Principle Investigator

Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & Center for Nanochemistry,

Peking University, Beijing, China

Address：A411, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

Tel：010-62767065
Email：luda.wang@pku.edu.cn
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Research Interests：

1) Flow at molecular scale

2) Fundamentals on gas/ion separations

3) Gas/Ion Sensing

4) Gas separations for clean energy, water desalination and purification, dialysis

Education & Training：

 ◆ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Postdoctoral Associate（2014-2018）

 ◆ University of Colorado at Boulder, PhD（2009-2014）

 ◆ Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, China M.S.（2006-2009）

◆ Beihang University (BUAA) B.E. & B.S.（2002-2006）

Selected Publications：

1. L. D. Wang, L. W. Drahushuk, L. Cantley, S. P. Koenig, X. H. Liu, J. Pellegrino, M. S. Strano, J. S. Bunch*. “Molecular Valves for Controlling Gas Phase Transport Made from Discrete Angstrom-sized Pores in Graphene”. Nature Nanotechnology,   10 (9), 785-790, 2015
2. L. D. Wang, M. S. H. Boutilier, P. Kidambi, D. Jang, N. G. Hadjiconstantinou, R. Karnik*, “Fundamental Transport Mechanisms, Fabrication and Potential Applications of Nanoporous Atomically Thin Membranes” Nature Nanotechnology, 12 (6). 509-522, 2017
3. L. Wang*, C. M. Williams, M. S. H. Boutilier, P. R. Kidambi, R. Karnik* “Single-Layer Graphene Membranes Withstand Ultrahigh Applied Pressure” Nano Letters, 17 (5), 3081-3088, 2017
4. L. D. Wang, J. J. Travis, A. S. Cavanagh, X. H. Liu, S. P. Koenig, P. Y. Huang, S. M. George, J. S. Bunch*. “Ultrathin Oxide Films by Atomic Layer Deposition on Graphene” Nano Letters, 12 (7), 3706-3710, 2012
5. S. P. Koenig, L. D. Wang, J. Pellegrino, J. S. Bunch*. “Selective Molecular Sieving through Porous Graphene”. Nature Nanotechnology, 7 (11), 728-732, 2012
6. L. W. Drahushuk, L. Wang, S. P. Koenig, J. S. Bunch, M. S. Strano*. “Analysis of Time-varying, Stochastic Gas Transport through Graphene Membranes” ACS Nano, 10 (1), 786-795, 2016
7. P. R. Kidambi*, M. S. B. Boutilier, L. D. Wang, D. Jang, J. Kim, R. Karnik* “Selective Nanoscale Mass Transport across Atomically Thin Single Crystalline Graphene Membranes” Advanced Materials, 29 (19), 1605896,  2017
8. P. R. Kidambi*, R. A. Terry, L. D. Wang, M. S. B. Boutilier, D. Jang, J. Kong, R. Karnik* “Assessment and Control of the Impermeability of Graphene for Atomically Thin Membranes and Barriers” Nanoscale, 9, 8496-8507, 2017 
9. P. R. Kidambi*, D. Jang, J. C. Idrobo, M. S. B. Boutilier, L. D. Wang, J. Kong, R. Karnik* “Nanoporous Atomically Thin Graphene Membranes for De-salting and Dialysis Applications” Advanced Materials 1700277, 2017
10. W. Wang, L. N. Yao, C. Y. Cheng, T. Zhang, H. Atsumi, L. D. Wang, G. Y. Wang, O. Anilionyte, H. Steiner, J. F. Ou, K. Zhou, C. Wawrousek, K. Petrecca, A. M. Belcher, R. Karnik, X. H. Zhao*, D. I. C. Wang*, H. Ishii* “Harnessing the Hygroscopic and Biofluorescent Behaviors of Genetically Tractable Microbial Cells to Design Biohybrid Wearables” Science Advances, 3 (5), e1601984, 2017
11. L. Lu, C. P. Zeng, L. D. Wang, X. B. Yin, S. Jin, A. H. Lu, Z. J. Ren*. “Graphene Oxide and H-2 Production from Bioelectrochemical Graphite Oxidation”. Scientific Reports, 5, 16242, 2015
12. X. H. Liu, J. W. Suk, N. G. Boddeti, L. Cantley, L. D. Wang, J. M. Gray, H. J. Hall, V. M. Bright, C. T. Rogers, M. L. Dunn, R. S. Ruoff, J. S. Bunch*. “Large Arrays and Properties of 3-Terminal Graphene Nanoelectromechanical Switches”. Advanced Materials, 26 (10), 1571-1576, 2014
13. X. H. Liu, N. G. Boddeti, M. R. Szpunar, L. D. Wang, M. A. Rodriguez, R. Long, J. L. Xiao, M. L. Dunn, J. S. Bunch*. “Observation of Pull-In Instability in Graphene Membranes under Interfacial Forces”. Nano Letters, 13(5), 2309-2313, 2013

Position Opening:

2~3 postdocs; 1-2 graduate students each year; motivated undergraduate students;