CHEMSEM NEWS 3, Fall 2013 �

X-Ray Laser Probes for Nanoparticles�

Wei  Xiong,  PhD  Postdoctoral  Researcher  

JILA  University  of  Colorado,  Boulder  http://jila.colorado.edu/kmgroup/    

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY�HALENZ HALL AMPHITHEATER (Thursday, September 19, 4:30 pm) �

Dr.  Wei  Xiong  is  originally  from  Beijing,  China.  He  received  his  B.S.  from  Peking  University   in  2006  before  he  moved  to  the  U.S.  He  got  his  PhD  degree  from  University  of  Wisconsin,  Madison,  in  2011,  under  the  supervision  of  Prof.  Martin  Zanni.      

Wei   has   developed   novel   2D   IR   techniques   and   applied   them   to  different   scientific   problems.   Recently,   he   developed   heterodyned  shaper-­‐based   time   domain   SFG   spectroscopy   and   the   world's   first  heterodyned   2D   SFG   spectrometer.   He   looks   forward   to   using   this  technique  on  systems  such  as  materials  and  surface  peptides.      

Wei   is   currently   a   postdoctoral   researcher   in   the  Kaptyen-­‐Murnane  research   lab   at   the  University   of   Colorado   in   Boulder,   CO.  His   new  research   area   includes   developing   a   table-­‐top   transient   soft   x-­‐ray  spectrometer  and  applying  it  to  both  gas  and  liquid  phase  samples.      

Wei   loves   outdoor   activities   and   photography.   He   has   traveled   to  several  National  Parks  and  is  also  a  good  sailor  and  windsurfer.  He  is  now  developing  new  hobbies  such  as  hiking.