Jing Kong

Professor of Electrical Engineering (RLE Bio)

Email: jingkong@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 324-4068
Fax: (617) 324-5293
MIT Room 13-3065

Professor Jing Kong is a principal investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received the B.S in chemistry from Peking University in 1997 and the Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University in 2002. From 2002 to 2003, she was a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, and from 2003 to 2004, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Delft University. She joined the MIT faculty in 2004 in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Professor Kong is member of the American Chemical Society, the American Physical Society, and the Materials Research Society. She received the 2001 Foresight Distinguished Student Award in Nanotechnology in 2001, the Stanford Annual Reviews Prize in Physical Chemistry in 2002, and the MIT 3M Award in 2005.

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Administrative Assistant

Brianna Samuels

Email: bcsamuel@mit.edu
Phone: 617-407-7859
MIT Room 36-807

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Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates

Tianyi Zhang

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073

Two-dimensional materials
Vapor phase synthesis
Optical spectroscopy

Zachariah Hennighausen

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3033

Two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials
Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures
Interfacial interactions between crystals
Exciton engineering and its applications
Condensed matter physics

Kenan Zhang

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3021

Two-dimensional materials and heterostructures
Chemical vapor deposition
Photodetectors

Tilo H. Yang

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077

Wafer bonding
Solid-state thermodynamics
Two-dimensional materials

Kyung Yeol Ma

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073

Growth and application of 2D materials
Fabrication and characterization of 2D heterostructures

Jianfeng Jiang

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3025

Ultra-scale ballistic transistors, nano electronics, integrated circuits
Two-dimensional materials

Hongkai Ning

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3037

2D material physics and electronics
Hf-based ferroelectric materials and memory
Brain-inspired devices and Software-Hardware Co-optimization

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Graduate Students

Xudong (Sheldon) Zheng

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073

Low-dimensional materials
Chemical vapor deposition
Microelectronics�

Meng-Chi (Ed) Chen

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3025

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Automation of two-dimensional material synthesis and characterization
Application of machine learning on material synthesis process optimization
AI-empowered automatic 2D material im

Yunyue Zhu

Email | LinkedIn | 13-3021

2D materials
Van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectric materials
Chemical vapor deposition

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Visiting Students and Scholars

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Alumni

Sungmi Jung

Email | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073 (PostDoc, Nov 2012 - Jun 2016)

Plant sensor, biosensor, aerogel, hydrogel, battery

Current Affiliation: Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Allen Hsu

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077 (PhD student, Sep 2006 – Dec 2014)

Micro-robotics, magnetic, semiconductor devices, materials

Current Affiliation: SRI International

Kyeong-Jae Lee

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077 (PhD student, Sep 2005 - Jan 2012)

Low-power digital design, graphene interconnects

Current Affiliation: Rebellions

Mario Hofmann

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3037 (PhD student, graduate researcher, Sep 2005 - July 2012)

Nanostructured 2D materials, graphene and carbon nanostructures.
Advanced characterization and metrology, device-oriented applications of nanomaterials

Current Affiliation: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University

Ya-Ping Hsieh

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication |  (Visiting student, Oct 2007 - Aug 2009; PostDoc, Apr 2010 - Jan 2011)

Nanoscience, graphene
Two-dimensional synthesis and application

Current Affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Minseok Choi

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3033 (PhD student, 2007 - 2012)

Graphene synthesis, chemical vapor deposition
Transparent conductive graphene, multilayer graphene for electrode applications

Current Affiliation:

Daniela Lopes Mafra

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3094 (Visiting student, 2010 - 2011; PostDoc Dec 2012 - Jan 2016)

Graphene, raman spectroscopy, CVD, PECVD (Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition)

Current Affiliation: Infineon Technologies

Tingying (Helen) Zeng

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3033 (PostDoc, 2011-2014)

Graphene, (Titanium Dioxide), self-assembly

Current Affiliation: Academy for Advanced Research and Development (AARD)

