Organic Dendrons, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, Vol 124, 2293-2298.
  10. S. J. Rosenthal, I. Tomlinson, E .M. Adkins, S. Schroeter, S. Adams, L. Swafford, J. McBride, Y. Wang, L. J. DeFelice, R. D. Blakely. Targeting Cell Surface Receptors with Ligand-Conjugated Nanocrystals. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, Vol 124, 4586-4594.
  11. L. Zhang, F. Zhang, Y. Wang, R. O. Claus. Linear electro-optic tensor ratio determination and quadratic electro-optic modulation of electrostatically self-assembled CdSe quantum dot films. Journal of Chemical Physics 2002, Vol 116, 6297-6304.
  12. J. B. Asbury, Y. Wang, and T. Lian. Time-dependent vibration stokes shift during solvation: experiment and theory. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 2002, Vol. 75, 973-983.
  13. J. J. Li, Y. A. Wang, W. Guo, T. Mishima, M. Johnson, X. Peng. Multigram-Scale Growth of Nearly Monodisperse CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Nanocrystals using Greener Reagents via Solution-Atomic-Layer-Epitaxy”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, Vol. 125, 12567-12575.
  14. W.W. Yu, Y. A. Wang, X.G. Peng. Formation and stability of size-, shape-, and structure-controlled CdTe nanocrystals: Ligand effects on monomers and nanocrystals. Chem. Mater., 2003, Vol 15,4300-4308.
  15. W. Guo, J. Li, Y. A. Wang, X. G. Peng. Conjugation Chemistry and Bio-Applications of Semiconductor Box-Nanocrystals Prepared via Dendrimer-Bridging Chem. Mater ., 2003, Vol 15, 3125-3133.
  16. W. Guo, J. Li, Y. A. Wang, X. G. Peng. Luminescent CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Nanocrystals in Dendron Boxes: Superior Chemical, Photochemical and Thermal Stability. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003), Vol 125, 3901-3909.
  17. J. Xu, D. Cui, B.A. Lewis, Y .A. Wang, S. Xu, M. Gerhold. Microcavity light-emitting devices based on colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (2005), 17(10), 2008-2010.
  18. Y. Liu, M. Kim, Y. Wang, Y. A Wang, and X. Peng. Highly Luminescent, Stable, and Water-Soluble CdSe/CdS Core-Shell Dendron Nanocrystals with Carboxylate Anchoring Groups, Langmuir 2006, Vol 22, 6341-6345.
  19. L. S. Li, H. Wang, Y. Liu, S. Lou, Y. Wang, Z. Du. Room temperature synthesis of HgTe nanocrystals. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2007), 308(1), 254-257.
  20. D. Cui, J. Xu, G. Paradee, S. Xu, Y.A. Wang. Developing PbSe/PbS core-shell nanocrystals quantum dots toward their potential heterojunction applications. Jounal of Experiment NanoScience (2007), 213-21.
  21. T. Zhu, G. Paradee, Z. Liang, Q. Wang, S. Xu, Y. A. Wang, Synthesis and surface modification of PbSe/PbS core-shell nanocrystals for potential device applications. Nanotechnology (2006), 17(21), 5428-5434.
  22. J. Xu, J. Liu, D. Cui, M. Gerhold, Y. A. Wang, M. Nagel, T. K. Lippert. Laser-assisted forward transfer of multi-spectral nanocrystal quantum dot emitters. Nanotechnology (2007), 18(2), 025403/1-025403/6.
  23. F. Zhang, J. Xu, A. Lakhtakia, S. M. Pursel, M. W. Horn, and Y. A. Wang. Circularly polarized emission from colloidal nanocrystal quantum dots confined in microcavities formed by chiral mirrors. Appl. Phys. Lett. (2007) 91, 02310 2.
  24. Q. Sun, Y. A. Wang, L. Li, D. Wang, T. Zhu, J. Xu, C.Yang, and Y. Li. Bright, Multicoloured Light Emitting Diodes Based on Quantum Dots, Nature Photonics, 2007, 1, 717-722.
  25. Z. Tan, F. Zhang, T. Zhu, J. Xu, Y. A. Wang, J. D. Dixon, L. Li, Q. Zhang, S. E. Mohney, J. Ruzyllo. Bright and Color-Saturated Emission from Blue Light Emitting Diodes based on Solution-Processed Colloidal Nanocrystal Quantum Dots. Nano Letters, 2007, 7 3803-3807.
  26. K. Shanmugasundaram, F. Zhang, S.C. Price, S. E. Mohney, Q. Zhang, A. Y. Wang, J. Ruzyllo, and J. Xu. Mist-Fabrication of Light Emitting Diodes with Colloidal Nanocrystal Quantum Dots, Applied Physics Letters 2008 92 , 023111.
  27. J. Yang, J.Gunn, S. Dave, M. Zhang, Y. A Wang, and X. Gao. Ultrasensitive Detection and Molecular Imaging with Magnetic Nanoparticles. The Analysis 2008, 132, 154 – 160.

