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WANG RESEARCH GROUP
University of Miami
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"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."
- Phil Jackson
Principle Investigator
Dr. Kun Wang
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry (Secondary)
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Email: kunwang@miami.edu
Dr. Kun Wang received his B.S. degree in Physics from Shandong University in 2011 and his Ph.D. degree in Physics at the University of Georgia under the direction of Prof. Bingqian Xu in 2016. He then worked as a Research Fellow with Prof. Pramod Reddy and Prof. Edgar Meyhofer at the University of Michigan. In 2020, he started his independent career as an Assistant Professor of Physics and Chemistry at Mississippi State University. In Aug 2023, he joined the University of Miami as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and secondary faculty of Chemistry.
2025 University of Miami Provost's Research Award
2024 ACS Applied Electronics Materials Early Career Investigator
2022 MRS Communications Early Career Materials Researcher
2022 Emerging Research Scholar Award Runner-Up – Mississippi State University
2022 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Emerging Investigator (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2021 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Award
2021 Advancing Collaborative Research Award – Mississippi State University
2016 Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Award
2016 Nature Chemistry’s Altmetric Top 10 (Ranked No. 3)
2016 Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Award – University of Georgia
2015 Sean M. Kirkpatrick Award for Outstanding Research – University of Georgia
Coffee (Lab Assistant)
Research Interest:
Optimal treat acquisition strategies
Fun Fact:
The fluffiest lab member who is good at distracting other members from deadlines
Graduate Student
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Haixin Zhang (Physics, 2021-)
Research Interest:
Quantum transport in single-molecule electronic devices.
Fun Fact:
Haixin loves skiing and snowboard. He is also a fan of model airplane. He has a cute cat named Taylor.
Mehrdad Shiri (Physics, 2021-)
Research Interest:
Plasmonics, light-matter interactions, and computational methods
Fun Fact:
Mehrdad spends his free time building and programming radio-controlled multirotors. Besides, he is an avid fan of Judo.
Shaocheng Shen (Chemistry, 2022-)
Research Interest:
2D materials and single-molecule optoelectronics
Fun Fact:
Shaocheng is an fan of guitar and billiards.
High School Student
Samantha Gross (2025 Summer)
Samantha is currently a rising senior at Don Soffer Aventura High School in Miami. She joins us through UM's Young Scholar Program during the summer of 2025. Working with us, she will explore the quantum properties of molecular materials.
Fun Fact:
Samantha is the founder of The Limitless Project, which focuses on empowering K-12 students in STEM to pursue their limitless potential.
Group Alumni
Dr. Chaolong Tang, MSU Postdoctoral Fellow (2021 - 2023)
Current: Process Engineer at Hitachi, Boise, Idaho.
Rongjing Yan, MSU Grad Student in Chemistry (2021 - 2023)
Current: PhD student in Chemistry at MSU
Ridwan Ayinla, MSU Master Student in Chemistry (2021 - 2023)
Current: PhD student in Sustainable Bioproducts at MSU
Jamaal Jackson, USM Undergrad in Polymer Science (2023 Summer REU)
Ian Bunker, MSU Undergrad in Chem & ME (2021 Spring - 2023 Spring)
Katlyn Grimes, MSU Undergrad in Physics (2021 Summer)
Current: Graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology
Rajesh Shrestha, MSU Undergrad in Physics & CS (2020 Fall - 2021 Summer)
Current: Graduate student in Optics at U Arizona
Karl Grebner, MSU Undergrad in ME (2021 Fall)
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