BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

I. Name: Jie Lian Department: Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering

Current Rank: Associate Professor School: School of Engineering

07/13 ~ present: Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 06/08 ~ 06/13: Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Educational Preparation

• University of Michigan, Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, 2003 Doctoral Thesis: “The response of the pyrochlore structure-type to ion-beam irradiation”; Advisor: Rodney C. Ewing; Thesis committee co-chairs: Prof. Rodney C. Ewing and Prof. Lumin Wang; Thesis committee members: Prof. Ronald M. Gilgenbach, and Prof. Lars P. Stixrude

• University of Michigan, M.S., Electrical Engineering, 2002 • University of Michigan, M.S., Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, 2000 • Tsinghua University, M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, 1998 • Yanshan University, B.A., Materials Science & Engineering, 1994

II. Professional Experience • July 2013 ~ Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear

Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • June 2008 ~ June 2013, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and

Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. • Jan. 2005 – May 2008, Assistant Research Scientist, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ.

of Michigan • Aug. 2004 – Dec. 2004, Post-doctoral research fellow, Dept. Geological Sciences, Univ.

of Michigan • May, 2003 – July, 2004, Post-doctoral research fellow, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering,

Univ. of Michigan

III. Honors and Awards School of Engineering Research Excellent Award, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2013 NSF Early Career Award, 2012 Two papers (one leading author and another with a RPI graduate student, Mr. Fengyuan Lu,

as the first author) identified as the best submission to Microscopy & Microanalysis 2010 Annual meeting, Portland.

Faculty Development Award, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2009 Who's Who of Emerging Leaders, first edition

Who is Who in Science and Engineering, 2006-2007 edition Who is Who in American, 60th edition, 2005 & 61th edition, 2006 Traveling Poster Exhibit Award, recognition for outstanding poster in the Physical Science

Category, Microscopy Society of American, 2004 Distinguished Scholar Award, conferred by the Microbeam Analysis Society in 2002 Rackham Pre-doctoral Honor Fellowship awarded by the University of Michigan in 2002 Travel Award granted by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2000

IV. Publications

Over 200 research papers published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings including Nature Communications, Nano Letters, Nanotechnology, Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Physical Review B, Small, Chemical Communications, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Physics Chemistry B, Journal of American Chemical Society, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Nuclear Instrument Methods Physical Research B, Journal of Materials Research, and many others. Among all of the research papers, over 100 journal papers in total were published since joining Rensselaer at 2008. Total citations: > 4200 and h-index: 33. A. Patents

Supercapacitor Devices Having Composite Electrodes Formed by Depositing Metal

Oxide Pseudocapacitor Materials onto Carbon Substrates, patent filed jointly by RPI and University of Colorado, Oct 2011; RPI Inventors: Jie Lian, Xiang Sun, Gongkai Wang

B. Book Chapters: 1. Q. K. Yu and J. Lian, “Fabrication and Assembly of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures for

Biological Detections” in NanoScience in Biomedicine, edited by D. L. Shi (Springer-Verlag and Tsinghua University Press), 2009, Chapter 4, pp. 75-94.

2. X. Y. Chen, S. Skanthakumar, G. K. Liu, L. Yang, D. Shi, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. E. Cook “Structural and Optical Properties of Eu3+:Y2O3 Nanolayers Coated on Dielectric Nanoparticles”, in Nanotechnology Focus, edited by E. V. Dirote (Nova Science, New York, 2005), pp. 141-173.

3. D. Shi, T. He, J. Lian and L.M. Wang, Plasma coating of magnetic nanoparticles for bio-probe applications, in Nanostructured Magnetic Materials and their Applications, B. Aktas, L. Tagirov and F. Mikailov, eds., NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 143, (B. Aktas, L. Tagirov and F. Mikailov, eds.), Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers (Netherlands, 2004), pp. 3-11.

C. Journal Articles (* Corresponding author; ‡ graduate students)

Manuscripts under review 1. Guoqing Xin, Tiankai Yao, Hongtao Sun, Spencer Michael Scott, Dali Shao, Gongkai Wang, and Jie Lian,

Highly Thermally Conductive and Mechanically Strong Graphene Fibers, under review by Science. 2. Dali Shao, Jian Gao, Philippe Chow, Hongtao Sun, Guoqing Xin, Prachi Sharma, Jie Lian, Shayla

Sawyer and Nikhil A. Koratkar, Organic-Inorganic Hetero-Interfaces for Ultra-Sensitive Detection of UV light, under review by Nano Letters (2014).

3. Spencer M. Scott, Tao Hu, Tiankai Yao, Guoqing Xin, and Jie Lian, Graphene-Based Sorbents for Iodine-129 Capture and Sequestration (2015), submitted to Carbon.

4. Tiankai Yao, Spencer Scott, Guoqing Xin, Fengyuan Lu, and Jie Lian (2014) Dense Nano-sized Iodapatite Ceramics Consolidated by Low Temperature Spark Plasma Sintering, submitted to J. American Ceram. Soc.

5. Fengyuan Lu, Tiankai Yao, Jianren Zhou, Rodney C. Ewing, and Jie Lian, (2015) Radiation Stability of Spark Plasma Sintered Lead Vanadate Iodoapatite, to be submitted to J. of American Ceramic Society.

6. Guang Ran, Nanjun Chen, Rui Qiang, Lumin Wang, Ning Li, Jie Lian, Surface Morphological Evolution and Nanoneedle Formation of 18Cr-ODS Steel by Focused Ion Beam Bombardment, submitted to NIMB (2014).

7. Dali Shao, Mingpeng Yu, Jie lian and Shayla Sawyer, Ultraviolet heterojunction photodetector fabricated from multiwalled carbon nanotubes/ZnO nanowires/p-GaN composite structure, submitted to ACS Photonics.

8. Qing Peng, Liang Han, Xiaodong Wen, Sheng Liu, Zhongfang Chen, Nikhil Koratkar, Jie Lian, and Suvranu De, Mechanical Degradation of Graphene by Epoxidation: An Insight from First-principles Calculations, submitted to Carbon (2014).

9. Liang Han, Qing Peng, Chen Huang, XiaodongWen, Sheng Liu, Zhongfang Chen, Jie Lian, and Suvranu De, Mechanical properties and stabilities of g-ZnS monolayers, submitted to RSC Advances.

10. Qing Peng, Wei Ji, Jie Lian, Hanchen Huang, Fei Gao, and Suvranu De, Stability of the Monovacancy in HCP Zirconium: An insight from Density Functional Theory Calculations, submitted to Acta Materialia (2014).

2015 1. G. K. Wang, Z. Wang, Z.H. Liu, J. C. Xue, G. Q. Xin, Q. K. Yu, J. Lian, M. Y. Chen, Annealed graphene

sheets decorated with silver nanoparticles for inkjet printing, Chemical Engineering Journal 260 (2015) 582-589.

2. Qing Peng, Liang Han, XiaoDong Wen, Sheng Liu, Zhongfang Chen, Jie Lian and Suvranu De, Mechanical properties and stabilities of α-Boron monolayers, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (2015) 2160-2168.

2014 3. Hongtao Sun, Guoqing Xin, Tao Hu, Mingpeng Yu, Dali Shao, Xiang Sun, and Jie Lian*, High

Rate Lithiation-induced Reactivation of Mesoporous Hollow Spheres for Long-lived Lithium-Ion Batteries, Nature Communications 5 (2014) 4526.

4. Guoqing Xin, Hongtao Sun, Tao Hu, Hafez Raeisi Fard, Xiang Sun, Nikhil Koratkar, Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc and Jie Lian*, Large Area Free-Standing Graphene Paper for Superior Thermal Management, Advanced Materials 26 (2014) 4521.

5. Xiang Sun, C. Zhou, M. Xie, T. Hum H. T. Sun, G. Q. Xin, G. K. Wang, S. M. George and J Lian*, Amorphous vanadium oxide coating on graphene by atomic layer deposition for stable high energy lithium ion anodes, Chemical Communications 50 (2014) 10703-10706.

6. Guoqing Xin, Hongtao Sun, Spencer Scott, Tiankai Yao, Fengyuan Lu, Dali Shao, Tao Hu, Gongkai Wang, Guang Ran, and Jie Lian*, Advanced Phase Change Composite by Thermally Annealed Defect-Free Graphene for Thermal Energy Storage, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 6 (2014) 15262-15271.

7. Dali Shao, Hongtao Sun, Jian Gao, Guoqing Xin, Mark Anthony Aguilar, Tiankai Yao, Nikhil Koratkar, Jie Lian* and Shayla Sawyer*, Flexible, thorn-like ZnO-multiwalled carbon nanotube hybrid paper for efficient ultraviolet sensing and photocatalyst applications, Nanoscale 6 (2014) 13630.

8. Qing Peng, Wei Ji, Jie Lian, Xiaojia Chen, Hanchen Huang, Fei Gao, and Suvranu De, Pressure effect on stabilities of self-Interstitials in HCP-Zirconium, Scientific Reports 4 (2014) 5735.

9. Dali Shao, Hongtao Sun, Guoqing Xin, Jie Lian and Shayla Sawyer, High quality ZnO-TiO2 core-shell nanowires for efficient ultraviolet sensing, Applied Surface Science 314 (2014) 872-876.

10. Fengyuan Lu, Tiankai Yao, Jinling Xu, Jingxian Wang, Spencer Scott, Zhili Dong, Rodney C. Ewing and Jie Lian*, Facile Low Temperature Solid State Synthesis of Iodoapatite by High Energy Ball Milling, RSC Advances 2014, 4, 38718-38725.

11. Dali Shao, Mingpeng Yu, Hongtao Sun, Guoqing Xin, Jie Lian and Shayla Sawyer, High-Performance Ultraviolet Photodetector Based on Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Structure, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 6 (2014) 14690-14694.

12. Maik Lang, Marcel Toulemonde, Jiaming Zhang, Fuxiang Zhang, Cameron L Tracy, Jie Lian, Zhongwu Wang, William J Weber, Daniel Severin, Markus Bender, Christina Trautmann, Rodney C Ewing, Swift Heavy Ion Track Formation in Gd2Zr2-xTixO7 Pyrochlore: Effect of Electronic Energy Loss, Nuclear Instrument and Methods in Physics Research B 336 (2014) 102-115.

13. Tao Hu, Ming Xie, Jing Zhong, Hong-tao Sun, Xiang Sun, Spencer Scott, Steven M. George, Chang-sheng Liu, and Jie Lian*, Porous Fe2O3 nanorods Anchored on Nitrogen doped Graphenes for Ultrafast and Super-long Lithium ion Battery Anode, Carbon 76 (2014) 141-147.

