PNNL

Jingshan Du is a materials scientist at PNNL after completing a Washington Research Foundation postdoctoral fellowship under the advisory of James J. De Yoreo. His research spans crystal formation and transformation pathways, in situ electron microscopy, and complex atomic configurations in nanostructures. At PNNL, he mainly develops new cryogenic liquid-cell electron microscopy techniques to support the mission of Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences in understanding crystal formation and materials transformation mechanisms. Du received his PhD in materials science and engineering in 2021 from Northwestern University under the supervision of Professor Chad A. Mirkin and Professor Vinayak P. Dravid. At Northwestern, he worked on complex nanoparticle systems, and nanoscale thermodynamics. He received a certificate in Management for Scientists and Engineers from the Kellogg School of Management in 2021 and a B.Sc. in engineering, materials science and engineering from Chu Kochen Honors College, Zhejiang University in 2015.

For more information on Dr. Du, his research, and his future projects, visit his website at https://jingshandu.com.

• Electron microscopy
• In situ and dynamic imaging
• Materials transformation
• Nanofabrication

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University

• CAS Future Leaders, Chemical Abstracts Service, American Chemical Society, 2025
• APS Topical Group on the Physics of Climate Early Career Investigator Award, American Physical Society, 2025
• AVS Nanoscale Science and Technology Division Early Career Award, American Vacuum Society, 2024
• Microscopy & Microanalysis Postdoctoral Scholar Award, Microscopy Society of America, 2024
• Lindau Spirit Fellowship, 73^rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics), 2024
• International committee member, Microscopy Society of America, 2024–present
• Associate editor, Frontiers for Young Minds, 2023–present
• Community Board member, Nanoscale Horizons, 2023–present
• Early Career Professionals Subcommittee member, Career Advancement Committee, Materials Research Society, 2023–2026
• David Galas Distinguished Fellow Award, Washington Research Foundation, 2023
• APS Forum on International Physics Distinguished Student Award, American Physical Society, 2023
• Early Career Board member, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2022–2024
• Planning Committee representative, DOE Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences Early Career Network, 2022–2023

• “Structurally modified nanosheets of metal oxides and related methods.” U.S. Patent No. 11,982,005.
• “Halide perovskite nanocrystal array and its preparation.” PCT/US2020/063324. PCT Application (KR/EP/US/CA/JP/AU/CN). Publication No. WO 2021/188168.
• “Polymer-assisted synthesis of nanoparticles.” U.S. Patent No. 11,599,020.
• “Device and method for measuring flow rate of fluid.” China Patent No. CN103063868.

2025

J.S. Du, S. Banik, H. Chan, B. Fritsch, Y. Xia, A.S. Karakoti, A. Hutzler, S.K.R.S. Sankaranarayanan, J.J. De Yoreo. 2025. “Molecular-Resolution Imaging of Ice Crystallized from Liquid Water by Cryogenic Liquid-Cell TEM.” Nature Communications 16, 8342. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-62451-0.

Y. Xia, D. Song, M. Zhang, Z. Wang, C. Shi, J.S. Du, S.H.R. Shin, M.H. Engelhard, P.K. Thallapally, C.A. Orme, J. Tao, M.L. Sushko, J.J. De Yoreo, J. Liu. 2025. “Achieving Electrode Smoothing by Controlling the Nucleation Phase of Metal Deposition Through Polymer-Substrate Binding.” Advanced Materials. doi:10.1002/adma.202503218.

C.A. Mirkin, S.H. Petrosko, N. Artzi, K. Aydin, A. Biaggne, C.J. Brinker, K.E. Bujold, Y.C. Cao, R.R. Chan, C. Chen, P.-C. Chen, X. Chen, O.J.G.L. Chevalier, C.H.J. Choi, R.M. Crooks, V.P. Dravid, J.S. Du, et al. 2025. “33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.” ACS Nano 19, pp. 31933–31968. doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c12854.2024

2024

J.S. Du, X. Qi, S.E. Seo, S. Zhang, O.J. Borkiewicz. 2024. “Crystallization and Assembly at Interfaces: Celebrating the Achievements of a Vibrant Research Community.” MRS Advances 9. pp. 1037–1038. doi:10.1557/s43580-024-00922-0.

Du, J.S., Y. Bae, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2024. “Publisher Correction: Non-Classical Crystallization in Soft and Organic Materials.” Nature Reviews Materials 9, 923. doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00730-w.

Xie S., K. Ye, J. Du, X. Zhang, D. Kim, J. Loukusa, and L. Ma, et al. “Ru/MgO Catalyst with Dual Ru Structure Sites for Efficient CO Production from CO2 Hydrogenation.” 2024. Chemical Engineering Journal 487. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.150486.

