Prof. Chen Rong is Vice Dean, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She obtained her bachelor degree from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2001 and her Master and PhD degrees from Stanford University in 2006. Prof. Chen is the recipient of Distinguished Professor of National Major Talent Project (2023), National Innovation Leading Talent (2019), Overseas High level Young Talent (2011), Science Exploration Award, China Youth Science and Technology Award, and Outstanding Youth Achievement Transformation Award.
Prof. Chen Rong has worked at Applied Materials and Intel Research Institute in the United States, performing R&D in VLSI processes and related equipment development, and has won awards such as the SRC Simon Karecki Award and the Texas Instruments Women in Microelectronics Leadership Award. After joined HUST as a full professor in 2011, she led a team to conduct research on atomic level manufacturing, by understanding surface science, and applying this knowledge to a range of problems in sustainable energy, semiconductor processing, and nanotechnology. Her current research interests include selective atomic layer deposition method, nanoparticles modification, thin film technology for applications in optoelectronics, flexible electronics, catalysis and energy storage, as well as developing ALD apparatus for these emerging applications.
Prof. Chen is the PI for the national key research and development program disruptive innovation project, national fund key project, 973 youth projects, etc. Prof. Chen has authored and co-authored over 200 SCI papers, edited and authored 5 Chinese and English publications, including "Atomic Layer Deposition Technology - From Manufacturing Principles to Equipment Applications", and obtained over 100 authorized invention patents. She has won two first prizes for technological inventions in Hubei Province, a provincial patent award, a winning prize in the National Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition, and has been selected twice for the "Science and Technology Innovation China - Leading Technology List". Has also led the compilation of four international standards, including "Atomic Layer Deposition", and has released one.
Academic Degrees
2001.06–2006.06 Stanford University Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry
2004.03–2005.09 Stanford University M.S. in Electrical Engineering
1996.09–2001.06 University of Science and Technology of China B.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering
Professional Experience
2011.08--present Professor, School of mechanical science and engineering, School of optical and electronic information by courtesy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2012.05--present Adjunct professor, Ningbo Institute of materials technology and engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2015.07--present Associate director, HUST flexible electronics research center
2007.07--2011.08 senior research scientist, Intel Labs
2009.11--2011.08 In-house scientific advisor, Intel external research office
2006.07--2007.07 senior process engineer, Applied materials, Inc
Selected Publications
[1] Yicheng Li#, Zilian Qi#, Yuxiao Lan, Kun Cao*, Yanwei Wen, Jingming Zhang, Eryan Gu, Junzhou Long, Jin Yan, Bin Shan, Rong Chen* “Self-Aligned Patterning of Tantalum Oxide on SiO2/Cu through Redox-coupled Inherently Selective Atomic Layer Deposition” Nature Communt. 2023, 14, 4493.
[2] Rong Chen*, Kun Cao, Yanwei Wen, Fan Yang, Jian Wang, Xiao Liu, Bin Shan “Atomic layer deposition in advanced display technologies: from photoluminescence to encapsulation” Int. J. Extrem. Manuf. 2024, 6, 022003.
[3] Zoushuang Li, Yuanxiao Chen, Yufeng Nie, Fan Yang, Xiao Liu, Yuan Gao, Bin Shan, Rong Chen* “Multiscale Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of spatial ALD on porous Li-ion battery electrodes” Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 479, 147486.
Xiao Liu, Shuangfeng Jia, Ming Yang, Yuanting Tang, Yanwei Wen, Shengqi Chu, Jianbo Wang, Bin Shan*, Rong Chen*, “Activation of subnanometric Pt on Cu-modified CeO2 via redox-coupled atomic layer deposition for CO oxidation” Nature Comm. 2020, 11, 4240.
[4] Jianfeng Wanyan, Kun Cao, Zhiping Chen, Yun Li, Chenxi Liu, Runqing Wu, Xiao-Dong Zhang*, Rong Chen* “Predictive tool for sensitive and expedited measurement of ultra-barrier permeation” Engineering 2021, 7 (10), 1461.
[5] Yuanjie Cao, Haoyang Peng, Shengqi Chu, Yuanting Tang, Chaojun Huang, Zhili Wang, Feng Liu, Jinsong Wu, Bin Shan, Rong Chen* “Molten-salt-assisted Thermal Emitting Method to Transform Bulk Fe2O3 into Fe Single Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Zn-air battery” Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 129713.
[6] Zoushuang Li, Junren Xiang, Xiao Liu, Xiaobo Li, Lijie Li, Bin Shan, Rong Chen* “A combined multiscale modelling and experimental study on surface modification of high-volume micro-nanoparticles with atomic accuracy” Inter. J. Extreme Manufacturing 2022, 4, 025101.
[7] Rong Chen*, Yicheng Li, Jiaming Cai, Kun Cao, Han-Bo-Ram Lee “Atomic Level Deposition to Extend Moore’s Law and Beyond” Inter. J. Extreme Manufacturing 2020, 2, 022002. (invited topic review)
[8] Yun Li#, Di Wen#, Yinghao Zhang, Yuan Lin, Kun Cao, Fan Yang*, Rong Chen* “Highly-stable PEN as gas-barrier substrate for flexible displays via atomic layer infiltration” Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 16166.
[9] Zoushuang Li, Cao Kun*, Xiaobo Li, Rong Chen* “Computational fluid dynamics study on spatial atomic layer deposition for the conformality of microgroove substrates” Inter. J. Heat Mass Transfer 2021, 181, 121854.