14. Dali Shao, Mingpeng Yu, Jie Lian and Sayla Sawyer, Optoelectronic properties of three dimensional WO3 nanoshale and its application for UV sensing, Optical Materials 36 (2014) 1002-1005.

15. Xiang Sun, Changgong Zhou, Ming Xie, Hongtao Sun, Tao Hu, Fengyuan Lu, Spencer M. Scott, Steven M. George, Jie Lian*, ZnO Quantum Dots/Graphene Nanocomposites by Atomic Layer Deposition with High Lithium Storage Capacity, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (2014) 2273.

16. Hongtao Sun, Xiang Sun, Mingpeng Yu, Tao Hu, Fengyuan Lu and Jie Lian*, Mitigating Capacity Fading of Meso-porous Cobalt-Oxide Hollow Spheres by Graphene for Long Cycle Life and High-Rate Capability LIB Anodes, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 (2014) 2263-2272.

17. Hongtao Sun, Xiang Sun, Mingpeng Yu, Ashish Kumar Mishra, Liping Huang, and Jie Lian*, Silica-Gold Core-Shell Nanosphere for Ultrafast Dynamic Nanothermometer, Advanced Functional Materials 24 (2014) 2389-2395.

18. Hongtao Sun, Mingpeng Yu, Xiang Sun, and Jie Lian*, Ultrathin Gold Island Films for Time-dependent Temperature Sensing, Journal of Nanoparticle 16 (2014) 2273.

19. Tao Hu, Guoqing Xin, Hongtao Sun, Xiang Sun, Changsheng Liu, Jie Lian*, Electrospray deposition of Co3O4 nanoparticle and graphene composite for binder-free lithium ion battery electrodes, RSC Advances 4 (2014) 1521-1525.

20. Tao Hu, Xiang Sun, Hongtao Sun, Guoqing Xin, Changsheng Liu, Jie Lian*, Rapid Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Lithium ion Battery Anode with Excellent Rate Performance and Superlong Cyclic Stability, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (2014) 1060-1066.

21. Fengyuan Lu, Yiqiang Shen, Zhili Dong, Gongkai Wang, Fuxiang Zhang, Rodney Ewing and Jie Lian*, Ion Beam Irradiation-Induced Amorphization of Nano-Sized KxLnyTa2O7-v Tantalate Pyrochlore, Frontier Energy Research, doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2014.00048.

2013 22. Xiang Sun, Ming Xie, Jonathan J. Travis, Gongkai Wang, Hongtao Sun, Jie Lian* and Steven M.

George, Pseudocapacitance of Amorphous TiO2 Thin Films Anchored to Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes using Atomic Layer Deposition, J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (2013) 22497-22508.

23. T. K. Yao, Y. C. Wang, H. Li, J. Lian, J. W. Zhang, and H. Y. Gou, “First-principles study of structural stability, elastic and electronic properties of ternary rare earth-transition metal-Borides and carbides (RT(x)Z, R=Sc, Y, and La, T=Pt and Pd, Z=B and C, and x=2, 3, and 4)”, Physica B – Condensed Matter 431 (2013) 58-68.

24. Dali Shao, Xiang Sun, Ming Xie, H. T. Sun, F. Y. Lu, S. M. George, J. Lian, S. Sawyer, ZnO quantum dots-graphene composite for efficient ultraviolet sensing, Materials Letters 112 (2013) 165-168.

25. Jing Zhong, Zhenyu Yang, Rahul Mukherjee, Abhay Varghese Thomas, Ke Zhu, Pengzhan Sun, Jie Lian, Hongwei Zhu and Nikhil Koratkar, Carbon Nanotube Sponges as Conductive Networks for Supercapacitor Devices, Nano Energy 2 (2013) 1025-1039.

26. Ban, CM, Xie, M, Sun, X, Travis, JJ, Wang, GK, Sun, HT, Dillon, AC, Lian, J, George, SM, “Atomic layer deposition of amorphous TiO2 on graphene as an anode for Li-ion batteries”, Nanotechnology 24 (2013) 424002.

27. Mingpeng Yu, Hongtao Sun‡, Xiang Sun‡, Fengyuan Lu‡, Tao Hu, Gongkai Wang, Hong Qiu, Jie Lian*, 3D WO3 nanowires/graphene nanocomposite with improved Reversible Capacity and Cyclic Stability for lithium ion batteries, Materials Letters, 108 (2013) 29-32.

28. Mingpeng Yu, Dali Shao, Fengyuan Lu‡, Xiang Sun, Hongtao Sun‡, Tao Hu, Gongkai Wang, Shayla Sawyer, Hong Qiu and Jie Lian*, ZnO/graphene nanocomposite fabricated by high energy ball milling with greatly enhanced lithium storage capability, Electrochemistry Communications, 34 (2013) 312-315.

29. Fengyuan Lu, Zhili Dong, Jiaming Zhang, Timothy White, Rodney C. Ewing and Jie Lian*, Tailoring the Radiation Tolerance of Vanadate-phosphate Fluorapatites by Chemical Composition Control, RCS Advances 3 (2013) 15178-15184.

30. Jiaming Zhang, Fuxiang Zhang, Maik Lang, Fengyuan Lu‡, Jie Lian, and Rodney C. Ewing, Ion irradiation-induced structural transitions in orthorhombic Ln2TiO5, Acta Materialia 61 (2013) 4191-4199.

31. Dali Shao, Mingpeng Yu, Jie Lian and Shayla Sawyer, An ultraviolet photodetector fabricated from WO3 nanodiscs/reduced graphene oxide composite material, Nanotechnology 24 (2013) 295701.

32. X. Sun, G. K. Wang, H. T. Sun‡, F. Y. Lu‡, M. Yu, and J. Lian*,  “Morphology Controlled High Performance Supercapacitor Behavior of the Ni-Co Binary Hydroxide System”, Journal of Power Sources, 238 (2013) 150-156.

33. Fengyuan Lu‡, Yiqiang Shen, Zhili Dong, Rodney C. Ewing, Jie Lian*, Size Dependence of Radiation-Induced Amorphization and Recrystallization of Synthetic Nanostructured CePO4 Monazite, Acta Materialia, 61 (2013) 2984-2992 (highlighted by DOE EFRC Frontiers in Energy Research addressing the Fifth Grand Challenge for Science in the 21 Century “Mastering Materials Far from Equilibrium”).

34. D. Shao, M. P. Yu, H. T. Sun, J. Lian and S. Sawyer, High responsivity, fast ultraviolet photodetector fabricated from ZnO nanoparticle-graphene core/shell structure, Nanoscale 5 (2013) 3664-3667.

35. D. Shao, M. P. Yu, H. T. Sun, J. Lian and S. Sawyer, Ultraviolet Photodetector Fabricated From Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Zinc-Oxide Nanowires/p-GaN Composite Structure, IEEE Electron Device Letters 34 (2013) 1169-1171.

36. H. T. Sun‡, M. P. Yu, X. Sun, G. K. Wang and J. Lian*, “Ultrathin Gold Island Film-based Ex-situ Nanothermometer for Effective Temperature Recording and Fast Readout”, Journal of Physics Chemistry C 117 (2013) 3366-3373.

37. D. Shao, M. P. Yu, J. Lian and S. Sawyer, Heterojunction photodiode fabricated from multiwalled carbon nanotube/ZnO nanowire/p-silicon composite structure, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102 (2013) 085303.

38. B. Li, J. M. Zhang, T. Kaspar, V. Shutthanandan, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian*, Multilayered YSZ/GZO films with greatly enhanced ionic conduction for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15 (2013) 1296-1301.

39. M. P. Yu, H. T. Sun‡, X. Sun, F. Y. Lu‡, G. K. Wang, T. Hu, H. Qiu, and J. Lian*, “Hierarchical Al-doped and hydrogenated ZnO Nanowire@MnO2 ultra-thin nanosheet core/shell arrays for high-performance supercapacitor electrode”, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8 (2013) 2313-2319.

40. T. Hu, X. Sun, H. T. Sun‡, M. P. Yu, F. Y. Lu‡, C. S. Liu, and J. Lian*, “Flexible Graphene-TiO2 Hybrid Paper for Lithium Ion Battery Anode Materials”, Carbon, 51 (2013) 322–326.

2012 41. D. Shao, H. T. Sun‡, M. P. Yu, J. Lian, S. Sawyer, “Enhanced ultraviolet (UV) emission from

polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) ZnO nanoparticles using a SiO2-Au core/shell structure”, Nano Letters 12 (2012) 5840-5844.

42. D. Shao, M. P. Yu, J. Lian and S. Sawyer, Heterojunction photodiode fabricated from hydrogen treated ZnO nanowires grown on p-silicon substrate, Appl. Phys. Lett, 101 (2012) 005248.

43. F. Y. Lu‡, M. Lang, M. B. Huang, F. Namavar, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian*, “ZrSi Formation at ZrN/Si Interface Induced by Ballistic and Ionizing Ion Irradiations”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physical Research Section B (NIMB) 286 (2012) 266-270.

44. F. Y. Lu‡, M. B. Huang, F. Yaqoob, M. Lang, F. Namavar, C. Trautmann, H. T. Sun‡, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian*, “Displacive Radiation-Induced Structural Contraction in Nanocrystalline ZrN”, Applied Physics Letters 101 (2012) 041904.

45. F. Y. Lu‡, J. W. Wang, M. Lang, F. Namavar, C. Trautmann, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian*, “Amorphization of Nanocrystalline Monoclinic ZrO2 by Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14 (2012) 12295-12300.

46. H. Niu‡, H. Y. Gou, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian*, “First Principles Investigation of Structural, Electronic, Elastic and Thermal Properties of Rare-earth-doped Titanate Ln2TiO5”, AIP Advances 2 (2012) 032114.

47. H. T. Sun‡, M. P. Yu, G. K. Wang, X. Sun, and J. Lian*, “Temperature-Dependent Morphology Evolution and Surface Plasmon Absorption of Ultrathin Gold Island Films”, J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012) 9000–9008.

48. T. Yao, Y. Wang, H. Li, J. Lian, J. Zhang, H. Gou, A universal trend of structural, mechanical and electronic properties in transition metal (M = V, Nb and Ta) borides: First-principles calculations. Computational Materials Science 65 (2012) 302-308.

49. F. X. Zhang, M. Lang, J. M. Zhang, Z. Q. Cheng, Z. X. Liu, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, “Phase Transition and Abnormal Compressibility of Lanthanide Silicate with the Apatite Structure”, Physical Review B 85 (2012) 214116.

50. G. K. Wang, X. Sun, F. Y. Lu‡, C. S. Liu, J. Lian*, “Controlled synthesis of MnSn(OH)6/Graphene Nano-composites and the Electrochemical Properties for Supercapacitors”, Journal of Solid-State Chemistry 185 (2012) 172-179.

