Toward a Rational Understanding of Polariton Chemistry

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Professor Wei Xiong is a Full Professor and Kent Wilson Faculty Scholar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego. Wei received his B.S. degree from Peking University, China, in 2006. He then joined Prof. Martin Zanni’s group at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and completed his Ph.D. degree in 2011. At Madison, Wei focused on developing novel 2D vibrational spectroscopy (transient 2D IR and heterodyne 2D SFG spectroscopy) to study molecules on solid-state material surfaces. Wei then moved to the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2011, where he worked with Prof. Margaret Murnane and Henry Kapteyn to develop the table-top XUV source for ultrafast measurements and time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy for nanoparticles. He joined the faculty at the University of California San Diego in 2014. At UCSD, Wei’s research focuses on using and developing ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopic and imaging tools to reveal molecular structures and dynamics of materials, including ultrafast dynamics of polaritonic systems, biological self-assembly, femtosecond charge transfer dynamics on organic material interfaces. Wei is a fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, a recipient of Sloan Research Fellow, Coblentz Award, National Brown Investigator Award, and Journal of Physical Chemistry C Lectureship, TRVS Young Investigator Award, and a finalist of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.