Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
University of California Santa Barbara
Biography
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen is the Director of the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids and E. Khashoggi Industries Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Her current research interests are organic semiconductors for emerging technologies, device physics of organic solar cells, ratchets, transistors, and photodetectors, sustainability, bioelectronics, and plant communication. Recognition for her research includes Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, Alfred Sloan Research Fellows, National Science Foundation American Competitiveness and Innovation Fellows, Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Hall of Fame - Advanced Materials, Beaufort Visiting Scholar, St John’s College (Cambridge University), 2015-2019 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds; Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science by Thomson Reuters and Clarivate Analytics, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Wilhelm Exner Medal from Austria, de Gennes Prize in Materials Chemistry from the Royal Society of Chemistry, Suffrage Science Award, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Ambassador in Chemical Sciences, Henry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry from the American Chemical Society, Fellow of the United States National Academy of Inventors, Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, and Elected Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.
RSC journal affiliations
Advisory Board Member, Materials Horizons
Advisory Board Member, EES Solar
Advisory Board Member, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Advisory Board Member, Energy Advances
Advisory Board Member, Materials Advances