51. G. K. Wang, X. Sun, F. Y. Lu‡, H. T. Sun‡, M. P. Yu, W. L. Jiang, C. Liu and J. Lian*, “Flexible Pillared Graphene Paper Electrodes for High Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors”, Small 8 (2012) 452-459 (citation as of Jan 2014: 36).

52. X. Sun, M. Xie, G. K. Wang, H. T. Sun‡, A. Cavanagh, J. Travis, S. George, and J. Lian*, “Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 on Graphene for Supercapacitors”, Journal of Electrochemical Society 159 (2012) A 364-A369.

53. S. Hayun, T. Tran, J. Lian and A. Navrotsky, “Energetics of Stepwise Disordering Transformation in Pyrochlores”, RE2Ti2O7 (RE = Y, Gd and Dy), Acta Materialia, 60 (2012) 4303-4310.

54. H. Y. Gou, J. Li, H. Li, H. Zhang, Z. Li, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian*, (2012) “Effect of Interstitial Atoms on the Stability and Electronic Structure of Re3Zn Alloy: First-principles Calculations”, Intermetallics 24 (2012) 95-98.

55. H. Y. Gou, Z. Li, L. M. Wang, J. Lian and Y. Wang, “Peculiar Structure and Tensile Strength of WB4: Nonstoichiometric Origin”, AIP Advances 2 (2012) 012171.

56. Y. Wang, T. K. Yao, H. Li, J. Lian, J. Li, Z. Li, J. Zhang and H. Y. Gou, “Structural Stability, Phase Transition, and Elastic and Electronic Properties of Transition Metal Nitrides MN (M=Tc, Re, Os, and Ir): First-principles Calculations”, Computational Materials Science 56 (2012) 116-121.

57. H. Y. Gou, Z. Li, H. Niu‡, F. Gao, J. Zhang, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian,* “Unusual Rigidity and Ideal Strength of CrB4 and MnB4”, Applied Physics Letters 100 (2012) 111907.

58. H. Y. Gou, Z. Li, J. Zhang, H. Niu‡, F. Gao, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian*, “Origin of the Rigidity in Tetragonal MB (M = Cr, Mo and W) and Softening of Defective WB: First Principle Investigations”, Computational Materials Science 53 (2012) 460-463.

2011 59. F. Y. Lu‡, J. M. Zhang, M. B. Huang, F. Namavar, R. C Ewing and J. Lian*, “Phase

Transformation of Nano-sized ZrO2 upon Thermal Annealing and Intensive Radiation”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115 (2011) 7193-7201.

60. X. Sun, G. K. Wang, J. Y. Hwang and J. Lian*, “Porous Nickel Oxide Nano-sheets for High Performance Pseudocapacitance Materials”, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (2011) 16581 – 16588 (total citatin as of Jan 2014: 27).

61. G. K. Wang, X. Sun, C. S. Liu, and J. Lian*, “Tailoring Oxidation Degrees of Graphene Oxide by Simple Chemical Reactions”, Applied Physics Letter 99 (2011) 053114.

62. H. Y. Gou, J. Zhang, Z. P. Li, G. K. Wang, F. Gao, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian*, “Energetic Stability, Structural Transition and Electronic Properties of ZnSnO3”, Applied Physics Letter 98 (2011) 091914

63. J. M. Zhang, J. Lian*, F. Namavar, J. W. Wang, H. Haider, K. Garvin, R. C. Ewing, “Nanocrystalline Rutile (TiO2) Engineered by Ion Bombardment”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 (2011) 22755-22760.

64. A. Ritts, Q. Yu, H. Li, S. Lombardo, X. Han, Z. H. Xia, J. Lian, “Plasma Nanocoated Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) for Epoxy Nanocomposites”, Polymer 3 (2011) 2142-2155.

65. D. L. Shi, P. He, P. Zhao, F. F. Guo, F. Wang, C. Huth, X. Chaud, SL. Bud'ko, J. Lian, “Magnetic Alignment of Ni/Co-coated Carbon Nanotubes in Polystyrene Composites”, COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING 42 (2011) 1532-1538.

66. J. W. Wang, F.X. Zhang, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, and U. Becker, “Energetics and Concentration of Defects in Gd2Ti2O7 and Gd2Zr2O7 Pyrochlore at High Pressure", ACTA MATERIALIA 59 (2011) 1607-1618.

2010 67. J. M. Zhang, J. Lian*, F. X. Zhang, J. W. Wang, A. F. Fuentes, R. C. Ewing, “Intrinsic Structural

Disorder and Radiation Response of Nanocrystalline Gd2(Ti0.65Zr0.35)2O7 Pyrochlore”, Journal of Physics Chemistry C 114 (2010) 11810-11815.

68. F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, J. M. Zhang, K. J. Moreno, A. F. Fuentes, Z. W. Wang, R. C. Ewing, “Increased Stability of Nanocrystals of Gd2(Ti0.65Zr0.35)2O7 Pyrochlore at High Pressure”, J. Alloys and Compounds 494 (2010) 34-39.

69. Y. Zhang, W. L. Jiang, C. M Wang, F. Namavar, P. D. Edmondson, Z. Zhu, F. Gao, J. Lian, W. J. Weber, “Grain Growth and Phase Stability of Nanocrystalline Cubic Zirconia under Ion Irradiation”, Phys. Rev. B 82 (2010) 184105.

70. M. Lang, F. X. Zhang, J. M. Zhang, J. W. Wang, J. Lian, W. J. Weber, B. Schuster, C. Trautmann, R. Neumann, R. C. Ewing, “Review of A2B2O7 Pyrochlore Response to Irradiation and Pressure”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 268 (2010) 2951-2959.

71. W. Wu, Q. K. Yu, J. Lian, Z. Liu, J. Bao and S. S. Pei, “Tungsten Oxide Nanobelts: CVD Synthesis and Characterization”, Journal of Crystal growth 312 (2010) 3147-3150.

72. H. Y. Hu, H. Yang, P. Huang, D. X. Cui, Y. Q. Peng, J. C. Zhang, F. Y. Lu‡, J. Lian, D. L. Shi, “Unique Role of Ionic Liquid in Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Monodisperse Magnetite Nanoparticles”, Chemical Communications 46 (2010) 3866-3868.

73. H. Cao, Q. K. Yu, D. Pandey, D. Zemlianov, R. Colby, I. Childres,V. Drachev, E. Stach, J. Lian, H. Li, S. S. Pei and Y. Chen, "Large Scale Graphene Films Synthesized on Metals and Transferred to Insulators for Electronic Applications", Journal of Applied Physics 107 (2010) 044310. (Related media story: BBC News & Nature Nanotechnology "News and Views" ).

2009 74. J. Lian*, V. Pointeau, J. M. Zhang, F. X. Zhang, M. K. Lang, F. Y. Lu‡, and R. C. Ewing,

“Radiation Response of Synthetic Coffinite by Energetic Ion Beam”, Journal of Nuclear Materials 393 (2009) 481–486.

75. J. Lian*, J. M. Zhang, F. Namavar, R. C. Ewing, F. Y. Lu, ‡ H. Haider, and K. Garvin (2009), “Ion Beam-induced Amorphous-to-tetragonal Phase Transformation and Grain Growth of Nanocrystalline Zirconia,” Nanotechnology 20 (2009) 245303.

76. J. Lian*, L. M. Wang, K. Sun, and R. C. Ewing “In situ TEM of Radiation Effects in Complex Ceramics”, Microscopy Research and Technique 72 (2009) 165-181, invited review articles.

77. J. M. Zhang, J. Lian*, A. F. Fuentes, F. X. Zhang, M. Lang, F. Y. Lu‡, and R. C. Ewing, “Enhanced Radiation Resistance of Nanocrystalline Pyrochlore - Gd2(Ti0.65Zr0.35)2O7”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94 (2009) 243110 (Corresponding Author).

78. J. Zhao, D. L. Shi and J. Lian, “Small Angle Light Scattering Study of Improved Dispersion of Carbon Nanofibers in Water by Plasma Treatment”, Carbon 47 (2009) 2329-2336.

79. M. Lang, J. Lian, J. M. Zhang, F. X. Zhang, W. J. Weber, C. Trautmann, and R. C. Ewing, “Single-Ion Tracks in Gd2Zr2-xTixO7 Pyrochlore Irradiated with Swift Heavy Ions”, Phys. Rev. B 79 (2009) 224105.

80. Q. M. Wei, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, L. A. Boatner and L. M. Wang, “Evolution of Ripple Morphologies on Pyrochlore Induced by Ion Beam”, Physical Review B 80 (2009) 085413.

81. Y. Zhang, J. Lian, Z. Zhu, W. D. Bennett, L.V. Saraf, J. L. Rausch, C. A. Hendricks, R. C. Ewing, W. J. Weber, “Response of Strontium Titanate to Ion and Electron Irradiation", Journal of Nuclear Materials 389 (2009) 303–310.

82. W. Jiang, W. J. Weber, J. Lian, and N. M. Kalkhoran, “Disorder Accumulation and Recovery in Gold-ion Irradiated 3C-SiC”, Journal of Applied Physics 105 (2009) 013529.

83. J. Shi, X. Sun, J. M. Zhang, J. Lian, Q. K. Yu, M. Lin, and H. Li, “Epitaxial Growth of Horizontally Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanonecklaces Arrays on R-plane Sapphire”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (2009) 20845-20854.

84. D. L. Shi, H. S. Cho, C. Huth, F. Wang, Z. Dong, G. M. Pauletti, J. Lian, W. Wang, G. Liu, S. L. Bud’ko, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Conjugation of quantum dots and Fe3O4 on carbon nanotubes for medical diagnosis and treatment”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95 (2009) 223702.

85. M. Lang, F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, C. Trautmann, R. Neumann, R. C. Ewing, “Combined High-Pressure and Heavy-Ion irradiation: a Novel Approach”, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 16 (2009) 773-777.

86. F. X. Zhang, M. Lang, R. C. Ewing, J. Lian, Z. W. Wang, “High-pressure Response of Zirconia Nanoparticles with an Alumina Shell”, Journal of Physics Chemistry C 113 (2009) 14658-14662.

87. J. M. Zhang, M. Lang, J. Lian, J. Liu, C. Trautmann, S. Della-Negra, M. Toulemonde, and R. C. Ewing, “Radiation Damage in Gd2Zr2O7 induced by MeV Fullerene (C60) Projectiles,” Journal of Applied Physics 105 (2009) 113510.

