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XiuJun (James) Li

Director
Forensic Science program

Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office Building: Chemistry and Computer Science Building
Office Room: 2.0112
Phone: (915) 747-8967
Email: xli4@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

I am a tenured Professor in the Department of Chemistry, BBRC and BME at UTEP, with research focusing on the development of innovative microfluidic and nanotechnology for bioanalysis and biomedical and environmental applications.

Awards and Honors

NIH STTR Grant Award - NIH/NIAID (08/01/2022)
NSF APEX Grant Award - NSF (08/01/2022)
Award for Faculty development Leave - UTEP (07/15/2022)
NSF MRI Grant Award - NSF (06/01/2022)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2022 -2 - UTEP (05/15/2022)
Certificate in College Instruction for Effective Teaching by the American Council on Education (ACE) and Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) - the American Council on Education (ACE) and Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) (05/01/2022)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2022 -1 - UTEP (05/01/2022)
UTEP Service Award (10 years) - UTEP (01/15/2022)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2021 -3 - UTEP (12/15/2021)
ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices Award - UT System (08/01/2021)
CPRIT HIHR Grant Award - CPRIT (08/01/2021)
NSF PFI Grant Award - NSF (06/01/2021)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2021 -2 - UTEP (05/15/2021)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2021 -1 - UTEP (05/01/2021)
DOT Grant Award - DOT (02/01/2021)
Dr. Keelung Hong Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship 2019-2020 - UTEP (01/15/2021)
NSF I-CORPS Grant Award - NSF (01/15/2021)
COURI POSTER AWARD - UTEP (08/24/2020)
MERITUS AWARD 2020-2021 - UTEP (08/01/2020)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2020 - UTEP (06/01/2020)
Undergraduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Biochemistry - UTEP (05/01/2020)
NSF I-CORPS Grant Award - NSF (02/01/2020)
Dodson Research Grant - UTEP (12/31/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2020 - UTEP (12/30/2019)
Dr. Keelung Hong Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship 2019-2020 - UTEP (09/03/2019)
UTEP Graduate Scholarship (The Frank B. Cotton Trust Scholarship) 2019 - UTEP (09/02/2019)
UTEP Graduate Scholarship (The Frank B. Cotton Trust Scholarship) 2019 - UTEP (09/02/2019)
COURI POSTER AWARD - UTEP (08/24/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Summer Research Grant 2019 - UTEP (05/02/2019)
NIH BUILDING Scholar Travel Award 2019 - UTEP (04/01/2019)
Chemistry Department Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
Chemistry Department Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
MINE Summit 2018 Young Scientists Award finalist - UTEP (07/01/2018)
Outstanding Faculty -Dissertation Research Mentoring Award Li - UTEP (06/01/2018)
UTEP Graduate Fellowship 2018 - UTEP (05/02/2018)
UTEP Graduate Fellowship 2018 - UTEP (05/02/2018)
Graduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Chemistry - UTEP (05/01/2018)
Outstanding Dissertation Award - UTEP (05/01/2018)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2018 - UTEP (12/02/2017)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2018 - UTEP (12/02/2017)
COURI POSTER AWARD - UTEP (10/02/2017)
Hochun Portable Microfluidic Award Finalist (Top 4) - microTAS conference (10/01/2017)
Outstanding Efforts Award - UTEP (10/01/2017)
Innovation Center Proof-of-concept Award, MCA - MCA (08/01/2017)
Grant Award from the Emily Koenig Meningitis Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation - Philadelphia Foundation (07/01/2017)
NIH BUILDING Scholar Mentoring Award - UTEP (07/01/2017)
BUILDing Scholar Summer Sabbatical Award - NIH BUILD (03/01/2017)
Outstanding Dissertation Award - UTEP (02/01/2017)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2017 - UTEP (12/02/2016)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2017 - UTEP (12/02/2016)
Best Dissertation Award - UTEP (12/01/2016)
Faculty Research Mentoring Award - UTEP (12/01/2016)
Graduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Chemistry - UTEP (11/01/2016)
Undergraduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Biochemistry - UTEP (11/01/2016)
Emerging Investigator - Analyst (06/01/2016)
UTEP Graduate Fellowship 2016 - UTEP (05/02/2016)
Nominated for 2016 TEXAS INVENTOR OF THE YEAR - UTEP (03/01/2016)
Distinguished Young Scholar - Silk Road International Symposium (01/02/2016)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2016 - UTEP (01/02/2016)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2016 - UTEP (01/02/2016)
Outstanding Performance Award - UTEP ORSP (10/01/2015)
R21 Grant Award - NIH/NIAID (04/01/2015)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2015 - UTEP (02/01/2015)
2014 Bioanalysis Young Investigator Awad - Bioanalysis journal and European Bioanalysis Forum (11/21/2014)
Graduate Expo Award - UTEP (11/21/2014)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for uTAS 2014 - UTEP (10/01/2014)
Outstanding Performance Award - UTEP ORSP (06/01/2014)
Award of COURI / Provost’s Summer-2014 Student Research Assistant Program - UTEP (05/01/2014)
Award of COURI / Provost’s Summer-2014 Student Research Assistant Program - UTEP (05/01/2014)
Undergraduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in chemistry - UTEP (11/01/2013)
NIH SC2 Grant Award - NIH/NIGMS (04/01/2013)
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry - UTEP (11/01/2012)
UT STARS Award - UT System (08/01/2011)
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) - Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada (07/01/2009)
Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal - Simon Fraser University (05/01/2009)
Award of President’s Ph.D Research Stipend - Simon Fraser University (09/01/2007)
SFU Graduate Fellowship - Simon Fraser University (01/01/2005)
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Graduate Student Abroad - Chinese Government (05/01/2004)
Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award, & Univ. of Bristol Scholarship (07/01/2003)
Graduate Future Star Scholarship - Shandong University (01/01/2001)
Most Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province - Shandong Province (05/01/1999)
Distinguished Student Leader of Qingdao University - Qingdao University (07/01/1998)
Most Outstanding Student of Shandong Province - Shandong Province (07/01/1998)
Outstanding Student of Qingdao University - Qingdao University (01/01/1998)
Student Model of the School of Science and Technology - Qingdao University (01/01/1998)
Most Outstanding Student of Qingdao City - Qingdao City (01/01/1995)

