 Zhen Gu
Ph.D. Candidate
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Phone: (310) 825-9538
E-mail: guzhen at ucla.edu Education Ph.D. Candidate, School of Engineering and Applied Science Major in MEMS & Nanotechnology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Advisors: Prof.Yi Tang in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Prof. Yong Chen in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M.S., Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Nanjing University Advisor: Prof. Qun-Dong Shen in Polymer Science and Engineering B.Sc., Chemistry, Nanjing University Professional Affiliations Member of American Chemical Society (ACS), 2007-Present; Member of Materials Research Society (MRS), 2008-Present; Member of California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), 2006-Present Member of the center on Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics (FENA), 2007-2008. Honors and Awards Fellowship of FENA in UCLA, 2007-2008
Distinguished Model Graduate in Nanjing University, 2006 Scholarship of National Distinguished Graduate Student, China, 2005
Dai An-Bang Scholarship for Excellent Experimental Abilities in Nanjing University, 2003
Distinguished Student Leader in Jiangsu Province, China, 2003 Distinguished Model Student of Nanjing University, 2002
GuangHua Scholarship, China, 2002
The First Prize of People’s Scholarship in Nanjing University, 2002 The First Prize of People’s Scholarship in Nanjing University, 2001
The First Prize of 6th Academic Paper Competition in Nanjing University, 2001
The First Prize of 10th Youth Creativity Competition in Jiangsu Province, 1999 Research Interest Nanomaterials and nanofabrication
Biomolecular nanocarriers for intracellular delivery
Biomolecular nanopatterning and detection
Enzymatically responsive materials
Conducting polymer based electronic/optical devices Synthesis and application of conjugated polyelectrolytes
Selected Publications9. Zhen Gu*, Yi Tang, Yong Chen. "Fabrication of Biomolecular Nanopatterns" Chapter in: F.Columbus "Global Nanomanufacturing Research". Nova Science Publishers, 2009 (in press) (Invited Paper; Corresponding Author) 8. Ming Yan, Juanjuan Du, Zhen Gu, Min Liang, Yufang Hu, Wenjun Zhang, Tatiana Segura, Zheng Liu, Yi Tang, Yunfeng Lu, “Novel Intracellular Protein Delivery Platform Based on Single-Protein Nanocapsules” Nature Nanotechnology, 2009. (in press) 7. Zhen Gu, Ming Yan, Biliang Hu, Kye-Il Joo, Anuradha Biswas, Yu Huang, Yunfeng Lu, Pin Wang and Yi Tang, "Protein Nanocapsule Weaved with Enzymatically Degradable Polymeric Network" Nano Letters, 2009. (In Press) 6. Zhen Gu*, Suxian Huang, Yong Chen*, “Magnetic Biomolecular Nanopatterning by Magnetic Electric Lithography” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 121(970), 2009. (Highlighted as Cover Paper, Corresponding Author) 5. Lei Zhang, Zhen Gu, Zhiping Yu, Xiangqing He, and Yong Chen. “A CMOS Microarray with On-chip Decoder/Amplifier and Its Integration with Bio-Nano-System” Journal of Semiconductors, 29(10) (1947), 2008. 4. Qianxi Lai, Zhiyong Li, Lei Zhang, Xuema Li, William F. Stickle, Zuhua Zhu, Zhen Gu, Theodore I. Kamins, R. Stanley Williams, and Yong Chen “An Organic/Si Nanowire Hybrid Field Configurable Transistor”, Nano Letters, 3 (876), 2008. 3. Zhen Gu, Qun-Dong Shen, Yang Zhang, “Distinct Photophysical Properties of an Anionic Water-Soluble Poly(Phenylene Vinylene) Alternating Copolymer”, Polymer Division of Chinese Chemical Society 2005 Annual Conference. 2. Zhen Gu, Qun-Dong Shen, Yong-Jun Bao, Yang Zhang, Mu Wang, “Enhanced Photoluminescence and Dual Electroluminescence of Anionic Water-Soluble Poly(Phenylene Vinylene) Alternating Copolymer”, Macromolecules, 39 (3125), 2006. 1. Zhen Gu, Qun-Dong Shen, Juan Zhang, Chang-Zheng Yang, “Dual Electroluminescence from a Single-Component Light-emitting Electrochemical Cell Based on Water-Soluble Conjugated Polymer”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 100 (2930), 2006.  |