Daniel Nezich

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073 (PostDoc, Jun 2010 - Jun 2012)

Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes (CNT), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), (Hexagonal Boron Nitride)

Current Affiliation: Lincoln Laboratory

Ki Kang Kim

Email | Website | Publication | 13-3026 (Apr 2009 - Aug 2012, PostDoc)

Carbon nanotube, hexagonal boron nitride, graphene
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)

Current Affiliation: Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Hyesung Park

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3033 (PhD student, Sep 2008- Jun 2012)

Graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides,
Renewable & sustainable energy, olar cells, bioelectronics

Current Affiliation: Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Korea University, South Korea

Wenjing Fang

Email: wjfang@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 254-1434
MIT Room 13-3037

Yong Cheol Shin

Email: yshin@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253-6860
MIT Room 13-3037

Yi Song

Email: yisong@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253-6860
MIT Room 13-3033

Yi-Hsien Lee

Email | Website | Publication | 13-3094 (July 2013 – Aug 2013, Visiting professor)

2D Materials, heterostructures
CVD, ALD, MBE, Photonics

Current Affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Hootan Farhat

LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077 (Sep 2004 – Oct 2010, PhD student)

2D materials, nanomaterials & device engineering
Defect physics and characterization

Current Affiliation: Edge Precision Manufacturing

Alfonso Reina Cecco

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | (PhD student, Sep 2004- Jun 2010)

Materials science, nano structures
Graphene nanotubes, transition metal dichalcogenides

Current Affiliation: UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Marek Hempel

Email: marekh@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 452-4052
MIT Room 13-3094

Jin-Yong Hong

Email: jyhong@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 254-4235
MIT Room 13-3073

Tian Ming

Email: tming@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 452-4052
MIT Room 13-3094

Wei-Chun Tan

Email: wctan@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253-6860
MIT Room 13-3033

Zhuo Chen

Email: zhuochen@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 452-xxxx
MIT Room 13-3027

Mahomed Mehdi Goulamaly

Email: mehdig@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 452-4052
MIT Room 13-3094

Kai Xu

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3027 (Visiting student, 2015 - 2016?)

Carbon nanotubes, molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2)
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

Current Affiliation: Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, China

Yan Chen

Email: yan_chen@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 254-1434
MIT Room 13-3077

Xiang Ji

Email: xiangji@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 324-1434
MIT Room 13-3077

Yumeng Shi

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication | (PostDoc, 2011 - 2012)

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), graphene
Epitaxial growth, energy storage and applications

Current Affiliation: Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University

Cong Su

Email: csu@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 324-1434
MIT Room 13-3077

Maria Teresa Avila

Email | 617-324-6894 | 26-349 (Administrator,  ? - May 2018)

Current Affiliation: (Retired)

Haozhe Wang

Email: wanghz@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253-6860
MIT Room 13-3037

Pin-Chun Shen

Email: pcshen@mit.edu
Phone: (857) 800-4052
MIT Room 13-3077

Wei Sun Leong

Email: wsleong@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253-6860
MIT Room 13-3037

Seong Soon Jo

Email: ssoonjo@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 949-6406
MIT Room 13-3073

Fei Hui

Email: feihui@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 452-4052
MIT Room 13-3094

Xingcai Zhang

Email:xingcai@mit.edu,
Phone:(225)304-1387
MIT Room:13-3025

Qingqing Ji

Email: qji@mit.edu
Phone: +1-571-525-0765
MIT room: 13-3026

Yang Qian

Email: yqian@mit.edu
Phone: (617)301-1277
MIT Room: 13-3073

Zhenfei Gao

Email: zhenfei@mit.edu
Phone: (617)583-3057
MIT Room: 13-3062

Yunfan Guo

Email: yfguo112@mit.edu
Phone: (617)899-6236
MIT Office: 13-3073

Ang-Yu Lu

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3037 (PhD student, Sep 2016 - June 2023)