88. J. Zhao, G. Piao, X. Wang, J. Lian, Z. Wang, H. Hu, L Chen, X. Wang, Y. Tao and D. L. Shi, “Improved Dispersion of PEG-functionalized Carbon Nanofibers in Toluene”, Materials Science and Engineering: C BIOMIMETIC AND SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS 29 (2009) 742-745.

89. M. Lang, F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, C. Trautmann, Z. W. Wang, R. C. Ewing, “Structural Modifications of Gd2Zr2-xTixO7 Pyrochlore Induced by Swift Heavy Ions: Disordering and Amorphization”, Journal of Materials Research 24 (2009) 1322-1334.

90. D. Shi, H.S. Cho, Y. Chen, H. Xu, H. Gu, J. Lian, W. Wang, G. K. Liu, C. Huth, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, S. Budko, G. M. Paulett, and Z. Y. Dong, “Fluorescent Polystyrene-Fe

3O

4 Composite

Nanospheres for in vivo Imaging and Hyperthermia”, Advanced Materials 21 (2009) 1-4. 91. J. X. Deng, S. S. Yan, L. M. Mei, J. P. Liu, B. Altuncevahir, V. Chakka, Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, X. C.

Sun, J. Lian, K. Sun, “Magnetic Properties and Antiferromagnetic Coupling in Inhomogeneous Zn1-xFexO Magnetic Semiconductor”, Chinese Physics Letters 26 (2009) 027502.

92. W. Wang, G. K. Liu, H. S. Cho, Y. Guo, D, Shi, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, “Surface Charge induced Stark Effect on Luminescence of Quantum Dots Conjugated on Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes”, Chemical Physics Letters 469 (2009) 149-152.

2008 93. Q. K. Yu, J. Lian, S. Siriponglert, H. Li, Y. Chen, S. S. Pei, “Graphene Segregated on Ni surfaces

and Transferred to Insulators”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 (2008) 113103. (selected in Sept 29, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscience and Technology, and the most downloaded articles over the last five year published in AIP; total citation as of Jan 2014: 334).

94. F. X. Zhang, M. Lang, U. Becker, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian, “High Pressure Phase Transitions and Compressibilities of Er2Zr2O7 and Ho2Zr2O7”, Applied Physics Letters 92 (2008) 011909.

95. Q. M. Wei, J. Lian, W. Lu, and L. M. Wang, “Highly Ordered Ga Nanodroplets on a GaAs Surface Formed by a Focused Ion Beam”, Physical Review Letters 100 (2008) 076103.

96. F. X. Zhang, J. W. Wang, J. Lian, M. K. Lang, U. Becker, R. C. Ewing, “Phase Stability and Pressure Dependence of Defect Formation in Gd2Ti2O7 and Gd2Zr2O7 Pyrochlores,” Physical Review Letters 100 (2008) 045503. (Highlighted by National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory 2008).

97. M. Lang, J. Lian, F. X. Zhang, B. W. H. Hendriks, C. Trautmann, R. Neumann, and R. C. Ewing (2008) “ Fission Tracks Simulated by Swift Heavy Ions at Crustal Temperatures and Pressures”, Earth Planetary Science Letters 274 (2008) 355-358.

98. Q. M. Wei, J. Lian, S. Zhu, W. X. Li,, K. Sun, and L. M. Wang, “Ordered Inorganic Nanocrystals on Ion Sputtered Polymer Film”, Chemical Physics Letters 452 (2008) 124-128.

99. Q.M. Wei, K. D. Li, J. Lian, and L. M. Wang, “Angular Dependence of Sputtering Yield of Amorphous and Polycrystalline Materials”, Journal of Physics D – Applied Physics 41 (2008) 172002.

100. Q. M. Wei, W. X. Li, K. Sun, J. Lian, L. M. Wang (2008) “Morphological Instability of Cu Nanolines Induced by Ga+-ion Bombardment: In-situ Scanning Electron Microscopy and Theoretical Model”, Journal of Applied Physics 103 (2008) 074306.

101. Y. Guo, D. L. Shi, H. Cho, Z. Dong, A. Kulkarni, G. M. Pauletti, W. Wang, J. Lian, W. Liu, L. Ren, Q. Zhang, G. K. Liu, C. Huth, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “In Vivo Imaging and Drug Storage of Luminescent Carbon Nanotubes with Surface Conjugated Quantum Dots”, Advanced functional Materials 18 (2008) 2489-2497. (News featured at Nanowerk Spotlight section (http://www.nanowerk.com/), the No. 1 ranked information site for nanoscience and nanotechnology).

102. S. Sorieul, Th. Allard, L. M. Wang, C. Grambin-Lapeyre, J. Lian, G. Calas, R. C. Ewing (2008) “Radiation-stability of Smectite”, Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (2008) 8407-8411.

103. F. X. Zhang, M. Lang, R. C. Ewing, J. Lian, Z. W. Wang, J. Hu, and L. A. Boatner (2008) “Pressure-induced Zircon-type to Scheelite-type Phase Transition in YbPO4 and LuPO4”, Chemical Physical Letters 181 (2008) 2633-2638.

104. M. Lang, F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, R. Neumann, C. Trautmann, “Irradiation-induced stabilization of Zircon (ZrSiO4) at high pressure”, Earth Planetary Science Letters 269 (2008) 291-295.

105. H. Cho, D. L. Shi, Y. Guo, J. Lian, Z. F. Ren, B. Poudel, Y. Song, J. L. Abot, D. Singh, J. Routbort, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, “Enhanced Thermal Stability of Carbon Nanotubes by Plasma Surface Modification in Al2O3 Composites”, J. Appl. Phys. 104 (2008) 074302.

106. Z. J. Chen, H. Y. Xiao, X. T. Zhu, L. M. Wang, F. Gao, J. Lian, and R. C. Ewing, “Structural and Bonding Properties of Stannate Pyrochlores: A Density Functional Theory Investigation”, Computational Materials Science 42 (2008) 653-658.

107. W. Wu, Q. K. Yu, J. Zhang, J. Lian, G. Liang, R. C. Ewing, and S. S. Pei, “Horizontally aligned Cu5Si polycrystalline nanorods on Si”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92 (2008) 253113.

108. Y. Guo, D. Shi, J. Lian, Z. Dong, W. Wang, H. Cho, G. K. Liu, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing (2008) “Quantum Dot Conjugated Hydroxylapatite Nanoparticles for in vivo Imaging”, Nanotechnology 19 (2008) 175102.

109. J. Zhang, Q. M. Wei, R. C. Ewing, J. Lian, W. Jiang, and W. J. Weber “Self-assembly of Well-aligned 3C-SiC Ripples by Focused Ion Beam”, Applied Physics Letters 92 (2008) 193107.

2007 110. J. Lian, S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing “Ion Beam

Irradiation of U-, Th- and Ce-doped Pyrochlores”, Journal of Alloy and Compounds, 444 (2007) 429-433.

111. J. Lian, F. X. Zhang, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing “Ion Beam Irradiation of La- and Th-doped Y2Ti2O7 Titanates”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 362 (2007) 438-4444.

112. F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, U. Becker, Lumin Wang, R. C. Ewing, et al. “Structure Change of Layered Perovskites of La2Ti2O7 at High Pressures”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 180 (2007) 576–581

113. F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, U. Becker, R. C. Ewing, J. Z. Hu, and S. K. Saxena, “High-pressure Structural Changes in the Gd2Zr2O7 Pyrochlore”, Physical Review B 76 (2007) 214104.

114. F. X. Zhang, Jie Lian, U. Becker, Lumin Wang, R. C. Ewing, et al., “Structural Distortions and Phase Transformations in Sm2Zr2O7 pyrochlore at High Pressures”, Chemical Physics Letters 441 (2007) 216-220.

115. Y. Guo, H. S. Cho, D. L. Shi, J. Lian, Y. Song, J. Abot, B. Poudel, Z. F. Ren, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Effects of Plasma Surface Modification on Interfacial Behaviors and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Al2O3 Nanocomposites”, Applied Physics Letters 91 (2007) 261903.

116. F. X. Zhang, J. W. Wang, U. Becker, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, L. M. Wang, J. Hu, and Surendra Saxena, “Pressure-induced Splitting and Buckling of Cu-O Chains in One-dimensional Compound SrCuO2,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 129 (2007) 13923-13926.

117. N. Li, X. Y. Xiao, X. T. Zu, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, J. Lian, and F. Gao, “First-principles Study of Electronic Properties of La2Hf2O7 and Gd2Hf2O7”, Journal of Applied Physics 102 (2007) 063704.

118. H. Y. Xiao, L. M. Wang, X. T. Zu, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, “Theoretical Investigation of Structural, Energetic and Electronic Properties of Titanate Pyrochlores”, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 19 (2007) 346203.

119. Y. Gao, P. He, J. Lian, M. J. Schulz, J. Zhao, W. Wang, X. Wang, J. Zhang, X. P. Zhou, and D. L. Shi “Effects of Surface Modification, Carbon Nanofiber Co. centration, and Dispersion Time on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon-nanofiber-polycarbonate Composites”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 6 (2007) 3792-3797.

120. D. L. Shi, Y. Guo, Z. Dong, J. Lian, W. Wang, G. Liu, and R. C. Ewing, “Quantum-dot-activated Luminescent Carbon Nanotubes via a Nano Scale Surface Functionalization for in vivo Imaging”, Advanced Materials 19 (2007) 4033.

121. W. Jiang, Y. Zhang, M. H. Engelhard, W. J. Weber, G. J. Exarhos, J. Lian and R. C. Ewing, “Behavior of Si and C Atoms in Ion Amorphized SiC”, Journal of Applied Physics 101 (2007) 023524.

2006 122. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, X. C. Sun, Q. K. Yu, R. C. Ewing (2006) “Patterning Metallic

Nanostructures by Ion Beam-induced Dewetting and Rayleigh Instability”, Nano Letters 6 (2006) 1047-1052.

123. J. Lian, L. Yang, X. Y. Chen, G. K. Liu, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, and D. L. Shi (2006) “Deposition of Ultrathin Rare-earth Doped Y2O3 Phosphor Films on Alumina Nanoparticles”, Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 1351-1354.

124. J. Lian, W. Zhou, L. M. Wang, L. A. Boatner, and R. C. Ewing “Simultaneous Formation of Surface Ripples and Metallic Nanodots Induced by Phase Decomposition and Focused Ion Beam Patterning”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 093112 (2006).

125. J. Lian, K. B. Helean, B. J. Kennedy, L. M. Wang, A. Navrotsky, and R. C. Ewing, “Effect of Structure and Thermodynamic Stability on the Response of Lanthanide Stannate Pyrochlores to Ion Beam Irradiation”, Journal of Physics Chemistry B 110 (2006) 2343-2350.

126. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing and L. A. Boatner, “Microstructural Evolution of Ion Implanted Gd2Ti2O7”, Nucl. Instrum. Method Physics B 242 (2006) 448-451.

127. Jie Lian, Weber, W.J., Jiang, W., Wang, L. M., Boatner, L. A., Ewing, R. C. “Radiation-induced Effects in Pyrochlore and Nano-Scale Materials Engineering”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 250 (2006) 128-136.

128. D. L. Shi, J. Lian, W. Wang, G. K. Liu, P. He, Z. Dong, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Luminescent Carbon Nanotubes by Surface Functionalization”, Advanced Materials 18 (2006) 189-193.

129. X. T. Zu, Y. Z. Liu, J. Lian, H. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. H. Wang, L. M. Wang and R. C. Ewing (2006) “Surface Modification of a Ti-Al-Zr Alloy by Niobium Ion Implantation”, Surface & Coating Technology 201 (2006) 3756-3760.

130. F. X. Zhang, J. Lian, U. Becker, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, “Pressure-induced Structural Transitions and Phase Decomposition in the Cd2Nb2O7 Pyrochlore” Physical review B 74 (2006) 174116.

131. W. Wang, D. L. Shi, J. Lian, Y. Guo, G. K. Liu, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing “Luminescent Hydroxylapatite Nanoparticles by Surface Functionalization”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 183106.

132. Y. Gao, P. He, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, D. Qian, J. Zhao, M. J. Schulz, J. Zhang, X. P. Zhou, D. L. Shi, “Improving the Mechanical Properties of Polycarbonate Nanocomposites with Plasma-modified Carbon Nanofibers”, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics 45 (2006) 671-679.

133. W. Jiang, W. J. Weber, J. S. Young, L. A. Boatner, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Irradiation-induced Nanostructures in Cadmium Niobate Pyrochlores”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 250 (2006) 188-191.

134. P. He, Y. Gao, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, W. D. Qian, J. Zhao, W. Wang, M. J. Schulz, X. P. Zhou, D. L. Shi, “Surface Modification and Ultrasonication Effect on Carbon Nanofiber Polycarbonate Composite Mechanical Properties”, Composite A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 37 (2006) 1270-1275.

135. W. Jiang, Y. Zhang, W. J. Weber, J. Lian and R. C. Ewing “Direct Evidence of N Aggregation and Diffusion in Au+ Irradiated GaN”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 89 (2006) 021903.

136. T. C. Lu, X. H. Chang, J. Q. Qi, X. J. Luo, Q. M. Wei, S. Zhu, K. Sun, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, “Low-temperature High-Pressure Preparation of Transparent Nanocrystalline MgAl2O4 Ceramics”, Appl. Phys. Lett.,88 (2006) 213120.

137. Z.G. Wang, X.T. Zu, X. Xiang, J. Lian, L.M. Wang, “Preparation and Characterization of Polymer/inorganic Nanoparticle Composites Through Electron Irradiation”, Journal of Materials Sciences 41 (2006) 1973-1978.

138. Y. L. Zhang, X. Yao, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, A. Li, “In-situ High Temperature Optical Microscopy Study of Phase Evolution in YBA2CU3O7-Δ films Prepared by a Fluorine-free Sol-gel Route”, Physica C 436 (2006) 62-67.

2005 139. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing and L. A. Boatner, “Cross-sectional TEM Study of Ion

Implanted Lanthanide Titanate Pyrochlore Single Crystals”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 241 (2005) 365-371.

140. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, S. V. Yudintsev, and S. V. Stefanovsky, "Ion beam-induced Amorphization and Order-disorder Structural Transformation in Murataite Ceramics”, Journal of Applied Physics, 97, (2005) 113536.

141. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, “Nanocrystal Formation and Phase Decomposition in Murataite Ceramics”, Journal of Materials Chemistry 15 (2005), 709-714.

142. J. Zhao, D. W. Schaefer, D. L. Shi, J. Lian, J. Brown, G. Beaucage L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “How Does Surface Modification Aid in the Dispersion of Carbon Nanofibers?” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (2005) 23351-23357.

143. Y. Zhang, J. Lian, C. M. Wang, M. H. Engelhard, R. C. Ewing, and W. J. Weber (2005), “Enhanced Recrystallization Rates of amorphous SrTiO3 under Electron-beam Irradiation”, Physical Review B, 72 (2005) 094112.

144. W. L. Jiang, W. J. Weber, C. M. Wang, J. S. Young, L. A. Boatner, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Nanostructures on Ion-cleaved Surface of Cadmium Niobate Pyrochlore”, Advanced Materials, 17 (2005) 1602-1606.

145. D. Shi, P. He, Jie Lian, Xavier Chaud, S. L. Bud'ko, E. Beaugnon, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing and R. Tournier, “Magnetic Alignment of Carbon Nano Fibers in Polymer Composites and Anisotropy of Mechanical Properties,” Journal of Applied Physic, 97 (2005) 064312.

146. P. He, D. L. Shi, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, W. V. ooij, W. Z. Li, Z. F. Ren, “Plasma Deposition of Thin Carbonfluorine Films on Aligned Carbon Nanotubes”, Applied Physics Letter 86 (2005) 043107.

2004 147. J. Lian, R. C Ewing, L. M. Wang, and K. B. Helean, "Amorphization Resistance of Gd2Sn2O7

and Gd2Hf2O7 Pyrochlores", Journal of Materials Research 19 (2004) 1575-1580. 148. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. G. Haire, K. B. Helean, and R. C. Ewing, "Ion Beam Irradiation in

La2Zr2O7-Ce2Zr2O7 Pyrochlore", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 218 (2004) 236-243.

149. Y. Z. Liu, X. T. Zu, J. Lian, X. Q. Huang, L. Wang, Z. G. Wang, L. M. Wang and R. C. Ewing, "TEM observation of oxide scale formed on a Ti–Al–Zr alloy oxidized at 360 ℃ in an alkaline steam”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 84 (2004) 705-712.

150. R. C. Ewing, W. J. Weber, and J. Lian, "Pyrochlore (A2B2O7): A Nuclear Waste Form for the Immobilization of Plutonium and the “Minor” Actinides", published as Applied Physics Review, Journal of Applied Physics 95 (2004) 5949-5971.

151. P. Nachimuthu, S. Thevuthasan, M. H. Engelhard, W. J. Weber, D. K. Shuh, N. M. Hamdan, B. S. Mun, E. M. Adams, D. E. McCready, V. Shutthanandan, D. W. Lindle, G. Balakrishnan, D. M. Paul, E. M. Gullikson, R. C. C. Perera, J. Lian, L. M.Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Probing Cation

Antisite Disorder in Gd2Ti2O7 Pyrochlore by Site-specific NEXAFS and XPS”, Physical Review B 70 (2004) 100101.

152. Z. G. Wang, X. T. Zu, J. Lian, X.Q. Huang, L. Wang, Y.Z. Liu, and L.M. Wang, “Characterization of Oxide layers on Ti-2Al-2.5Zr and Ti-4Al-2V Alloys Oxidized at 300 oC in a Neutral Water Steam, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 384 (2004) 81.

153. W. L. Liu, S. Xing, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, Z. T. Song, C. L. Lin, Z. K. Xu, P. K. Chu, “Microstructure Investigation of BaxSr1-xTiO3 Thin Film Grown on Porous Silicon Substrate”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 7 (2004) 253-258.

154. Y. Xu, A. Goyal, J. Lian, N. A. Rutter, D. Shi, S. Sathyamurthy, M. Paranthaman, L. Wang, P. M. Martin, and D. M. Kroeger, "Preparation of YBCO Films on CeO2-Buffered (001) YSZ Substrates by a Non-Fluorine MOD Method", Journal of the American Ceramic Society 87 (2004) 1669-1676.

155. D. L. Shi, Y. L. Xu, H. B. Yao, Z. Han, Jie Lian, L. M. Wang, A. Li, H. K. Liu and S. X. Dou, “The Development of YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films using a Fluorine-free Sol-gel Approach for Coated Conductors”, Superconductor Science and Technology 17 (2004) 1420-1425.

156. J. M. Zeng, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, P. C. Chou, and A. Ignatiev, “HRTEM Characterization of YBa2Cu3O7-delta Thick Films on LaAlO3 Substrates”, Physica C 405 (2004) 127-132.

157. K. B. Helean, S. V. Ushakov, C. E. Brown, A. Navrotsky, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, J. M. Farmer and L. A. Boatner, "Formation Enthaplies of REE-titanate Pyrochlores", Journal of Solid State Chemistry 177 (2004) 1858-1866.

158. S. Thevuthasan, V. Shutthanandan, C.M. Wang, W. J. Weber, W. Jiang, and A. Cavanagh, J. Lian, and L. M. Wang, "Ion Beam Synthesis of High Quality Epitaxial Au Nano Crystals in MgO", Journal of Materials Research 19 (2004) 1311-1314.

2003 159. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, J. Chen, K. Sun, R. C. Ewing, J. M. Farmer, and L. A. Boatner, "Order-

disorder Transition in Ion Irradiated Pyrochlores", Acta Materialia 51 (2003) 1493-1502. 160. J. Lian, J. Chen, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, J. M. Farmer, L. A. Boatner, and K. B. Helean,

"Radiation-induced Amorphization of Rare-earth Titanate Pyrochlores", Physical Review B 68 (2003) 134107.

161. J. Lian, H. Yao, D. L. Shi, L. M. Wang, Y. Xu, Q. Liu and Z. Han, "Structural Characterization of Epitaxial YBCO Thin Films Prepared by a Fluorine-free Solution Method for Coated Conductors", Superconductivity Science and Technology 16 (2003) 838-844.

162. J. Lian, S. Rios, L. A. Boatner, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, "Microstructure Evolution and Nanocrystal Formation of Pb+ Implanted Zircon Single Crystals", Journal of Applied Physics 94 (2003) 5695-5703.

163. B. Qi, R.M. Gilgenbach, M.C. Jones, M.D. Johnston, Y.Y. Lau, L.M. Wang, J. Lian, G.L. Doll, and A. Lazarides, "Diagnostic Characterization of Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation", Journal of Applied Physics 93 (2003) 8876-8883.

164. K. B. Helean, A. Navrotsky, G. R. Lumpkin, M. Collella, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, B. Ebbinghaus, J. G. Catalano, "Enthalpies of formation of U-, Th- Ce-brannerite: Implications for Immobilization of Plutonium", Journal of Nuclear Materials 320 (2003) 231.