Education

Low-cost medical diagnosis , Harvard University (2011)
Integrated microdevices for genetic analysis in forensics, University of California, Berkley (2009)
Ph D in Bioanalytical Chemistry, Simon Fraser University (2008)
MS in Bioanalytical Chemistry, Shandong University (2002)
BS in Applied Chemistry, Qingdao University (1999)

Publications

Smartphone-based point-of-care multiplexed-genes detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on a low-cost paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic device IEEE (2023), Hamed Tavakoli, Jianjun Sun, XiuJun (James) Li.
Modularized Synthetic Biology Enabled Intelligent Biosensors Trends in Biotechnology (2023), C Zhang, H Liu, XiuJun (James) Li, F. Xu, Z. Li.
Portable in-situ temperature-dependent spectroscopy on a low-cost microfluidic platform integrated with a battery-powered thermofoil heater View (2023), S.K. Katla, W Zhou, H Tavakoli, S Sharma, E Mendez, XiuJun (James) Li.
A microfluidic fully paper-based analytical device integrated with loop-mediated isothermal amplification and nano-biosensors for rapid, sensitive, and specific quantitative detection of infectious diseases Lab Chip (2022), H Tavakoli, E Hirth, M Luo, S Sharma, M Dou, D.C. Dominguez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Ultrasensitive detection of acephate based on carbon quantum dots-mediated fluorescence inner filter effects Analyst (2022), H Li, R Deng, H Tavakoli, XC Li, XiuJun (James) Li.
Direct Electron Transfer of Glucose Oxidase on Pre-Anodized Paper/Carbon Electrodes Modified Through Zero-Length Cross-linkers For Glucose Biosensors Biosensors (2022), G. Henao-Pabon, N. Gao, K.S. Prasad, XiuJun (James) Li.
Microfluidic platforms integrated with nano-sensors for point-of-care bioanalysis TRAC - Trend Anal Chem (2022), H Tavakoli, S. Mohammadi, X.C Li, G Fu, XiuJun (James) Li.
Facile Synthesis and Integration of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Sponge-Supported Metal Nanocatalysts on a Microfluidic Chip Enable a New Continuous Flow Multireactor Nanocatalysis Platform for High Efficiency and Reusability Catalysis ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 10 32 (2022), Kaiqiang Hu, Lei Ma, Zonghua Wang, Olivia .. Fernandez-Delgado, Yahir Garay, Jorge A. Lopez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Facile synthesis and integration of polyvinyl alcohol sponge-supported metal nanocatalysts on a microfluidic chip enable a new continuous flow multi-reactor nanocatalysis platform for high efficiency and reusability catalysis ACS Sustain Chem Eng (2022), K Hu, L Ma, Z Wang, O Fernandez-Delgado, Y Garay, J.A. Lopez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Green synthesized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for water treatment with alternative recyclability Journal of Molecular Liquids 356 (2022), Yohannes W. Getahun, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Felicia S. Manciu, XiuJun (James) Li, Ahmed A. El-Gendy.
Amine and Carbon-pretreated nickel–molybdenum disulfide as bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen gas evolution International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022), Y Ge, Y Wu, L Ma, XiuJun (James) Li, M Román, R. Chianelli, B Torres, D Villagrán.
Immunotherapy discovery on tumor organoid-on-a-chip platforms that recapitulate the tumor microenvironment Adv Drug Deliv Rev (2022), J Zhang, H Tavakoli, L Ma, X.C. Li, L. Han, XiuJun (James) Li.
Symposium Organizer for Pittcon 2022 “Emerging Technologies for Rapid Infectious Disease Detection”” (2022), XiuJun (James) Li.
Symposium Organizer for Pittcon 2022 “State of the Art in Nanosensing” (2022), XiuJun (James) Li.
Amine and Carbon-pretreated nickel–molybdenum disulfide as bifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen gas evolution International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022), Yulu Ge, Yanyu Wu, Lei Ma, Xiujun Li, Manuel Roman, Russel Chianell, Brenda Torres, Dino Villagran.
Green synthesized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for water treatment with alternative recyclability J Mol Liq (2022), Y.W. Getahun, J. Gardea-Torresdey, FS Manciu, XiuJun (James) Li, A.A. El-Gendy.
Two-Photon Flow Cytometry with Laser Scanning Two-Dimensional Airy Beams Opt Commun (2022), A Paez, E.M. Sundin, G Navarro, XiuJun (James) Li, T Boland, C. Li.
Two-Photon Flow Cytometry with Laser Scanning Two-Dimensional Airy Beams Optics Communications 508 (2022), Aurelio Paez, Emma M. Sundin, Gilberto Navarro, Xiujun Li, Thomas Boland, Chunqiang Li.
