Xi Ling

Associate Professor

BU

 Xi Ling is an associate professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering at Boston University (BU). She earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at Peking University under the guidance of Jin Zhang and Zhongfan Liu, and a B.S. in Chemistry from Lanzhou University. Following her doctoral work, she was a postdoctoral associate with Mildred Dresselhaus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Ling leads an interdisciplinary research group focused on the fundamental science and applications of nanomaterials and their hybrid structures. The group specialized in the synthesis and chemistry of conventional and non-conventional  two-dimensional (2D) materials, their characterization through spectroscopy, and their implementation to develop novel nanodevices. Ling has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications with a citation of >18000 and a h-index of 52. Her work has been recognized through the reception of awards including the NSF CAREER (2020), the University Provost's Career Development Award at BU (2017), and the EECS rising star from MIT (2015).