Current Support

  1. 2008 Principle Investigator, NIH SBIR Phase I: Development of Cadmium-free and Multicolor Quantum Dots as Lifetime Imaging Probes. March 2008 1 R43 CA134091-01
  2. 2008 Principle Investigator, NIH SBIR Phase I: Nanoparticle-based Magnetic Microfluidic Enrichment System (MMES). March 2008 1 R43 CA134066-01
  3. 2008 Principle Investigator, NSF STTR Phase I: Magnetic Nanoparticle Microfluidics for High Efficient Capture, Separation and Concetration of Foodborne Pathogens. July 2008 IIP- 0810626
  4. 2008 Key personnel: NSF SBIR Phase II: Development of Cadmium-Free, Water-Soluble and Multicolor Quantum Dots.
  5. 2008 Consultant: NIH project: Targeted Nanoprobes For Intraoperative Optical Imaging of Breast Cancer Margins. April 2008. 1R01CA133722-01
  6. 2008 Co-PI, NSF GAOLI: Enhanced Nonradiative Energy Coupling between Quantum Dot Phosphors and InGaN Emitters – Towards High-Efficiency White LEDs. Sept 2007 ECCS- 0824186
  7. 2007 Co-PI, NSF GAOLI: Mist-Deposition Based Manufacturing of Matrix Displays from Solution-Processed Semiconductor Quantum Dots. Sept 2007. CMMI- 0729263

Complete Research Support as PI

  1. 2007 Principle Investigator, NSF SBIR Phase I: Affodable multicolor nanocrystal emitters at electronic grade. Jan. 2007 IIP-0638259
  2. 2006 Principle Investigator, NIH SBIR Phase I: Adaptor Protein-Quantum Dot Conjugates as Biological Labels May 2006. 1 R43 EB006229-01
  3. 2006 Principle Investigator, Army SBIR Phase II: Nanoporous Azobenzene Dendron Film for Laser Eye and Sensor Protection. Jan 2006. W911QY06C0042
  4. 2004 Principle Investigator, Army SBIR Phase I: Nanoporous Azobenzene Dendron Film for Laser Eye and Sensor Protection. Dec. 2004 W911QY-05-C-0025
  5. 2004 Principle Investigator, NSF SBIR Phase II: Highly Efficient, Long Lifetime, and Inexpensive Nanocrystal Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). March 2004. DMI -0349730
  6. 2003 Principle Investigator, NSF SBIR Phase II: A New Scale-up Technology for Industrial Production of High Quality Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Aug. 2003. DMI -0321611
  7. 2003 Principle Investigator, NIH SBIR Phase I: Kits for Converting Nanocrystals to Bio-Reagents (two years) Aug. 2003, 1 R43 GM069065-01
  8. 2002 Principle Investigator, NSF SBIR Phase I: Industrial Scale Formation of the Stable and Processable Core/Shell Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Dec. 2002. DMI -0232976
  9. 2002 Principle Investigator, NSF SBIR Phase I: Highly Efficient, Long Lifetime, and Inexpensive Nanocrystal Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). June 2002. DMI -0215253
  10. 2002 Principle Investigator, NSF SBIR Phase I: A New Scale-up Technology for Industrial Production of High Quality Semiconductor Nanocrystals. June 2002. DMI -0215254
  11. Principle Investigator, National Institute of Standard Technology(NIST) SBIR Phase I: “Rational Design of Ligands for Stable, Biologically Accessible and Highly Luminescent Semiconductor Nanocrystals”, July 2000, 50-DKNB-0-90086