AuNP aggregation-induced quantitative colorimetric aptasensing of sulfadimethoxine with a smartphone Chin Chem Lett (2022), X Zhang, L Wang , XC Li, XiuJun (James) Li.
Investigation of coagulation process of wet-spun sodium alginate polymannuronate fibers with varied functionality using organic coagulants and cross-linkers Materials Today Chemistry 22 (2021), T.H. Aneem, S.Y. Wong, H. Afrin, Md Nurunnabi, XiuJun (James) Li, M.T. Arafat.
Symposium Organizer and Presider for Pacifichem 2021 “Emerging micro- and Nano Technologies for Disease Biomarker detection” (#24) (2021), XiuJun (James) Li.
Integration of 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB)-probed ELISA-like systems in a photothermal bar-chart microfluidic chip for multiplexed immunoassay Anal Chem (2021), G Fu, R Hou, X Mou, XiuJun (James) Li.
Rapid disease diagnosis using low-cost paper and paper hybrid microfluidic devices Elsevier (2021), W Zhou, H Tavakoli, L Ma, C Bautista, XiuJun (James) Li.
Multidisciplinary Microfluidic & Nanofluidic Lab-on-a-Chip: Principles & Applications Elsevier (2021), XiuJun (James) Li, C Yang, Paul Li.
Multicolorimetric ELISA Biosensors on a Paper/Polymer Hybrid Analytical Device for Visual Point-of-Care Detection of Infection Diseases Anal Bioanal Chem (2021), L Ma, Y Abugalyon, XiuJun (James) Li.
Controlled drug delivery using microfluidic devices Elsevier (2021), Ning Gao, XiuJun (James) Li.
Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications, 2nd Eds Elsevier (2021), XiuJun (James) Li, Y Zhou.
Rapid disease diagnosis using low-cost paper and paper hybrid microfluidic devices Elsevier (2021), W Zhou, H Tavakoli, L Ma, C Bautista, XiuJun (James) Li.
Microfluidic devices for cell manipulation Elsevier (2021), H.O. Fatoyinbo, XiuJun (James) Li.
Microfluidic devices for stem cell analysis Elsevier (2021), D.K. Kang, J Lu, W Zhang, E Chang, W Zhao, XiuJun (James) Li.
Paper-based microfluidic devices for low-cost assays Elsevier (2021), M Benhabib, XiuJun (James) Li.
Recent innovations in cost-effective polymer and paper hybrid microfluidic devices Lab Chip (2021), W Zhou, M Dou, ST Sanjay, XiuJun (James) Li.
Detector-free photothermal bar-chart microfluidic chips (PT-Chips) for visual quantitative detection of biomarkers Anal Chem (2021), W Zhou, G Fu, XiuJun (James) Li.
Analytical Chemistry for Infectious Disease Detection and Prevention Anal Bioanal Chem (2021), XiuJun (James) Li, C Yang.
Detector-free photothermal bar-chart microfluidic chips (PT-Chips) for visual quantitative detection of biomarkers ChemRxiv (2021), W Zhou, G Fu, XiuJun (James) Li.
Aptamer-functionalized Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for biosensing Biosens. Bioelectron (2021), M Lv, W Zhou, H Tavakoli, C Bautista, J Xia, XiuJun (James) Li.
Low-Cost Quantitative Photothermal Genetic Detection of Pathogens on a Paper Hybrid Device Using a Thermometer Analytical Chemistry 92 21 (2020), Wan Zhou, Jianjun Sun, XiuJun (James) Li.
Low-Cost Quantitative Photothermal Genetic Detection of Pathogens on a Paper Hybrid Device Using a Thermometer Analytical Chemistry 92 21 (2020), Wan Zhou, Jianjun Sun, XiuJun (James) Li.
Synergetic catalysis for chlorobenzene and NOx removal from waste incineration exhaust over MnNb0.4Ce0.2Ox catalysts: Performance and mechanism study J Rare Earth (2020), B Yang, Q Jin, Q Huang, Y Shen, XiuJun (James) Li.
Multiplexed tri-mode visual outputs of immunoassay signals on a clip-magazine-assembled photothermal biosensing disk Biosens. Bioelectron (2020), G Fu, XiuJun (James) Li, W Wang.
Synergetic catalysis for chlorobenzene and NOx removal from waste incineration exhaust over MnNb0.4Ce0.2Ox catalysts: Performance and mechanism study J Rare Earth (2020), B Yang, XiuJun (James) Li.
Remotely tunable photothermal bar-chart microfluidic platform using on-chip nanomaterial-mediated photothermal effect as the microfluidic driving force Lab Chip (2020), G Fu, W Zhou, XiuJun (James) Li.
A new method to amplify colorimetric signals of paper-based nanobiosensors for simple and sensitive pancreatic cancer biomarker detection Analyst 145 (2020), K S. Prasad, Yousef Abugalyon, Chunqiang Li, Feng Xu, XiuJun (James) Li.
A new method to amplify colorimetric signals of paper-based nanobiosensors for simple and sensitive pancreatic cancer biomarker detection Analyst 145 (2020), K S. Prasad, Yousef Abugalyon, Chunqiang Li, Feng Xu, XiuJun (James) Li.
One-Step Surface Modification to Graft DNA Codes on Paper: The Method, Mechanism and Its Application Anal Chem (2020), W Zhou, M Feng, A Valadez, XiuJun (James) Li.
