Jian Wang received his B.Sc. from Jilin University, in 2012 under the supervision of Prof. Hui Na and Prof. Chengji Zhao. After that, he became a master student under the guidance of Professor Yapei Wang at Renmin University of China. In 2015, he joined Professor H.-A Klok’s group in EPFL, Switzerland as a Ph.D. student. In 2021, he was awarded a Thesis Distinction 8% award at EPFL and won two prestigious mobility fellowships from the Swiss National Science Foundation to support his postdoctoral research in Prof. Jeffery S. Moore’s group from UIUC. His postdoctoral research is focused on the development of biomedical ultrasound responsive motifs that are incorporated into nanoparticle polymer brushes interface for mechano-dynamic therapy. Working in collaboration with colleagues in Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, he has also developed a solution phase plasma electrochemistry as a new tool for organic synthesis. He is now an independent group leader in DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Germany, a PI of the Leibniz ScienceCampus "ACTISONO" and has won the Alicat University grant 2025. 

Jian Wang's research focuses on the fascinating intersection of interface chemistry and functional materials, exploring innovative approaches to material design and synthesis. His work encompasses several key areas: plasma-liquid synthesis and advanced functional materials.

1. Plasma electrochemistry: He is pioneering the use of plasma-liquid techniques as a novel strategy for organic small molecule synthesis. He investigates how plasma-liquid interactions can facilitate the synthesis of small molecules, potentially offering more efficient and environmentally friendly synthesis routes. The success of this plasma-liquid synthesis route will open up new possibilities in the field of polymer recycling and upcycling, potentially leading to more efficient and sustainable methods for reprocessing and repurposing polymers.

2. Advanced functional materials: He also delves into the fundamental aspects of interface chemistry to design advanced functional polymer materials at the interfaces including piezoelectric materials and antibiofouling materials. He aims to combine the characteristics of these materials to design a general controlled release system that can aid in cancer or gene therapy.

Selected publications: 

1. Wang, J.; Zhao, S.; Yi, J.; Sun, Y.; Agrawal, M.; Oelze, M. L.; Li, K.*; Moore, J. S.*; Chen, Y.-S.* Injectable Mechanophore Nanoparticles for Deep-Tissue Mechanochemical Dynamic Therapy. ACS Nano 2024, 18 (38), 25997-26010 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.4c04090 

2. Wang, J.; Hu, F.; Sant, S.; Chu, K.; Riemer, L.; Damjanovic, D.; Kilbey Ii, S. M.; Klok, H.-A.* Pyroelectric Polyelectrolyte Brushes. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36 (14), 2307038.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adma.202307038

3. Wang, J.; Üner, N. B.; Dubowsky, S. E.; Confer, M. P.; Bhargava, R.; Sun, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Sankaran, R. M.*; Moore, J. S.* Plasma Electrochemistry for Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation via Pinacol Coupling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145 (19), 10470-10474. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.3c01779 

4. Wang, J.; Gao, X.; Boarino, A.; Célerse, F.; Corminboeuf, C.; Klok, H.-A.* Mechanical Acceleration of Ester Bond Hydrolysis in Polymers. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (22), 10145-10152. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01789

5. Wang, J.; Klok, H.-A.* Swelling-Induced Chain Stretching Enhances Hydrolytic Degrafting of Hydrophobic Polymer Brushes in Organic Media. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (29), 9989-9993. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201904436