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Qian Chen's directory photo.

Qian Chen

Associate Professor

Primary Affiliation

Molecular Design and Engineering

Affiliations

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics

Status Part-time Faculty

Home Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Phone 244-7386

Email qchen20@illinois.edu

Address 3257 Beckman Institute, 405 North Mathews Avenue

Press

2022
- New polymer property could give accessible solar power a boost
- Beckman researchers study water filtration membranes
2021
- Chen named Racheff Faculty Scholar
- Student Researcher Spotlight: Ahyoung Kim
2020
2019
- Crystallization clarified, researchers report
- Multistep self-assembly opens door to new reconfigurable materials
2018
- Chen named Beckman faculty member
- Chen and Diao among Illinois professors named Sloan Research Fellows
2017
- Chen named Beckman affiliate