A Reusable PMMA/Paper Hybrid Plug-and-Play Microfluidic Device for Ultrasensitive Immunoassay with Wide Dynamic Range Microsyst Nanoeng (2020), ST Sanjay, M Li, XiuJun (James) Li.
Strong interaction between Au nanoparticles and porous polyurethane sponge enables efficient environmental catalysis with high reusability Catalysis Today 358 (2020), Q Jin, L Ma, XiuJun (James) Li.
Invited Session Chair for Pittcon 2020 “Nanotechnology (2020), XiuJun (James) Li.
Symposium Organizer and Presider for Pittcon 2020 “State of the Art in Nanosensing”. (2020), XiuJun (James) Li.
Gold Nanoparticle Aggregation-Induced Quantitative Photothermal Biosensing Using a Thermometer: A Simple and Universal Biosensing Platform Anal Chem 92 (2020), W Zhou, K Hu, XiuJun (James) Li.
Novel porous ceramic sheet supported metal reactors for continuous-flow catalysis Catalysis Today 358 (2020), Q Jin, C Himmelhaver, XiuJun (James) Li.
Paper and paper hybrid microfluidic devices for point-of-care detection of infectious diseases Wiley (2020), H Tavakoli, W Zhou, Lei Ma, XiuJun (James) Li.
A Low-Cost Nanomaterial-based Electrochemical Immunosensor on Paper for High-sensitivity Early Detection of Pancreatic Cance Sens Actuators B Chem (2020), KS Prasad, X Cao, XiuJun (James) Li.
On-Demand Photothermal Bar-Chart Microfluidic Platform Using On-Chip Nanomaterial-Mediated Photothermal Effect As The Microfluidic Driving Force Proc. IEEE Micr Elect 33 (2020), W Zhou, XiuJun (James) Li.
Smart Paper Transformer: New insight for enhanced catalytic efficiency and reusability of noble metal nanocatalysts Chem Sci (2020), Q Jin, L Ma, XiuJun (James) Li.
Resource utilization of waste deNOx catalyst for continuous-flow catalysis by supported metal reactors Molecular Catalysis (2020), Qijie Jin, Y Shen, XiuJun (James) Li.
Rapid and Accurate Pertussis Diagnosis on a Point-of-Care Biochip EClinicalMedicine 8 (2019), Maowei Dou, N Macias, F Shen, J Dien Bard, Delfina C. Dominguez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Photothermal Microfluidic Sensing Platform Using Near-Infrared Laser-Driven Multiplexed Dual-Mode Visual Quantitative Readout Anal Chem 91 (2019), Guanglei Fu, Y Zhu, K Xu, XiuJun (James) Li.
Spatiotemporally Controllable Multiplexed Photothermal Microfluidic Pumping under Monitoring of On-Chip Thermal Imaging ACS Sensors 4 (2019), Guanglei Fu, Y Zhu, W Wang, XiuJun (James) Li.
Bio-Actuators based on Stimulus-Responsive Hydrogels and Their Emerging Biomedical Applications NPG Asia Mater 11 (2019), Q Shi, H Liu, D. Tang, XiuJun (James) Li, F Xu.
A low-cost microfluidic platform for rapid and instrument-free detection of whooping cough. Analytica chimica acta 1065 (2019), M Dou, J Sanchez, H Tavakoli, J E. Gonzalez, Jianjun Sun, J Dien Bard, XiuJun (James) Li.
A low-cost microfluidic platform for rapid and instrument-free detection of whooping cough. Analytica chimica acta 1065 (2019), M Dou, J Sanchez, H Tavakoli, J E. Gonzalez, Jianjun Sun, J Dien Bard, XiuJun (James) Li.
Mycobacterium marinum down-regulates miR-148a in macrophages in an EsxA-dependent manner. International immunopharmacology 73 (2019), H Wu, Y Bao, L Wang, XiuJun (James) Li, Jianjun Sun.
Mycobacterium marinum down-regulates miR-148a in macrophages in an EsxA-dependent manner. International immunopharmacology 73 (2019), H Wu, Y Bao, L Wang, XiuJun (James) Li, Jianjun Sun.
A review on advances in methods for modification of paper supports for use in point-of-care testing Microchimica Acta 186 (2019), R Tang, L Liu, S Zhang, XiuJun (James) Li, F Li.
Recent advances in microfluidic platforms for single-cell analysis in cancer biology, diagnosis and therapy TRAC - Trend Anal Chem 117 (2019), H Tavakoli, Wan Zhou, L Ma, Lei Ma, Feng Xu, XiuJun (James) Li.
A Portable and Universal Upconversion Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Assay Platform for Point-of-Care Testing Talanta 201 (2019), Y Gong, Y Zheng, B Jin, XiuJun (James) Li, F Li.
Invited Session Chair for Pittcon 2019 “Nanotechnology” (2019), XiuJun (James) Li.
Preparation and evaluation of Bletilla striata polysaccharide/graphene oxide composite hemostatic sponge Int. J. Biol. Macromol 130 (2019), J Chen, L Lu, Y Li, XiuJun (James) Li, R Zeng.
A smartphone-based on-site nucleic acid testing platform at point-of-care settings Electrophoresis 40 (2019), X Xu, X Wang, J. Hu, Y Gong, L. Wang, W. Zhou, XiuJun (James) Li, F Xu.
Novel TiO2 catalyst carriers with high thermostability for selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 Catalysis Today 327 (2019), Qijie Jin, Y. Shen, Lei Ma, S. Zhu, J. Zhang, W Zhou, X Wei, XiuJun (James) Li.

