Reaction: Precision Macromolecules for Self-Assembly

Wei Zhang received his BS degree from Peking University and PhD degree in polymer science from the University of Akron (UA). He is now a postdoc at Harvard Medical School. Xuehui Dong received his BS degree at the University of Science and Technology of China and PhD degree in polymer science from UA. After completing postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he joined the South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology (AISMST) as a professor. Stephen Z.D. Cheng received his PhD degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has been at UA for his entire career and also serves as dean for AISMST at the South China University of Technology. He has received a number of awards and has been a member of the US National Academic of Engineering since 2008. His research interests span condensed states in polymers, liquid crystals, and hybrid systems.