Name: Dr. Jihua Chen
Email: chenj1@ornl.gov
Home page: https://www.ornl.gov/staff-profile/jihua-chen
Affiliation: The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, United States
Research Interests: Soft Matter Microscopy, Soft Electronics and Ionics, AI for Healthcare and Manufacturing
Dr. Jihua Chen has been a member of the research staff at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2011. He obtained a Ph.D. in macromolecular science and engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, USA, in 2006. He has served on various committees and symposiums for Microscopy and Microanalysis, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, and Materials Research Society. He is an author or co-author of 170 publications, with an h-index of 58 and over 11k citations on Google Scholar. His research interests include soft electronics and ionics, polymers and organic molecules for energy and medicine and AI for manufacturing and healthcare.
The following is a short Q&A with Dr. Jihua Chen, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views of the research area and open access publishing:
1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take on the role of its Associate Editor?
Nanomaterials is a cutting-edge open access journal promoting nanoscience and nanomaterial applications. The broader impacts can extend into areas such as optoelectronics, energy storage and harvest, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering and circular economy, as well as the various approaches that mankind may rely on to tackle technical and societal challenges in the future. I am delighted to be part of this cause.
2. What is your vision for the Section?
Sustainability and efficiency, in my opinion, are among our top priorities in nanoscience, and in the Section “Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures”. The mission of many nanoscience researchers is to achieve sustainability and efficiency in energy and medical applications.
3. What does the future of this field of research look like?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly taking on traditional ways of thinking and operating, including the way that our research is performed. It may not be able to completely replace or fully automate our experiments and analysis any time soon, but personalized AI or customizable AI (tailored for each domain or research area) can greatly increase the productivity of our nanomaterial research toward a future with sustainable energy and efficient healthcare.
4. What do you think of the development of open access in the publishing field?
Open access is an important part of the current and future knowledge-sharing activities including peer-reviewed publications. Personally, I felt the great benefits of being part of the movement. I very much enjoy sharing and receiving knowledge (and wisdom) through open access publications.
We warmly welcome Dr. Jihua Chen as the new Associate Editor and we look forward to him leading Nanomaterials to many more milestones.