Presentations

Innovations in Paper/polymer Hybrid Microfluidic Platforms and Nanotechnology for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, XiuJun (James) Li.
Photothermal Bar-chart Microfluidic Chips of Instrument-free Detection of Cancer Biomarkers (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, XiuJun (James) Li.
Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis of Pertussis on a Point-of-Care Biochip (2022), Volume Vancouver, BC, Canada (Oral), M Dou, J Dien Bard, DC Dominguez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Nanoparticle-Mediated Quantitative Photothermal Biosensing Using a Common Thermometer based on TMB Photothermal effects (2022), Volume San Antonio, TX (Oral), G Fu, R Brekken, R Kirken, XiuJun (James) Li.
Gold Nanoparticles Aggregation-Induced Quantitative Photothermal Biosensing Using a Thermometer: A Simple and Universal Biosensing Platform (2021), Volume Virtual, W Zhou, XiuJun (James) Li.
Combination of PTT and PDT for improved cancer therapy (2020), Volume Boston, L Ma, XiuJun (James) Li.
Nanomaterial-mediated Photothermal Biosensing Using a Thermometer and beyond (2020), Volume Chicago, IL, XiuJun (James) Li.
Point of care device for infectious disease diagnosis (2020), Volume Chicago, IL, Hamed Tavakoli, XiuJun (James) Li.
“Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis of the Respiratory Disease Pertussis on a Point-of-Care paper/polymer hybrid Biochip (2020), Volume Chicago, IL, XiuJun (James) Li.
“Strong interaction between Au nanoparticles and porous polyurethane sponge enables efficient environmental catalysis with high reusability (2020), Volume Los Angeles, CA, XiuJun (James) Li.
“on-demand photothermal bar-chart microfluidic platform using on-chip nanomaterial-mediated photothermal effect as the microfluidic driving force (2020), Volume Vancouver, BC, Canada,, XiuJun (James) Li.
Multiplexed Instrument-free Bar-chart Spinchip with Nanoparticle-mediated Aptasensors for Visual Quantitative Detection of Multiple Pathogens (2019), Volume El Paso, XiuJun (James) Li.
Paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic platforms for low-cost disease diagnosis (2019), Volume Beijing, China, M Dou, H Tavakoli, XiuJun (James) Li.
Dynamic single-cell analysis on microfluidic biochips (2019), Volume Beijing, China, XiuJun (James) Li.
Low-cost Disease Diagnosis on micro & Nano Biosensing Platforms (2019), Volume Lanzhou, China, XiuJun (James) Li.
Multiplexed instrument-free bar-chart Spinchip integrated with nanoparticle-mediated magnetic aptasensors for visual quantitative detection of multiple pathogens (2019), Volume Hong Kong, CN, X Wei, Delfina C. Dominguez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Simple one-pot synthesis of Au nanoclusters and the application in photothermal therapy (2019), Volume Phoenix, AZ, J Zhang, S Katla, Lei Ma, Y Abugalyon, XiuJun (James) Li.
A point-of-care PDMS/paper hybrid microfluidic biochip for multiplexed instrument-free respiratory disease diagnosis (2019), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Wan Zhou, XiuJun (James) Li.
Multiplexed Instrument-free Bar-chart SpinChip Integrated with Nanoparticle-mediated Magnetic Aptasensors for Visual Quantitative Detection of Multiple Pathogens (2019), Volume Philadelphia, PA, X Wei, XiuJun (James) Li.
Paper-supported Catalysts for Enhanced Catalytic Efficiency and High Reusability (2019), Volume Houston, TX, Q J. , XiuJun (James) Li.
Microfluidic Lab-on-a-chip and Nanotechnology for Low-cost Bioanalysis (2019), Volume Tucson, AZ, XiuJun (James) Li.

Grants

Novel Point of care microfluidic detection of ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella UTIs
MRI: Acquisition of a Next-Generation XPS for Research and Education in the Southwest Borderlands
STTR: Point-of-care microdevices for simultaneous detection of multiple pertussis-like respiratory diseases from Bordetella species
PFI-TT: Hybrid microfluidic devices for rapid point-of-care detection of multiple respiratory pathogens
Rapid Point-of-care Detection of Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers Using a Common Thermometer for Low-Resource Settings
MRI - Acquisition of a Next-Generation XPS for Research and Education in Southwest
ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practice
Instant COVID-19 Diagnostic Devices on the Go to Improve Transportation Safety
I-Corps: Low-cost photothermal nanosensors for quantitative biomarker detection using a thermometer
Interdisciplinary Infectious Disease Cluster in IDRB, Space
Rapid point-of-care detection of antimicrobial resistance using a thermometer
I-Corps: Point-of-Care Microfluidic Device for Rapid Pathogen Detection
ACS Anal Chem Division Conference Support Funds
Sensitive detection of miRNAs by using polymer/paper hybrid microfluidic biochips for diagnosis of different cancers
NSF PREM Center for Energy and Biomaterials (DMR1827745)
µBiochip Diagnostics
Development and optimization of point-of-care devices for meningitis diagnosis
Photothermal Nanomaterials for High-Efficiency Biomass Conversion
MRI-Flow cytometer
R21: Design of a Point of Care Device for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pertussis
R21: Design of a Point of Care Device for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pertussis

