Letian Dou Group

Dr. Dou is appointed as an Associate Editor for the Journal of American Chemical Society — the flagship journal of ACS — starting September 2026. He will handle papers in the area of organic, hybrid, and nano electronic materials and devices. Look forward to serving the community!

Our previous Purdue undergrad researcher Emmy Huang was selected selected as an awardee for the 2026 Chemical Engineering Future Leaders Symposium at NC State University. Congratulations!

Pengfei receives the Outstanding Poster Award of Gordon Research Conference on Polymer Physics 2026. Congratulations!

The group warmly welcomes a new visiting professor Sang Hyuk Im from Korea University. Prof. Im will spend two-year Sabbatical with us. He is currently the Director of Center for Limit-breaking Energy Application Research through Engineering Dimensions (CLEARED) and Associate Dean of Research in College of Engineering at Korea University. Thank you for spending time with us, out of your busy schedule. Look forward to working together!

The group warmly welcomes a new visiting postdoc Dr. Shijie Yu joining us. Shijie received his PhD in Energy and Power Engineering  from Tsinghua University with Prof. Yanguo Zhang. He did postdoc with Prof. Ning Yan at National University of Singapore and then another postdoc with Prof. ted Sargent at Northwestern University. He will work on polymer recycling. Welcome to the group. Look forward to working together!

The group warmly welcomes a NSF REU-supported visiting undergrad student Liam Taylor joining us. Liam is currently a undergrad student at Texas A&M University with Prof. Quentin Michaudel. Liam will spend the summer with us working on novel degradable and recyclable polymers. Welcome to the group and look forward to working together!

Yu-Ting receives the prestigious Taiwan Ministry of Education Study Abroad Scholarship for her excellent work in perovskite optoelectronics devices. Congratulations!

Jeonghui received KSEA-KUSCO Graduate Scholarship from Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association for her excellent work in low dimensional perovskite nanowires and nanophotonics. Congratulations!

Yuanhao Tang successfully defended his PhD thesis. Yuanhao will join Nature Communications as an editor — good luck with your future endeavors (and give us discount, please)! The eighth PhD from our group. Congratulations!

Yuanhao Tang received the Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Research Excellence Award from Purdue University College of Engineering, for his excellent work on perovskite photovoltaic devices. Congratulations!