Zheng R., M. Zhao, J. Du, T.R. Sudarshan, Y. Zhou, A.K. Paravastu, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. “Assembly of Short Amphiphilic Peptoids into Nanohelices with Controllable Supramolecular Chirality.” 2024. Nature Communications 15. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46839-y.

Zhou, W., Y. Lim, H. Lin, S. Lee, Y. Li, Z. Huang, and J.S. Du, et al. “Colloidal Quasicrystals Engineered with DNA.” 2024. Nature Materials 23. doi:10.1038/s41563-023-01706-x.

Du, J.S., Y. Bae, and J.J. De Yoreo. “Non-Classical Crystallization in Soft and Organic Materials.” 2024. Nature Reviews Materials 9. doi:10.1038/s41578-023-00637-y.

Du, J. “Time’s Dance with Gold: Tracking the Isomeric Fluctuations of Au Clusters.” 2024. Nanoscale Horizons 9. doi:10.1039/D4NH90007C.

2023

Du, J.S. and M. Zhang. “Preventative Studies Should Begin Now for Detecting AI-Generated Microscopy Images.” 2023. Matter 6, pp. 1673-1674. doi:10.1016/j.matt.2023.04.009.

Mirkin, C.A., P. Chen, Y. Liu, and J. Du. “Polymer-Assisted Synthesis of Nanoparticles.” Patent: 2023. LENSID: 093-422-491-376-380. URI: lens.org/093-422-491-376-380. PAT: US 11599020 B2.

Shin, D., M. Lai, Y. Shin, J.S. Du, L. Jibril, and J.M. Rondinelli, et al. “From Heterostructures to Solid‐Solutions: Structural Tunability in Mixed Halide Perovskites.” 2023. Advanced Materials. doi:10.1002/adma.202205923.

Du, J.S., C. Cherqui, T.W. Ueltschi, C.B. Wahl, M. Bourgeois, and R.P. Van Duyne, et al. “Discovering Polyelemental Nanostructures with Redistributed Plasmonic Modes through Combinatorial Synthesis.” 2023. Science Advances 9, no. 51. doi:10.1126/SCIADV.ADJ6129. WOSUID: WOS:001142517100011.

2022

Du, J.S., V.P. Dravid, and C.A. Mirkin. “Intermetallic Nanocrystal Discovery through Modulation of Atom Stacking Hierarchy.” 2022. ACS Nano 16, pp. 20796-20804. doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c08038.

Du, J.S., T. Chen, F. Liu, S. Wang, J. Zhang, and R. Zhang. “Editorial: Nanotechnology for Natural Products.” 2022. Frontiers in Chemistry 10. doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.1069892.

Du, Jingshan S. “Is Open Access Worth the Cost?” The Scientist. May 31, 2022. https://www.the-scientist.com/opinion-is-open-access-worth-the-cost-70049.

Wang, S., S. Lee, J.S. Du, B.E. Partridge, H.F. Cheng, and W. Zhou, et al. “The Emergence of Valency in Colloidal Crystals through Electron Equivalents.” 2022. Nature Materials 21, pp. 580-587. doi:10.1038/s41563-021-01170-5.

2021

Mirkin, C.A., J. Du, D. Shin, and V.P. Dravid. “Halide Perovskite Nanocrystal Array and Methods of Making the Same” Patent: 2021. LENSID: 166-640-509-497-626. URI: lens.org/166-640-509-497-626. PAT: WO 2021/188168 A3.

Xu, D.D., C.B. Wahl, J.S. Du, S. Irgen-Gioro, E.A. Weiss, and C.A. Mirkin. “Site-Isolated Upconversion Nanoparticle Arrays Synthesized in Polyol Nanoreactors.” 2021. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, pp. 26125-26131. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08562.

Du, J.S., K. He, Y. Xu, C.B. Wahl, D.D. Xu, and V.P. Dravid, et al. “Galvanic Transformation Dynamics in Heterostructured Nanoparticles.” 2021. Advanced Functional Materials 31. doi:10.1002/adfm.202105866.

Du, J.Q. Rong, and V.P. Dravid. “Structurally Modified Nanosheets of Metal Oxides and Related Methods.” Patent: 2021. LENSID: 058-028-707-931-87X. URI: lens.org/058-028-707-931-87X. PAT: US 2021/0230753 A1.

Rong, Q., J.S. Du, X. Chen, Q. Liu, and V.P. Dravid. “A Bidirectional Nanomodification Approach for Synthesizing Hierarchically Architected Mixed Oxide Electrodes for Oxygen Evolution.” 2021. Small 17. doi:10.1002/smll.202007287.

Du, J.S., W. Zhou, S.M. Rupich, and C.A. Mirkin. “Twin Pathways: Discerning the Origins of Multiply Twinned Colloidal Nanoparticles.” 2021. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, pp. 6858-6863. doi:10.1002/anie.202015166.