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem	25639
Spring 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25105
Spring 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25124
Spring 2025	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	26184
Spring 2025	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	26197
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25063
Fall 2024	CHEM 5318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	16713	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	13134	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14398
Fall 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14417
Fall 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	17969
Fall 2024	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	15937
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15556

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem	25639
Spring 2025	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	26197
Summer 2024	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	30087
Summer 2024	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	34217
Spring 2024	CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem	27019	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	26130
Spring 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	26161
Spring 2024	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	27829
Spring 2024	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	27845
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26074
Fall 2023	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	13676	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	11482
Fall 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15391
Fall 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15392
Fall 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15412
Fall 2023	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	17528
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	17066
Summer 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	35564
Spring 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	27794
Spring 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	27832
Spring 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25228
Spring 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	26332
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	27726
Fall 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20090
Fall 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20091
Fall 2022	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20118
Summer 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32726
Spring 2022	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	27681
Spring 2022	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	26991	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	11233	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	19341
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11230	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11888	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	20124	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	29100
Spring 2021	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	22462
Spring 2021	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	22461
Spring 2021	CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211	21012	Syllabus
Spring 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24379
Fall 2020	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	17224	Syllabus
Fall 2020	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	12128
Fall 2020	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	12630
Fall 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14088
Summer 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32875
Spring 2020	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	25115
Spring 2020	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	27925	Syllabus
Spring 2020	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	22833
Spring 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24893
Fall 2019	BME 6399 - Dissertation	13933
Fall 2019	CHEM 6398 - Dissertation	11756
Fall 2019	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	12275
Fall 2019	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	12811
Fall 2019	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11362	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	12124	Syllabus
Fall 2019	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14385
Summer 2019	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	31199
Summer 2019	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	31325
Summer 2019	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	30323
Summer 2019	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	33133
Spring 2019	CHEM 5319 - Contem Topics Analytical Chem	28500	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem	28501	Syllabus
Spring 2019	BME 6398 - Dissertation	23945
Spring 2019	CHEM 6398 - Dissertation	28990
Spring 2019	BME 6294 - Doctoral Research	23981
Spring 2019	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	21991
Spring 2019	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23042
Spring 2019	BME 5398 - Thesis	23937
Fall 2018	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	12359
Fall 2018	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	12992
Fall 2018	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	11854
Fall 2018	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	11859
Fall 2018	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	13020
Fall 2018	CHEM 1407 - Introductory Chemistry (C)	11392	Syllabus
Summer 2018	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	31441
Summer 2018	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	30323
Spring 2018	BME 6399 - Dissertation	24261
Spring 2018	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	25989
Spring 2018	BME 6394 - Doctoral Research	24297
Spring 2018	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23281
Spring 2018	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24339
Spring 2018	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	22147
Spring 2018	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23280
Spring 2018	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	21285	Syllabus
Fall 2017	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	11534	Syllabus
Fall 2017	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	12551
Fall 2017	BME 6494 - Doctoral Research	14591
Fall 2017	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	12468
Fall 2017	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	13154
Fall 2017	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	11943
Fall 2017	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	11948
Fall 2017	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	13185
Fall 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15081
Spring 2017	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	26534
Spring 2017	BME 6294 - Doctoral Research	24561
Spring 2017	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23435
Spring 2017	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24609
Spring 2017	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	22228
Spring 2017	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23434
Spring 2017	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	21330	Syllabus
Spring 2017	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	23431
Spring 2017	CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211	21334
Spring 2017	CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211	22400
Spring 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26068

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem	27019	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	13676	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	26991	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	11233	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11230	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	20124	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	27925	Evaluation
Fall 2019	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11362	Evaluation
Fall 2019	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	12124	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CHEM 5319 - Contem Topics Analytical Chem	28500	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem	28501	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

