PRASHANT K. JAIN Apr 2021 Prashant K. Jain University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL 61801 Web: http://www.nanogold.org E-mail:
[email protected], Twitter @plasmon PERSONAL INFORMATION Born: Bijowa, India; Naturalized US Citizen; Married CURRENT POSITION University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Alumni Scholar and Professor of Chemistry Professor of the Materials Research Lab Professor of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Faculty Affiliate, Department of Physics Faculty Affiliate, Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology (IQUIST) EDUCATION 2003-07 Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry; Minor in Materials Science & Engineering GPA:4.0; Best Chemistry PhD Student Award 1999-03 Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT) - Mumbai, India B. Tech with Honors in Polymer Engineering First Class with Distinction; Top-ranked of ∼140 students over 4 years ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD 2018-2021 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Richard and Margaret Romano Scholar, Department of Chemistry 2017-2020 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Chemistry 2018-2020 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Associate Professor (Tenured), Materials Research Lab 2019-2020 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Associate Professor (Tenured), Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology 2017-2018 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL I. C. Gunsalus Scholar, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2013-2017 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Assistant Professor, Materials Research Laboratory 2011-2019 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Faculty Affiliate, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology 2011-2017 University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, IL Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry 2009-2011 Miller Fellow, University of California - Berkeley, CA Host: A.