Two-dimensional materials
Machine learning, smart manufacturing

Current Affiliation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

Luda Wang

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication | 137-3037 (PostDoc, Sep 2014 - Mar 2018)

Micro/Nanofluidics, nanotechnology, nanosciencegas, ion separations
Graphene, 2D materials

Current Affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Universit

Ji-Hoon Park

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073 (PostDoc, Sep 2017 - Jun 2023)

Low-dimensional materials, 2D materials-based future electronics
Remarkable physical properties

Current Affiliation: CDimension

Arlene Wint

Email | 617-324-4349 | 36-872 (Administrator, May 2018 - Aug 2025)

Current Affiliation: (Retired)

 

Jiayuan Zhao

Email: jyzhao@mit.edu
Phone: (617) 253-6860
MIT Room 13-3033

Luiz Gustavo Pimenta Martins

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3025 (Jun 2015 – Dec 2022, PhD student, research specialist)

Condensed matter physics, high-pressure physics
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)
Raman spectroscopy

Current Affiliation: University of São Paulo

Xiaochuan Dai

Email: xcdai@mit.edu
Phone: (617)797-4420
MIT Room 13-3073

Ming-Hui Chiu

EmailLinkedInPublication | 13-3073 (Mar 2019 - Nov 2020, PostDoc)

Nanofabrication, chemical Vapor Deposition, thin Film Technology
Low-Dimensional Materials

Current Affiliation: Applied Material

Yuxuan (Cosmi) Lin

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3021 (Sep 2012 - Jan 2020, PhD student, PostDoc)

Nanotechnology, nanoelectronics
Two-dimensional materials, Graphene

Current Affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University

Jiangtao Wang

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3033 (Oct 2018 - Mar 2025, PostDoc)

Carbon nanotubes, graphene
Electrical control of CVD

Current Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, China

Nannan Mao

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3021 (PostDoc, Jan 2017 - Aug 2024)

Two-dimensional materials, van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectric materials
Optical spectroscopy, nonlinear optical effect

Current Affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Universit

Mahdi Tavakoli

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3037 (PostDoc, Nov 2017 - May 2021)

Nanomaterials, microelectronic devices, quantum dots, biotechnology

Current Affiliation: Applied Material

Zhien (Abigail) Wang

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3037 (Sep 2020 - Sep 2025, PhD student)

Two-dimensional materials, Graphene
Chemical vapor deposition

Current Affiliation: Lam Research

Peng Wu

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3025 (Nov 2021 - Aug 2024, PostDoc)

Nanoscale transistors, cold-source FET, tunneling field effect transistor
Two-dimensional materials

Current Affiliation: School of Electronics, Peking University, China

Shin-Yi Tang

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3073 (Mar 2022 - Mar 2023, Visiting Student)

Two-dimensional materials and hetero-nanostructures
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
Photodetectors, gas sensors

Current Affiliation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

Hongwei Liu

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077 (May 2022 - June 2023, Visiting Student)

Two-dimensional materials
Chemical vapor deposition

Current Affiliation:

Shih-Ming He

Email | Website | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077 (Oct 2023 – May 2025, PostDoc)

Chemical Vapor Deposition, Graphene, Suspended 2D materials
Functionalization

Current Affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Yu-Ren Peng

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3077 (Apr 2024 - Mar 2025, Visiting Student)

Two-dimensional materials
Electron Microspectroscopy, electrochemistry


Current Affiliation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

Ding-Rui Chen

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3033 (Mar 2024 - Jan 2025, Visiting Scholar)

Graphene-based heterostructures and their energy applications
Atomically engineered electrochemical catalysts for efficient water splitting.

Current Affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Gloria Yin

Email | LinkedIn | Publication | 13-3037 (Aug 2024 - May 2025, Visiting Student)

Origami structures, mechanical metamaterials
Wave dynamics,  soft and micro robotics

Current Affiliation:

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