165. N. P. Laverov, S. V. Yudintsev, T. S. Ioudintseva, S. V. Stefanovsky, R. C. Ewing, J. Lian, S. Utsunomiya, L. M. Wang, “Influence of Radioactive Decay on Properties of Confinement Matrices of Actinide-containing Waste”, Geology of Ore Deposits 45 (2003) 6-35.

166. J. Zeng, P. Chou, A. Ignatiev, J. Lian, and L. Wang, "Microstructures of Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-δ Thick Films Grown by Photoassisted Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 13 (2003) 3839-3844.

167. D. L. Shi, J. Lian, P. He, "Plasma Coating of Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Dispersion and Interfacial Bonding in Polymer Composites", Applied Physics Letters 83 (2003) 5301. This paper has been selected for the Dec. 29, 2003 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

2002 168. J. Lian, X. T. Xu, K. V. Kutty, L. M. Wang, J. Chen, and R. C. Ewing, "Ion-irradiation-

Induced Amorphization of La2Zr2O7 Pyrochlore", Physical Review B 66 (2002) 054108. 169. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing and G. R. Lumpkin, "Heavy Ion Irradiation Effects of

Brannerite-types Ceramics", Nucl. Instrum. Method Physics B 191 (2002) 565. 170. J. Chen, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, et al., "X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Gd2(TixZr1-

x)2O7", Physical Review Letters 88 (2002) 105901. 171. D. L. Shi, P. He, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, W. J. van Ooij, "Plasma Deposition and

Characterization of Acrylic Acid Thin Film on ZnO Nanoparticles", Journal of Materials Research 17 (2002) 2555.

172. D. L. Shi, J. Lian, P. He, L. M. Wang, W. J. van Ooij, M. Schultz, and D. Mast, "Deposition of Extremely Thin Polymer Films on Carbon Nanotube Surfaces by a Plasma Treatment", Appl. Phys. Lett. 81 (2002) 5216. This paper has been selected for the Jan.6, 2003 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

173. D.L. Shi, Y.L. Xu, J. Lian, L.M. Wang, S. McClellan, "Interface Structure of YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films Prepared by a Non-fluorine Sol-gel Route on a Single-domain Substrate", Superconductor Science & Technology 15 (2002) 660-664.

174. D. Shi, Y. L. Xu, S. X. Wang, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, et al., "Deposition and Interface Structures of YBCO Thin Films via a Non-fluorine Sol-gel Route", Physica C 371 (2002) 97.

175. K. B. Helean, A. Navrotsky, E. R. Vance, M. L. Carter, B. Ebbinghaus, O. Krikorian, J. Lian, L. M. Wang and J. G. Catalano, "Enthalpies of formation of Ce-pyrochlore, Ca0.93Ce1.00Ti2.04O7.00, U-pyrochlore, Ca1.46U4+

0.23U6+0.46Ti1.85O7.00 and Gd-pyrochlore, Gd2Ti2O7: Three Materials

Relevant to the Proposed Waste Form for Excess Weapons Plutonium", Journal of Nuclear Materials 303 (2002) 226.

176. R. T. Li, W. Pan, J. Chen, and J. Lian, "Thermodynamics Properties of Ti in Ag-Cu-Ti alloys", Materials Science & Engineering A 335 (2002) 21.

2001 177. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, S. X. Wang, J. Chen, L. A. Boatner and R. C. Ewing, "Nanoscale

Manipulation of Pyrochlore: New Nanocomposite Ionic Conductors", Physical Review Letters, 87 (2001) 145901. This paper has been selected for the Oct. 8, 2001 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

178. J. Lian, S. X. Wang, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, "Radiation Damage and Nano-crystal Formation in Uranium-niobium Titanates", Journal of Nuclear Materials 297 (2001) 89. (Cover article).

179. J. Chen, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing and L. A. Boatner, "X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Radiation-induced Amorphization of Gd2Ti2O7", Applied Physics Letters 79 (2001) 1989.

180. Bo Qi, R. M. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, M. D. Johnston, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, G. L. Doll and A. Lazarides, "Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation Experiments: Measurement of Fe Implantation into Si", Applied Physics Letters 78 (2001) 3785.

181. S.V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovskii, O. I. Kir’yanova, J. Lian, and R. Ewing, "Radiation Resistance of Fused Titanium Ceramic for Actinide Immobilization", Atomic Energy 90 (2001) 487.

182. N. P. Laverov, S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, J. Lian and R. C. Ewing, "Research on Radiation Stability of Actinide Waste Forms", Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences 377 (2001) 175.

183. S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, O. I. Kiryanova, J. Lian, and R. C. Ewing, "Ion Bombardment Induced Amorphization of Murataite in the Ceramic for Immobilization of Actinides", Physics and Chemistry of Treatment of Materials 1 (2001) 44, in Russia.

1997-2000 184. W. Pan, J. Lian, "Thermodynamics of Ti in Cu-Ti Alloy Investigated by EMF Method",

Materials Sciences Engineering A 269 (1999) 104. 185. W. Pan, R. T. Li, J. Chen, R. F. Sun, and J. Lian, "Thermodynamic Properties of Ti in Ag-Ti

alloys", Materials Sciences & Engineering A 287 (2000) 72. 186. J. Chen, W. Pan, J. Lian, L. H. Du, Y. Huang, "Joining of Molten Salt Reaction Titanium

Metallized Si3N4 to Si3N4", Journal of Materials Science Letters 17 (1998) 2113. 187. Q. L. Huang, J. Cai, W. Pan, J. Chen, J. Lian, "In situ processing of TiN/ Si3N4 composite by

Ti- Si3N4 solid state reaction", Materials Letters 31(1997) 221.

(C) Conference Papers 1. Dali Shao, Tao Hu, Mingpeng Yu, Jie Lian and Shayla Sawyer, “Photoconductive Enhancement

Effects of Graphene Quantum Dots on ZnO nanoparticle Photodetectors”, IEEE Proc. Lester Eastman Conference (2012) 106-108.

2. F. Y. Lu, M. Nyman, Y. Q. Shen, Z. L. Dong, G. K. Wang, F. X. Zhang, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian, “Ion Beam Irradiation-induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KxLnyTa2O7-v Tantalate Pyrochlore”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1298, DOI: 10.1557/opl.2011.373.

3. H. Niu, H. Gou, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian, “First-Principles Investigation of Structural, Elastic and Electronic Properties of Lanthanide Titanate Oxides Ln2TiO5”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1298, DOI: 10.1557/opl.2011.544

4. F. Y. Lu, ‡ J. Zhang, A. Navrotsky, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian, “Temperature and Size Effects on Radiation-Induced Phase Transformation in Monoclinic Nano-Sized Zirconia”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 16 (2010), 1624-1625 (Best paper submitted to Microscopy & Microanalysis 2010 annual meeting).

5. J. Lian, Z. Dong, J. Zhang, L. Wang, T. White and R. C. Ewing, “Ion Irradiation-induced Amorphization in Vanadate-Phosphate Apatites”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 16 (2010) 1634 -1635 (Best paper submitted to Microscopy & Microanalysis 2010 annual meeting).

9. J. Zhang, Q. Hu, T. S. Livshits, S. V. Yudintsev, J. Lian and R. C. Ewing, “Radiation Response of Synthetic U-Containing Sn-Zr Based Pyrochlore”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 16 (2010) 1626-1627.

10. J. M. Zhang, F.Y. Lu,‡ V. Pointeau, F. X. Zhang, M. Lang, C. Poinssot, J. Lian and R. C. Ewing, “Irradiation Effects on Synthetic Coffinite (USiO4) Studied by In Situ TEM”, Scientific Basis for

Nuclear Waste Management XXXIII, Proceedings of the Materials Research Society, vol. 1193, 9-14.

11. W. Wu, Q. K. Yu, J. M. Zhang, J. Lian, S. S. Pei, “Synthesis of Self-aligned Tungsten Nanowires on Tungsten Substrate”, Nanotech Conference & Expo 2009: Vol. 1 Technical Proceedings – Nanotechnology 2009: Fabrication, Particles, Characterization, MEMS, Electronics and Photonics, (2009) 216-218.

12. Q. K. Yu, H. Cao, Y. Chen, J. Lian and S. S. Pei, "Characterizations of graphene segregated on Ni", Proceedings of NSTI Nanotech 2009 (Houston TX), Vol.1, 308-309 (2009).

13. Y. Zhang, J. Lian, Z. Zhu, W. D. Bennett, L. V. Saraf, J. L. Rausch, C. A. Hendricks, R. C. Ewing, and W. J. Weber, “Response of Strontium Titanate to Ion and Electron Irradiation”. Symposium on Particle Beam Induced Radiation Effects in Materials held at the Annual Meeting of the Mineral-Metals-and-Materials-Society, (2008) pp. 303-10, New Orleans, LA.

14. D. L. Shi, Y. Guo, W. Wang, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, G. K. Liu, and Z. Dong, “Deposition of Rare-earth Doped Nanophosphors on Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube Surfaces – A New Approach in Cancer Diagnosis”, Proceedings of MSEC 2006-21039, pp 1-6.

15. X. T. Zu, Y. Z. Liu, and Z. G. Wang, J. Lian, L. M. Wang and R. C. Ewing, “TEM Observation of Oxide Scale Formed on a Ti–Al–Zr Alloy Oxidized at 360 °C in an Alkaline Steam”, Proceedings Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005 (Honolulu, Hawaii, July 31-August 4, 2004, Cambridge University Press), Microscopy and Microanalysis 11 (Suppl 2) 1988-1989.

16. Y. M. Wang, H. H. Kuo, M. W. Verbrugge, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, “Template Synthesis of Ordered Pt Nanorods in Porous Anodic Alumina”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 11, supplement 2, (2005) 1408-1409.

17. Jie Lian, Wei Zhou, Lumin Wang, and Rodney C. Ewing, “Focused Ion Beam induced Ripple and Nanoparticle Formation in Cd2Nb2O7 Pyrochlore” Microscopy and Microanalysis 11, supplement 2, (2005) 86-87.

18. D. L. Shi, P. He, J. Lian, X. Chaud, E. Beaugnon, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, and R. Tournier, “Magnetic Alignment of Carbon Nanofibers in Polymer Composites”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 858, 2005, HH5.2.1-7.

19. K. B. Helean, A. Navrotsky, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing “ Correlation of Formation Enthalpies with Critical Amorphization Temperature for Pyrochlore and Monazite”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol.824, 2004, CC.4.4.1-7.

20. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, “Phase Decomposition-induced Nanocrystal Formation and Structural Disordering in Murataite Structure”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 10 (supp. 2) 2004, 586-587.

21. R. C. Ewing, J. Lian, and L. M. Wang (invited) "Ion Beam-Induced Amorphization of the Pyrochlore Structure-Type: A Review", Materials Research Society Symposium R, Fall Meeting, Boston, 2003, 792, 37-48.

