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Nealey Group

Wen Chen

  • Graduate Student (co-advised with Dr. Seth Darling)

  • Contact: wchen9@uchicago.edu
  • Office Location:
    Eckhardt Research Center Room 221

Wen received her bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University in China. She is currently pursuing a PhD under the direction of Prof. Paul Nealey in Molecular Engineering at U Chicago.

Exploring and controlling nanoscale transport phenomena using defect-free isoporous membranes

Designing and fabricating nanoscale isoporous membranes through directed self-assembly of block copolymer templates coupled with sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS)

Functionalizing isoporous membranes using atomic layer deposition (ALD) to produce advanced membranes for manipulating ion transport