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Assist. Prof. Dr. Yihui Dong | softer matter | Best Researcher Award

Assistant professor, Nanjing Tech University China

Yihui Dong is a Chinese researcher specializing in colloid and interface science, lubrication, and nanomaterials. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Nanjing Tech University. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, where she worked under Prof. Jacob Klein. She also held postdoctoral and visiting scholar positions at Nanjing Tech University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. from Nanjing Tech University, focusing on molecular interactions at interfaces. Her research has contributed significantly to understanding ionic liquids, protein interactions, and advanced lubrication mechanisms. She has published extensively in high-impact journals such as Langmuir, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Nanoscale. Yihui Dongā€™s interdisciplinary work bridges chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology, aiming to develop sustainable and efficient surface technologies.

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šŸŽ“ Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2012-2018), Nanjing Tech University, China, supervised by Prof. Xiaohua Lu. Exchange Ph.D. Scholar (2017-2018), LuleƄ University of Technology, Sweden, supervised by Prof. Xiaoyan Ji. Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2020), Nanjing Tech University, China, supervised by Prof. Xiaohua Lu. Visiting Scholar (2019-2020), Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, supervised by Prof. Suojiang Zhang. Postdoctoral Researcher (2020-2024), Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, supervised by Prof. Jacob Klein.

šŸ’¼ Experience

Assistant Professor (2025ā€“Present), Nanjing Tech University, China. Postdoctoral Researcher (2020ā€“2024), Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Visiting Scholar (2019ā€“2020), Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Postdoctoral Researcher (2019ā€“2020), Nanjing Tech University, China. Exchange Ph.D. Researcher (2017ā€“2018), LuleĆ„ University of Technology, Sweden.

šŸ† Awards & Honors

Outstanding Researcher Award, Weizmann Institute of Science. National Postdoctoral Fellowship, China. Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Nanjing Tech University. International Research Collaboration Grant, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Best Paper Award, International Conference on Surface Science. Young Scientist Award, Nanoscale Science Forum.

šŸ” Research Focus

Colloid and Interface Science ā€“ Molecular interactions at solid-liquid interfaces. Nanomaterials & Lubrication ā€“ Advanced lubrication mechanisms using ionic liquids. Ionic Liquids & Soft Matter ā€“ Self-assembly and nanostructured materials for tribology. Protein-Surface Interactions ā€“ Applications in biomedical coatings and biosensors. Advanced Surface Chemistry ā€“ Enhancing functional materials for industrial applications.

Publication Top Notes

 

  • Cation Chain Length of Nonhalogenated Ionic Liquids Matters in Enhancing SERS of Cytochrome c on Zrā€“Alā€“Coā€“O Nanotube Arrays (2024) ā€“ Mian Gong, Yihui Dong et al.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00067

 

  • Tiā€“Siā€“Zrā€“Zn Nanometallic Glass Substrate with a Tunable Zinc Composition for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Cytochrome c (2023) ā€“ Rong An, Yihui Dong et al.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00498

 

  • Molecular interactions of ionic liquids with SiOā‚‚ surfaces determined from colloid probe atomic force microscopy (2022) ā€“ Yihui Dong et al.
    DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00483f

 

  • Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquid Significantly Enhances SERS of Cytochrome c on TiOā‚‚ Nanotube Arrays (2022) ā€“ Yihui Dong, Mian Gong et al.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05781

 

  • Complementary Powerful Techniques for Investigating the Interactions of Proteins with Porous TiOā‚‚ and Its Hybrid Materials: A Tutorial Review (2022) ā€“ Yihui Dong et al.
    DOI: 10.3390/membranes12040415

 

  • Detailing molecular interactions of ionic liquids with charged SiOā‚‚ surfaces: A systematic AFM study (2022) ā€“ Yihui Dong et al.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118506

 

  • Selective Separation of Highly Similar Proteins on Ionic Liquid-Loaded Mesoporous TiOā‚‚ (2022) ā€“ Yihui Dong, Aatto Laaksonen et al.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03277

 

  • Molecular Mechanistic Insights into the Ionic-Strength-Controlled Interfacial Behavior of Proteins on a TiOā‚‚ Surface (2021) ā€“ Yihui Dong, Aatto Laaksonen et al.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01726

 

Yihui Dong | softer matter | Best Researcher Award

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