NIH STTR Grant Award - NIH/NIAID (08/01/2022)
NSF APEX Grant Award - NSF (08/01/2022)
Award for Faculty development Leave - UTEP (07/15/2022)
NSF MRI Grant Award - NSF (06/01/2022)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2022 -2 - UTEP (05/15/2022)
Certificate in College Instruction for Effective Teaching by the American Council on Education (ACE) and Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) - the American Council on Education (ACE) and Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) (05/01/2022)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2022 -1 - UTEP (05/01/2022)
UTEP Service Award (10 years) - UTEP (01/15/2022)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2021 -3 - UTEP (12/15/2021)
ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices Award - UT System (08/01/2021)
CPRIT HIHR Grant Award - CPRIT (08/01/2021)
NSF PFI Grant Award - NSF (06/01/2021)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2021 -2 - UTEP (05/15/2021)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2021 -1 - UTEP (05/01/2021)
DOT Grant Award - DOT (02/01/2021)
Dr. Keelung Hong Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship 2019-2020 - UTEP (01/15/2021)
NSF I-CORPS Grant Award - NSF (01/15/2021)
COURI POSTER AWARD - UTEP (08/24/2020)
MERITUS AWARD 2020-2021 - UTEP (08/01/2020)
Outstanding Efforts Award 2020 - UTEP (06/01/2020)
Undergraduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Biochemistry - UTEP (05/01/2020)
NSF I-CORPS Grant Award - NSF (02/01/2020)
Dodson Research Grant - UTEP (12/31/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2020 - UTEP (12/30/2019)
Dr. Keelung Hong Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship 2019-2020 - UTEP (09/03/2019)
UTEP Graduate Scholarship (The Frank B. Cotton Trust Scholarship) 2019 - UTEP (09/02/2019)
UTEP Graduate Scholarship (The Frank B. Cotton Trust Scholarship) 2019 - UTEP (09/02/2019)
COURI POSTER AWARD - UTEP (08/24/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Summer Research Grant 2019 - UTEP (05/02/2019)
NIH BUILDING Scholar Travel Award 2019 - UTEP (04/01/2019)
Chemistry Department Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
Chemistry Department Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2019 - UTEP (03/02/2019)
MINE Summit 2018 Young Scientists Award finalist - UTEP (07/01/2018)
Outstanding Faculty -Dissertation Research Mentoring Award Li - UTEP (06/01/2018)
UTEP Graduate Fellowship 2018 - UTEP (05/02/2018)
UTEP Graduate Fellowship 2018 - UTEP (05/02/2018)
Graduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Chemistry - UTEP (05/01/2018)
Outstanding Dissertation Award - UTEP (05/01/2018)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2018 - UTEP (12/02/2017)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2018 - UTEP (12/02/2017)
COURI POSTER AWARD - UTEP (10/02/2017)
Hochun Portable Microfluidic Award Finalist (Top 4) - microTAS conference (10/01/2017)
Outstanding Efforts Award - UTEP (10/01/2017)
Innovation Center Proof-of-concept Award, MCA - MCA (08/01/2017)
Grant Award from the Emily Koenig Meningitis Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation - Philadelphia Foundation (07/01/2017)
NIH BUILDING Scholar Mentoring Award - UTEP (07/01/2017)
BUILDing Scholar Summer Sabbatical Award - NIH BUILD (03/01/2017)
Outstanding Dissertation Award - UTEP (02/01/2017)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2017 - UTEP (12/02/2016)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2017 - UTEP (12/02/2016)
Best Dissertation Award - UTEP (12/01/2016)
Faculty Research Mentoring Award - UTEP (12/01/2016)
Graduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Chemistry - UTEP (11/01/2016)
Undergraduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in Biochemistry - UTEP (11/01/2016)
Emerging Investigator - Analyst (06/01/2016)
UTEP Graduate Fellowship 2016 - UTEP (05/02/2016)
Nominated for 2016 TEXAS INVENTOR OF THE YEAR - UTEP (03/01/2016)
Distinguished Young Scholar - Silk Road International Symposium (01/02/2016)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2016 - UTEP (01/02/2016)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2016 - UTEP (01/02/2016)
Outstanding Performance Award - UTEP ORSP (10/01/2015)
R21 Grant Award - NIH/NIAID (04/01/2015)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for Pittcon 2015 - UTEP (02/01/2015)
2014 Bioanalysis Young Investigator Awad - Bioanalysis journal and European Bioanalysis Forum (11/21/2014)
Graduate Expo Award - UTEP (11/21/2014)
UTEP Graduate School Travel Award for uTAS 2014 - UTEP (10/01/2014)
Outstanding Performance Award - UTEP ORSP (06/01/2014)
Award of COURI / Provost’s Summer-2014 Student Research Assistant Program - UTEP (05/01/2014)
Award of COURI / Provost’s Summer-2014 Student Research Assistant Program - UTEP (05/01/2014)
Undergraduate Award for Academic and Research Excellence in chemistry - UTEP (11/01/2013)
NIH SC2 Grant Award - NIH/NIGMS (04/01/2013)
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Chemistry - UTEP (11/01/2012)
UT STARS Award - UT System (08/01/2011)
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) - Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada (07/01/2009)
Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal - Simon Fraser University (05/01/2009)
Award of President’s Ph.D Research Stipend - Simon Fraser University (09/01/2007)
SFU Graduate Fellowship - Simon Fraser University (01/01/2005)
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Graduate Student Abroad - Chinese Government (05/01/2004)
Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award, & Univ. of Bristol Scholarship (07/01/2003)
Graduate Future Star Scholarship - Shandong University (01/01/2001)
Most Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province - Shandong Province (05/01/1999)
Distinguished Student Leader of Qingdao University - Qingdao University (07/01/1998)
Most Outstanding Student of Shandong Province - Shandong Province (07/01/1998)
Outstanding Student of Qingdao University - Qingdao University (01/01/1998)
Student Model of the School of Science and Technology - Qingdao University (01/01/1998)
Most Outstanding Student of Qingdao City - Qingdao City (01/01/1995)

Low-cost medical diagnosis , Harvard University (2011)
Integrated microdevices for genetic analysis in forensics, University of California, Berkley (2009)
Ph D in Bioanalytical Chemistry, Simon Fraser University (2008)
MS in Bioanalytical Chemistry, Shandong University (2002)
BS in Applied Chemistry, Qingdao University (1999)

Publications

Smartphone-based point-of-care multiplexed-genes detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on a low-cost paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic device IEEE (2023), Hamed Tavakoli, Jianjun Sun, XiuJun (James) Li.
Modularized Synthetic Biology Enabled Intelligent Biosensors Trends in Biotechnology (2023), C Zhang, H Liu, XiuJun (James) Li, F. Xu, Z. Li.
Portable in-situ temperature-dependent spectroscopy on a low-cost microfluidic platform integrated with a battery-powered thermofoil heater View (2023), S.K. Katla, W Zhou, H Tavakoli, S Sharma, E Mendez, XiuJun (James) Li.
A microfluidic fully paper-based analytical device integrated with loop-mediated isothermal amplification and nano-biosensors for rapid, sensitive, and specific quantitative detection of infectious diseases Lab Chip (2022), H Tavakoli, E Hirth, M Luo, S Sharma, M Dou, D.C. Dominguez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Ultrasensitive detection of acephate based on carbon quantum dots-mediated fluorescence inner filter effects Analyst (2022), H Li, R Deng, H Tavakoli, XC Li, XiuJun (James) Li.

