Lei Jiang is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, National Academy of Engineering (USA), Australian Academy of Science, Academia Europaea and European Academy of Engineering. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Jilin University, and PhD from the University of Tokyo. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Akira Fujishima and then as a senior researcher in the Kanagawa Academy of Sciences and Technology. In 1999, he joined Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2015, he and his group moved to TIPC. 
 

His scientific interests focus on bio-inspired, smart, multi-scale interfacial materials with superwettability. Prof. Lei Jiang has discovered and established the basic principle of the interfacial material systems with superwettability and extended them to successful innovative applications. His work has been followed by more than 1,400 research institutions in 94 countries around the world.
 

Awards:
2011, “TWAS Prize in Chemistry”;

2013, the Advanced Science and Technology Award of “THE HO LEUNG HO LEE FUNDATION”;

2014, the “Outstanding Achievement Award” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

2016, the “UNESCO Medals” for contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies & the “Nikkei Asia Prize”;

2017, the “Humboldt Research Award” in Germany;

2018, the “Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award” & “Nano Research Award”;

2020, the “ACS Nano Lectureship Award”;

2022, the “Tan Kah Kee Science Award”.