Jiancheng Dong, Associate Professor (University-Appointed), Master’s advisor
I. Biography
July 2024–Present
School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, China
Associate Professor (University-Appointed)
November 2022–January 2024
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
Joint PhD Training
September 2020–June 2024
Jiangnan University, China
Ph.D. in Engineering
July 2019–August 2020
Yixing Danson Technology Co., Ltd., China
R&D Engineer
October 2018–April 2019
North Carolina State University (NCSU), USA
Joint Master's Training
September 2016–June 2019
Jiangnan University, China
M.Eng. in Engineering
September 2012–June 2016
Jiangnan University, China
B.Eng. in Engineering
II. Research Areas
Polymer Nanocomposites
Functional Elastomer Composites
Flexible Electronic Composites
Academic Profiles
Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/N-4649-2017
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jiancheng-Dong?ev=hdr_xprf
III. Awards and Honors
2025 Young Talent Support Program, Chinese Society for Composite Materials
Outstanding Graduate of Wuxi Universities, 2024
Outstanding Graduate Student of Jiangnan University, 2024
Silver Award, National Polymer Materials Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (NPC), 2026
Faculty Advisor
Third Prize ×2, China College Students Polymer Materials Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (PMC), 2026
Faculty Advisor
IV. Selected Research Projects
2026–2028
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientists Fund (Category C)
Principal Investigator; Ongoing
2026–2028
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Young Scientists Fund
Principal Investigator; Ongoing
2024–2026
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Young Faculty Research Fund
Principal Investigator; Ongoing
2024–2026
“Taihu Light” Science and Technology Research Program, Basic Research Project
Principal Investigator; Completed
V. Selected Publications
1. Hao Qiu (Undergraduate Student, Class of 2023), Mengting Zheng, Zifan Yi, Yuchen Wang, Kangqi Chang, Xu Zhang, Xiaokong Liu, Ming Wang, Yunpeng Huang, Yongsheng Luo*, Jiancheng Dong*, Tianxi Liu*, Dynamic and Sustainable Polyurethane Elastomers for Wearable Electronics: From Green Synthesis to Self-Healing and Circularity, Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, 36, e76832.
2. Chang Zhou (Undergraduate Student, Class of 2023), Jiancheng Dong*, Jiayu Hou, Shiyin Lin, Xingyu Liu, Hao Qiu, Mengting Zheng, Yuduo Zhang, Haijun Zhu, Kangjia Geng, Yidong Peng, Haoran Liu, Xu Zhang, Yunpeng Huang, Tianxi Liu*, FlexMat, 2026, DOI: 10.1002/flm2.70075.
3. Haijun Zhu (Master's Student, Class of 2024), Jiancheng Dong*, Hao Qiu, Je Hyeong Kim, Xingyu Liu, Shiyin Lin, Mengting Zheng, Chang Zhou, Yuduo Zhang, Jiayu Hou, Kangjia Geng, Yuchen Wang, Yidong Peng, Haoran Liu, Guanzheng Wu, Yunpeng Huang, Yongsheng Luo, Steve Park*, Tianxi Liu*, Advanced Materials, 2026, 38, e73751.
4. Jiayu Hou (Master's Student, Class of 2024), Jiancheng Dong*, Je Hyeong Kim, Chang Zhou, Shiyin Lin, Xingyu Liu, Hao Qiu, Mengting Zheng, Yuduo Zhang, Haijun Zhu, Kangjia Geng, Yidong Peng, Haoran Liu, Yunpeng Huang, Yongsheng Luo, Steve Park*, Tianxi Liu*, Advanced Materials, 2026, 38, e73563.
5. Kangjia Geng (Master's Student, Class of 2024), Yuduo Zhang, Mengting Zheng, Chuai Tian, Yuyang Zhou, Hao Qiu, Chang Zhou, Jiayu Hou, Haijun Zhu, Yuchen Wang, Yidong Peng, Haoran Liu, Guanzheng Wu, Steve Park, Yongsheng Luo*, Yunpeng Huang*, Jiancheng Dong*, Tianxi Liu, Figueira Cheese-Inspired Hierarchical Nanocomposites: Combining Ultralow Percolation and Breathability toward Full-Lifecycle Circular Epidermal Electronics, Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, 36, e75377.
6. Jiancheng Dong, Jiayu Hou, Yidong Peng, Yuxi Zhang, Haoran Liu, Jiayan Long, Steve Park*, Tianxi Liu*, Yunpeng Huang*, Breathable and Stretchable Epidermal Electronics for Health Management: Recent Advances and Challenges, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2409071.
7. Jiancheng Dong†, Yidong Peng†, Jiayan Long, Yuxi Zhang, Zicheng Wang, Steve Park*, Yunpeng Huang*, Tianxi Liu*, An All-Stretchable, Ultraviolet Protective, and Electromagnetic-Interference-Free E-Textiles, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2308426. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
8. Jiancheng Dong, Xinwei Tang, Yidong Peng, Chonghui Fan, Le Li, Chao Zhang, Feili Lai, Guanjie He, Piming Ma, Zicheng Wang, Qufu Wei, Xiu-Ping Yan, Hai-Long Qian, Yunpeng Huang*, Tianxi Liu*, Highly Permeable and Ultrastretchable E-Textiles with EGaIn-Superlyophilicity for On-Skin Health Monitoring, Joule Heating, and Electromagnetic Shielding, Nano Energy, 2023, 108, 108194. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
9. Jiancheng Dong, Yidong Peng, Xiaolin Nie, Le Li, Chao Zhang, Feili Lai, Guanjie He, Piming Ma, Qufu Wei, Yunpeng Huang*, Tianxi Liu*, Hierarchically Designed Super-Elastic Metafabric for Thermal-Wet Comfortable and Antibacterial Epidermal Electrode, Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2209762.
10. Jiancheng Dong, Dan Wang, Yidong Peng, Chao Zhang, Feili Lai, Guanjie He, Piming Ma, Weifu Dong, Yunpeng Huang*, Ivan P. Parkin*, Tianxi Liu*, Ultra-Stretchable and Superhydrophobic Textile-Based Bioelectrodes for Robust Self-Cleaning and Personal Health Monitoring, Nano Energy, 2022, 97, 107160. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
VI. Contact
Email: jcdong@jiangnan.edu.cn; jesse_d@outlook.com
Mailing Address: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University
1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
Postal Code: 214122
Prospective students with backgrounds in polymer materials, chemical engineering, or applied chemistry are highly welcome to join our research group!