[10] Ming Zhao, Kun Cao, Mengjia Liu, Jing Zhang, Rong Chen*, Zhiguo Xia* “Dual-shelled RbLi(Li3SiO4)2:Eu2+@Al2O3@ODTMS phosphor as a stable green emitter for high-power LED Backlights” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2.
[1] Binze Zhou, Mengjia Liu, Yanwei Wen, Yun Li, Rong Chen* “Atomic Layer Deposition for Quantum Dots based Devices” Opto-Electronic Advances 2020, 3, 190043. (invited review, cover)
[11] Yun Li, Yingfei Xiong, Huizhi Yang, Kun Cao, Rong Chen*, “Thin film encapsulation for the organic light-emitting diodes via atomic layer deposition” J. Mater. Res. 2020, 35, 681. (invited review, cover)
[12] Kun Cao, Jiaming Cai, Bin Shan, Rong Chen*, “Nanoparticles surface functionalization through atomic layer deposition” Sci. Bulletin 2020, 65, 678. (invited review)
[13] Kun Cao, Jiaming Cai, Rong Chen* “Inherent selective atomic layer deposition and applications” Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 2195. (invited perspective)
[14] Wentao Cong, Zoushuang Li, Kun Cao, Guang Feng, Rong Chen* “Transient analysis and process optimization of the spatial atomic layer deposition using the dynamic mesh method” Chem. Eng. Sci. 2020, 217, 115513.
[15] Xiao Liu, Jiaqiang Yang, Gurong Shen, Meiqing Shen, Yunkun Zhao, Kyeongjae Cho, Bin Shan* and Rong Chen*, “Tuning the structure of bifunctional Pt/SmMn2O5 interface for promoted low-temperature CO oxidation activity” Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 8150. (cover article)
[16] Yanwei Wen, Jiaming Cai, Jie Zhang, Jiaqiang Yang, Lu Shi, Kun Cao, Rong Chen* and Bin Shan* “Edge selective growth of MCp2 (M=Fe, Co, Ni) precursors on Pt nanoparticles in atomic layer deposition: a combined theoretical and experimental study” Chem. Mater., 2019, 31, 101. (cover article)
[17] Qinyong Xiang, Binze Zhou, Kun Cao*, Yanwei Wen, Yun Li, Zhaojie Wang, Chenchen Jiang, Bin Shan, Rong Chen* “Bottom up Stabilization of CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots-Silica Sphere with Selective Surface Passivation via Atomic Layer Deposition” Chem. Mater. 2018, 30(23): 8486
[18] Rong Chen*, Kai Qu, Jiawei Li, Penghui Zhu, Chenglong Duan, Jing Zhang, Xiwen Li, Xiao Liu*, Zhijian Yang “Ultrathin Zirconia Passivation and Stabilization of Aluminum Nanoparticles for Energetic Nanomaterials via Atomic Layer Deposition” ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2018, 1, 5500.Selected Publications
Awards and Honors
2024 National Major Talent Project Distinguished Professor in 2023
2024 First Prize for Technological Invention in Hubei Province in 2023
2024 China Association for Science and Technology's "Sci Tech Innovation China" 2023 Leading Technology List
2023 The 25th China Association for Science and Technology Outstanding Youth Achievement Transformation Award
2022 The 17th China Youth Science and Technology Award
2021 Chinese Academy of Engineering - Outstanding Young Scholar at the forefront of Chinese engineering
2021 The Outstanding Project of National Disruptive Technology Innovation Competition
2021 Winner of the 3rd Science Exploration Award (Advanced Manufacturing)
2020 China Association for Science and Technology's "Sci Tech Innovation China" 2020 Leading Technology List
2020 “Female science and technology innovation talents in Hubei Province”
2019 National program of Leading scientific and technological talents
2018 First Prize of Technical Inventions (Hubei 2018)
2018 Special Gold Medal (with the congratulations of the jury) of 46th Salon International Inventions Geneva
2016 China Overseas innovation talents contribution award
2016 Gold Medal of 44th Salon International Inventions Geneva and the special award for international invention by National search council of Thailand
2015 Hubei Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholar
2009 New Century Excellent Talents by Chinese Education Ministry
2008 Frost & Sullivan Innovation award for North American advanced massive storage technology
2006 Semiconductor Research Corporation Simon Karecki Award for talented young researcher in the pursuit of innovations in environmental research
Courses Taught
Undergraduate-Level Courses:
1. Introduction of Nanotechnology
2. Nanotechnology in Daily Life
3. Advanced Electronic Manufacturing I
Graduate-Level course:
1. Thin Film Technology
2. Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Centers/Programs
[1] Guided Original Exploration Program Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52350349), Project leader.
[2] National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFF1500400) , Project leader.
[3] Scientific Exploration Award Project, Project leader.
[4] Huazhong University of Science and Technology Independent Innovation Research Project, 1.5 million yuan, Project leader.
[5] Horizontal industry university research project, 5.95 million yuan, Project leader.
completed：
[1] Key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51835005), Project leader.
[2] Innovative Research Team Project of Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2020CFA030), Project leader.
[3] National Key Research and development plan for manufacturing basic technology and key components, core member.
[4] International (regional) cooperation and exchange project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (51911540476), Project leader.
[5] General project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51575217), Project leader.
[6] 973 Youth Scientist Projects under Major National Scientific Research Program of China (2013CB934800), The chief scientist.
[7] Outstanding Youth foundation of Natural Science foundation of Hubei Province (2015CFA034), Project leader.
[8] The 1st Construction projects of the cultivation of high-value patent portfolio of Intellectual property operation service system of Wuhan city. (20201G06), Project leader.
[9] Youth foundation project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (51101064), Project leader.
[10] Key project of the independent innovation research foundation of HUST, Project leader.