22. J. Zeng, P. Chou, X. Zhang, Z. J. Tang, N. Wu, A. Molodyk, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and A. Ignatiev, "Microstructures of YBa2Cu3O7-x Thick Films grown by Photo-assisted Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition", Materials Research Symposium Proceeding, Vol. EXS-3, 2004, EE3.9.1.

23. P. He, Jie Lian, D. Shi, L. M. Wang, Wim van Ooij, D. Mast, W. Z. Li, and Z. F. Ren, "Plasma Coating and Enhanced Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding, 2004, 791, Q10.7.1-7.

24. K.B. Helean, A. Navrotsky, J. Lian, and R. C. Ewing, “Thermochemical Investigations of Zirconolite, Pyrochlore and Brannerite: Candidate Materials for the Immobilization of

Plutonium”, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII, edited by Lars Werme (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, 2004), 807, 297-302.

25. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, “Radiation Effects in Murataite Ceramics”, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII, edited by Lars Werme (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Pittsburgh, PA, 2004), 807, 225-230.

26. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, R. C. Ewing, “Pb Compatibility in Amorphous Zircon”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 9, supplement 2, (2003), 636-637.

27. K. B. Helean, S. V. Ushakov, C. E. Brown, A. Navrotsky, J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, T. Lee, and R. Haire, Enthalpies of Formation of Cerium Zirconate: (Ce, Zr)O2 Fluorite and Ce2Zr2O7 Pyrochlore, American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings – Plutonium Futures, 673 (2003) 286-287.

28. S. V. Stefanovsky, O. I. Kirjanova, S. V. Yudintsev, J. Lian, and R. C. Ewing (2002) “Comparative Radiation Resistance of Cubic Fluorite Structure Phases for Actinides Immobilization”, Proceedings of the 3rd annual Meeting for Coordination and Review of LLNL Contract Work in Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia, January 14-18, 2002.

29. C. M. Wang, S. Thevuthasan, V. Shutthanandan, A. Cavanagh, J. Walton, W. Jiang, W. J. Weber, L. E. Thomas, L. M. Wang, J. Lian, "Microstructure of Precipitated An Nanoclusters in Single Crystal MgO", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 738 (2003) 305-309.

30. P. He, J. Lian, D. Shi, L. M. Wang, D. Mast, W. J. van Ooij, and M. Schulz, "Coating of Ultra Polymer Films on Carbon Nanotubes by a Plasma Treatment", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 740 (2003) 93-99.

31. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, "Nanoscale Structural Manipulation of Ion Irradiated Pyrochlore", Microscopy and Microanalysis 2002, 8, supplement 2, (2002), CD1136-1137.

32. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, "In situ TEM Study of Order-Disorder Transition in Murataite Ceramics", Microscopy and Microanalysis 2002, 8, supplement 2, (2002), CD1424-1425.

33. J. Lian, S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, R. C. Ewing, "Ion-induced Amorphization of Muratatie", MRS Symposium Proceeding, 713 (2002) JJ 11.35.1-6

34. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, J. Chen, R. C. Ewing, K. V. G. Kutty, "Heavy Ion Irradiation of Zirconate Pyrochlores", MRS Symposium Proceeding, 713 (2002) JJ 3.2.1-6.

35. P. He, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, W. J. Van Ooij, M. Inman, and D. L. Shi, "Deposition of Acrylic Acid Thin Polymer Films on ZnO Nanoparticles by a Plasma Treatment", MRS Symposium Proceeding, 703 (2002) V6.27.1-6.

36. J. Chen, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, and R. C. Ewing, "The Structural Change of Titanate Pyrochlores Induced by Ion Irradiation: XPS Interpretation", MRS Symposium Proceeding, 713 (2002) JJ 11.34.1-6.

37. Y. L. Xu, D. L. Shi, J. Lian, L. M. Wang, S. M. McClellan, “Deposition of YBCO Thin Films on Silver Substrate via a Fluorine-free Sol-gel Synthesis”, AIP conference proceedings – Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, 614 (2002) 654-658.

38. J. Lian, R. C. Ewing, S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, “Radiation Stability of Melted Titanate Waste Forms for Actinide Immobilization”, Proceeding of the International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environment Remediation, 3 (2002) 1783-1786.

39. S. Zhu, L. M. Wang, S. X. Wang, J. Lian and R. C. Ewing, "TEM Study of Nano-crystals in Strontium Ion-implanted Cubic Zirconia", Microscopy and Microanalysis 7, supplement 2, (2001) 406-407.

40. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, S. X. Wang and R. C. Ewing, "Direct Observation of Single Displacement Cascade in Pyrochlore by TV-rate In-situ TEM and Ex-situ HRTEM", Microscopy and Microanalysis 7, supplement 2, (2001) 408-409.

41. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, G. R. Lumpkin and R. C. Ewing, "Heavy Ion Irradiation of Brannerite-type Ceramics", Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proceedings 650 (2001) R3. 17.

42. J. Lian, L. M. Wang, S. X. Wang and R. C. Ewing, "Radiation Effects in Uranium-niobium titanates, Plutonium Futures- the Science", American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 532, Santa Fe, New, Mexico, 2000, July, pp 95-97.

43. S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, R. C. Ewing and J. Lian, "Study of Fluorite-structured Actinide Host in Crystalline Waste Forms", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Pontresina, Switzerland, (2000).

b. Abstracts for Conferences (Only 2009 and after): 1. Xiang Sun, Gongkai Wang, Hongtao Sun, and Jie Lian, Nickel-Cobalt hydroxides/Graphene

Ternary Nanocomposites for Ultrahigh Performance Supercapacitors, 2011 MRS Fall Meeting Symposium F: Mobile Energy, November 28 - December 2, 2011 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA

2. Dynamic Thermo-sensor Using Gold Thin Film; DTRA 2011 conference; Springfield, VA 07/26/2011

3. Dynamic Thermo-sensor Using Gold Thin Film; MRS 2011 fall Boston, Symposium Self Organization and Nanoscale Pattern Formation, Boston, MA, 11/28/2011

4. 241st ACS National Meeting (Mar 27-31, 2011, Anaheim, CA) Symposium on "Actinide Materials: Complexity, Nanostructure, and Extreme Environments", Nanocrystalline ZrN behaviors under intensive radiation conditions.

5. 2011 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 28 - Dec 2, 2011, Boston, MA) Symposium A: Material Challenges in Current and Future Nuclear Technologies Swift Heavy Ion Induced Amorphization of ZrO2.

6. Ion Beam Irradiation-Induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KLnTa2O7, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Scientific Advisory Board Meeting , Sep 24-26, 2011, University of Notre Dame, IN.

7. 241st ACS National Meeting (Mar 27-31, 2011, Anaheim, CA), Symposium on "Actinide Materials: Complexity, Nanostructure, and Extreme Environments", Electronic structures of di-phosphates (AP2O7): First-principles calculations

8. Phase Transformation of Nano-sized ZrO2 upon Thermal Annealing and Intensive Radiation, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Technical Review Meeting, University of Notre Dame, IN, Mar 29-30, 2010.

9. Pressure-induced phase transition of ZnRh2O4: in situ x-ray diffraction and first-principles study, Symposium MM: Transparent Conducting Oxides and Applications. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2009, Boston, MA)

10. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010, Boston, MA) Symposium R: Radiation Damage to Ceramic and Insulating Materials for Nuclear Power, Ion Beam Irradiation-induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KLnTa2O7 Tantalate Pyrochlore.

11. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010, Boston, MA) Symposium Advanced Materials for Applications in Extreme Environments, First-Principles Investigation of Structural, Elastic and Electronic Properties of Lanthanide Titanate Oxides Ln2TiO5.

12. 2010 Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting (Aug 1-5, 2010, Portland, OR), Symposium P04: Structural and Chemical Analysis of Materials in the Nuclear Power Industry, Temperature and size effects on radiation-induced phase transformation in monoclinic nano-sized zirconia.

13. 2009 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2009, Boston, MA) Symposium V: Materials Research Needs to Advance Nuclear Energy, Radiation Response of Nano-sized Monoclinic ZrO2.

14. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2009, Boston, MA), Symposium R: Radiation Damage to Ceramic and Insulating Materials for Nuclear Power, Ion Beam Irradiation-induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KLnTa2O7 Tantalate Pyrochlore.

15. Energetic stabilities, structural transition and electronic properties of ZnSnO3, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Technical Review Meeting, University of Notre Dame, IN, Mar 29-30, 2010.

16. A hybrid Hartree-Fock density functional study for intrinsic defect energetics in CeO2 and Ce2O3, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Technical Review Meeting, University of Notre Dame, IN, Mar 29-30, 2010.

17. 2009 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2009, Boston, MA) Symposium V: Materials Research Needs to Advance Nuclear Energy Radiation Response of Nano-sized Monoclinic ZrO2.

V. Research Grants and Contracts A. Proposals Approved and Funded (In total: $3,432,906) Current Supports

1. Title CAREER: Radiation Interaction with Nanostructured Ceramics -

Integrating Materials Research Into Nuclear Education Sponsor National Science Foundation Funds $500,000 Duration July 1, 2012~June 30, 2017 Effort PI, $500,000 Associates None 2. Title Radionuclide Incorporation and Long Term Performance of Apatite Waste

Forms” (PI: Jianwei Wang; co-PIs: Fei Gao & Jie Lian) Sponsor DOE Nuclear Engineering University Program (NEUP) Funds $850,000 Duration Oct. 31, 2011~ Oct. 30, 2014 Effort Co-PI, $313,294 Associates subaward from University of Michigan 3. Title Self-powered Wireless Dual-mode Langasite Sensor for

Pressure/Temperature Monitoring of Nuclear Reactors Sponsor DOE Nuclear Engineering University Program (NEUP) Funds $800,000 Duration Oct. 1, 2013 ~ Sep. 31, 2016 Effort Co-PI, $150,000 Associates Subcontract from SUNY Stony Brook 4. Title Spark Plasma Sintering of Pnictogen Chalcogenide Nanocrystals for

Enabling Ultra Low Thermal Conductivity and high figure of merit Sponsor NYSERDA Funds $100,000 Duration Jan. 1, 2015 ~ June 30, 2016 Effort 100% Associates Subcontract from ThermoAura, InC and cost share from RPI CFES 5. Title High Pressure Synthesis and Characterization: Superhard MaterialsSponsor RPI Office of Vice President for Research Seed Fund Funds $10,000 Duration Jan. 1, 2014 ~ June 30, 2015 Effort Co-PI, 50% 6. Title A Photon-addressable Valve Operated Inorganic/Organic High