Presentations

Innovations in Paper/polymer Hybrid Microfluidic Platforms and Nanotechnology for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, XiuJun (James) Li.
Photothermal Bar-chart Microfluidic Chips of Instrument-free Detection of Cancer Biomarkers (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, XiuJun (James) Li.
Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis of Pertussis on a Point-of-Care Biochip (2022), Volume Vancouver, BC, Canada (Oral), M Dou, J Dien Bard, DC Dominguez, XiuJun (James) Li.
Nanoparticle-Mediated Quantitative Photothermal Biosensing Using a Common Thermometer based on TMB Photothermal effects (2022), Volume San Antonio, TX (Oral), G Fu, R Brekken, R Kirken, XiuJun (James) Li.
Gold Nanoparticles Aggregation-Induced Quantitative Photothermal Biosensing Using a Thermometer: A Simple and Universal Biosensing Platform (2021), Volume Virtual, W Zhou, XiuJun (James) Li.

Novel Point of care microfluidic detection of ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella UTIs
MRI: Acquisition of a Next-Generation XPS for Research and Education in the Southwest Borderlands
STTR: Point-of-care microdevices for simultaneous detection of multiple pertussis-like respiratory diseases from Bordetella species
PFI-TT: Hybrid microfluidic devices for rapid point-of-care detection of multiple respiratory pathogens
Rapid Point-of-care Detection of Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers Using a Common Thermometer for Low-Resource Settings
MRI - Acquisition of a Next-Generation XPS for Research and Education in Southwest
ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practice
Instant COVID-19 Diagnostic Devices on the Go to Improve Transportation Safety
I-Corps: Low-cost photothermal nanosensors for quantitative biomarker detection using a thermometer
Interdisciplinary Infectious Disease Cluster in IDRB, Space
Rapid point-of-care detection of antimicrobial resistance using a thermometer
I-Corps: Point-of-Care Microfluidic Device for Rapid Pathogen Detection
ACS Anal Chem Division Conference Support Funds
Sensitive detection of miRNAs by using polymer/paper hybrid microfluidic biochips for diagnosis of different cancers
NSF PREM Center for Energy and Biomaterials (DMR1827745)
µBiochip Diagnostics
Development and optimization of point-of-care devices for meningitis diagnosis
Photothermal Nanomaterials for High-Efficiency Biomass Conversion
MRI-Flow cytometer
R21: Design of a Point of Care Device for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pertussis
R21: Design of a Point of Care Device for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pertussis

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem

Section

25639

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

25105

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

25124

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

26184

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

26197

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25063

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 5318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

16713

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

13134

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

14398

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

14417

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

17969

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

15937

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

15556

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem

Section

25639

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

26197

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

30087

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

34217

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem

Section

27019

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

26130

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

26161

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

27829

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

27845

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26074

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

13676

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

11482

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

15391

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

15392

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

15412

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

17528

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

17066

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

35564

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

27794

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Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

27832

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

25228

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

26332

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

27726

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

20090

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

20091

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

20118

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32726

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

27681

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem

Section

26991

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry

Section

11233

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

19341

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

11230

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

11888

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

20124

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

29100

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

22462

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

22461

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211

Section

21012

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

24379

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

17224

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

12128

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

12630

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

14088

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32875

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

25115

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry

Section

27925

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

22833

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

24893

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

BME 6399 - Dissertation

Section

13933

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 6398 - Dissertation

Section

11756

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

12275

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

12811

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

11362

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

12124

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

14385

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

31199

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

31325

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

30323

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

33133

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 5319 - Contem Topics Analytical Chem

Section

28500

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem

Section

28501

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

BME 6398 - Dissertation

Section

23945

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 6398 - Dissertation

Section

28990

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

BME 6294 - Doctoral Research

Section

23981

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

21991

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

23042

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

BME 5398 - Thesis

Section

23937

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

12359

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

12992

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

11854

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

11859

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

13020

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CHEM 1407 - Introductory Chemistry (C)

Section

11392

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

31441

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

30323

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BME 6399 - Dissertation

Section

24261

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

25989

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BME 6394 - Doctoral Research

Section

24297

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

23281

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

24339

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

22147

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

23280

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem

Section

21285

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry

Section

11534

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

12551

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BME 6494 - Doctoral Research

Section

14591

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

12468

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

13154

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

11943

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

11948

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

13185

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

15081

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

Section

26534

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BME 6294 - Doctoral Research

Section

24561

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

23435

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

24609

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

22228

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

23434

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem

Section

21330

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

23431

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211

Section

21334

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211

Section

22400

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26068

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHEM 4328 - Advanced Topics Organic Chem

Section

27019

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

13676

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem

Section

26991

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry

Section

11233

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

11230

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

20124

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry

Section

27925

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

11362

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

12124

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 5319 - Contem Topics Analytical Chem

Section

28500

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem

Section

28501

Evaluation

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