Zhao Wang was born and raised in LiYang, China. He earned his BS degree in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at East China University of Science and Technology and his MS degree in the Department of Polymer Science at the University of Akron, working with Professor Stephen Z. D. Cheng. In 2013, he moved to the University of California, San Diego for his PhD study, working with Professor Nathan Gianneschi mainly on bio-related polymeric materials. In July 2017, he moved to Northwestern University as a visiting predoctoral fellow. Following this, he joined the Esser-Kahn Lab as a postdoc.
PhD
University of California, San Diego, California; 2018
Advisor: Professor Nathan Gianneschi
Artificial Melanin: From Synthesis to Chemical Properties and Applications
MSc
University of Akron, Ohio; 2013
Advisor: Professor Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Materials
BSc
East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China; 2012
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