Performance PhotodetectorSponsor RPI Office of Vice President for Research Seed Fund Funds $15,000 Duration Jan. 1, 2014 ~ June 30, 2015 Effort Co-PI, 50%

Project Completed:

1. Title Materials Science for Actinides, Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) (PIs: Peter Burns, Alex Navrotsky, Rodney C. Ewing)

Sponsor Department of Energy Funds 18 millions Duration Aug. 1, 2009 ~ July. 31, 2014 Effort Co-Investigator, $650,000 Associates Subaward from University of Norte Dame 2. Title Multifunctional Core-Shell and Nano-channel Design for Nano-sized

Thermo-sensor (PI: Jie Lian; co-PI: Qingkai Yu, Texas State University) Sponsor DOD-Defense Threat Reduction Agency Funds $557,585 Duration Feb. 15, 2010 ~ Feb. 14, 2014 Effort PI, $380,696 Associates Subcontract to Texas State University, $176,889 3. Title Rensselaer Infrastructure Upgrade to Enhance Research and Education in

Nuclear Engineering (PI: Jie Lian; co-PIs: Emily Liu and Wei Ji) Sponsor Office of Nuclear Engineering University Program (NEUP), Infrastructures for

General Scientific Research, Department of Energy, Funds $200,000 (plus institute cost share $16,200) Duration Jan 6, 2012 to Jan 5, 2014 Effort PI, 40% Associates None 4. Title FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: Training Leadership for

Sustainable Nuclear Energy (PI: Achlle Messac; co-PIs: Lucy Zhang & Jie

Lian) Sponsor Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funds $450,000 (plus $150,000 cost share from institute) Duration 08/01/09-07/31/14 Effort Co-PI, 50%, $225,000 (plus $75,000 institute cost share) Associates None 5. Title New Research and Development and Teaching Laboratory Experiments Sponsor Office of Nuclear Engineering University Program (NEUP), Department of

Energy Funds $300,000 (plus institute cost share: $50,000) Duration Nov. 1, 2010 ~ Oct. 31, 2012 Effort Co-PI, 25%, $87,500 Associates None 6. Title Collaborative Research: Atomistic Mechanisms of Stabilizing Oxide

Nanoparticles in ODS-based Structural Materials (PI: Jie Lian; co-PI: Hanchen Huang)

Sponsor National Science Foundation Funds $497,027 Duration Sep. 1, 2009 ~ Aug 31, 2013 Effort PI, $284,028 Associates Subcontract to University of Connecticut, $212,999 7. Title Particle-induced Amorphization of Complex Ceramics – Response of

Materials to Extreme Conditions (PI: R.C. Ewing, co-PIs: Jie Lian and Lumin Wang)

Sponsor Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy Funds $753,000 Duration Feb. 1, 2008 to April 31, 2011 Effort Co-PI, $160,000 Associates Subaward from University of Michigan

VI. Editorship of Journals, Reviews of Manuscript, Book, Research Proposals, Curating and Jurying Exhibitions

Associate Editor of Frontier in Energy Research, Frontier Open-access academic publisher partner with Nature Publisher group.

NSF PIRE Reverse Site Visit Panel 2014 NSF Panelist, CMMI Nanomanufacturing 2011 & 2013 Panel, IVEM-Tandem facility of Argonne National Laboratory, 2014 Reviewer of research proposals for US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy

University Program, 2009-2014; Reviewer for proposals submitted to Czech Science Foundation, 2009. Reviewer for EMSL User Proposal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2010, 2011 &

2012; Reviewer for proposals for the Nazarbayev University Research Council in Astana,

Kazakhstan, as managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).

Reviews of Manuscripts:

Referee: Nature Communication, Nano Letters, Nanoscale, Energy & Environment Science, Applied

Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Physical Review B, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Nuclear Instrument Methods Physical Research B, Elements, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Colloidal Science & Technology, Journal of American Ceramic Society and Applied Surface Sciences and many others.

VII. Service A. Service to University

1. University, School, and Departmental Committees and Dates for Each. ABET direct of Nuclear Engineering Program, starting from Fall 2014 Assistant to ABET director for Nuclear Engineering in preparing ABET review, 2012 fall

and 2013 spring semesters MANE Nuclear Science and Engineering Strategic Planning committee, 2012 fall

semester MANE departmental research strategic planning committee in materials, materials

processing and controls, 2012 fall semester MANE Web and Media Relations Committee, July 1, 2012 Search Committee for Department Head, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace &

Nuclear Engineering, 2011 fall semester. Search Committee for Hood Chair, Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering,

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2010~2011. Doctoral committee member (Yongfeng Zhang, Ph.D. at RPI Mechanical Engineering

2009, and Jianwei Gu, Ph.D. at RPI Nuclear Engineering 2010, Yuanyuan, Mechanical Engineering, 2012, Aihua Ding 2012 Nuclear Engineering, Zhi Li, Mechanical Engineering 2012, Rahul Mukherjee 2014 Mechanical Engineering; Eklavya Singh Mechanical Engineering 2014).

Doctoral Qualification Examine Committee for students of Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014.

2. Undergraduate Student Advising and Counseling (number and years)

Major Advisor (Nuclear Engineering) for the class of 2018 Serving as major (Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics) advisor for the class of

2011 (total advisee 31), fall 2009. Major advisor (Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics) for the class of 2014 (total

advisee 20), fall 2010~ now. Student and parent acceptance day, April 4 and April 16, 2009

B. Professional Societies

Session Chair of MRS 2014 Fall Meeting Symposium DD Materials for Advanced Nuclear Technologies, Dec. 3, 2014

Panelist of National Academies Keck Futures Initiative The Future of Advanced Nuclear Technologies, Nov. 15-17, 2013.

Session chair and lead on Materials Behavior under Extreme Environment in “Workshop on Nanomaterials & Engineered Microstructures for Nuclear Applications (NEMNA)”, 2013.

Leading organizer of Symposium “Microstructural and chemical analysis of materials in nuclear power industry” for Microscopy & Microanalysis 2010 meeting, Portland, Aug, 2010;

Session chair for the poster session of 16th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulators (REI-16), Beijing Aug. 2011.

Session chairs Symposium V “Materials Research Needs to Advance Nuclear Energy”, Materials Research Society Annual Meeting at Boston, Dec. 30, 2009; and symposium BB “Materials for Nuclear Applications and Extreme Environments”, MRS 2010 spring meeting

Members, American Nuclear Society; Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society; American Physical Society; Materials Research Society; Microbeam Analysis Society

Active international collaborations with Germany (GSI), Japan (Hokkaido University, and National Institute for Materials Science) France (CEA), Mexico (Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo), China (Sichuan University), and Singapore (Nanyang Technological University) on radiation effects and ion beam processing of materials.

Active qualified user of the IVEM-Tandem DOE user Facility at Argonne National Laboratory for the last 10 years for in situ transmission electron microscopy study of ion irradiation effects in materials. Active collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest national Laboratory on radiation effects and nuclear waste forms.

Help the user facilities (IVEM-Tandem) facilities in response DOE BES of review of the Electron Microscopy Center at Argonne National Laboratory on 22-23 April 2009

Response to the Survey for Nuclear/Radiological Materials Research using Synchrotron X-ray Techniques by Argonne National Laboratory, which is critically important for developing the user program within a wide range of research communities, Nov. 11, 2008

VIII. Professional and Public Lectures INVITED TALKS

1. Nanostructured Materials for Nuclear Applications: Opportunities and Challenges, Materials Research Society 2014 Fall Meeting, Boston

2. Graphene-based Nanocomposites for Alternative Energy and Thermal Management, July 1, 2014, China University of Geosciences Beijing (CUGB).

3. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environment – Nuclear and Nanofabrication, Xiamen University, July 15, 2014

4. Nanostructured Materials for Nuclear Applications: Opportunities and Challenges, The 2nd Global Chinese Congress of Radiation Research (GCCRR 2014), May 12, 2014, Keynote Speaker.

5. Nanostructured Materials for Nuclear Applications: Opportunities and Challenges, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Irvine, Nov. 13, 2013

6. Radiation interaction with Nanostructured materials – integrating Materials research into Nuclear Education, NSF Career Awardee Workshop, Quebec City, Canada, Aug. 13, 2013

7. Actinide-based Nanocomposites: Scientific Principles and Potential Opportunities, EFRC All-hands Meeting, May 19, 2013, Manitoba, CA

8. Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities, Rensselaer Material Summit, April 13, 2013.

9. Graphene-based Nanocomposite for Electrichemical Energy Storage, in Symposium “Nanostructured Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors”, 2013 TMS Annual Meeting, March 3, 2013, San Antonio, TX.

10. Materials Behavior under Extreme Environments – Nuclear Energy and Nano-scale Materials Design, Workshop on Nanomaterials & Engineered Microstructures for Nuclear Applications (NEMNA), Feb. 28-March 1, 2013, Brookhaven National Laboratory.

11. Radiation-induced Amorphization of Nanostructured Ceramics, Symposium NN: Structure-Property Relations in Amorphous Solids, Materials Research Society Fall meeting 2012, Boston, Nov. 25~30, 2012.

12. Au-based Nanostructures for Dynamic Thermal Sensor, Workshop on Time Dependent Temperature Measurements in Energy Release Processes, Chicago, Oct. 10, 2012.

13. Radiation Effects in Complex Ceramics - IVEM Tandem Facility Results, DOE review of the Electron Microscopy Center, Argonne National Laboratory, July 18~19, 2012.

14. Radiation Response of Nanostructured Ceramics, Colloquium at Idaho National Laboratory, May 17, 2012

15. Graphene-based Metal Oxide Nanocomposites for Lithium Ion Battery, Energy Storage Workshop, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Feb. 22, 2012

16. Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology & Alternative Energy: Nuclear Materials and Energy Storage, Department Seminar, Materials Science & Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Oct. 12, 2011

17. Graphene-based Electrochemical Energy Storage, Department Colloquium, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Northeastern University, China, Aug. 11, 2011

18. Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology & Alternative Energy: Nuclear Materials and Energy Storage, Center for Future Energy System (CFES) – Brookhaven National laboratory Workshop, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, April 2011.

19. Radiation Response of Nanostructured Ceramics, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, Sep 24-26, 2011, University of Notre Dame, IN.

20. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environments: Nuclear Application and Nano-scale Materials Design, Department colloquium, Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Sep. 15, 2010.

21. Radiation Response of Nanostructured Zirconia, Radiation Effects in Nanocrystalline and Single-Crystalline Ceramic Materials (REI04), CAARI 2010, August 10, 2010, Fort Worth, Texas.

22. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environments: Nuclear Application and Nano-scale Materials Design, Seminar at Utah Nuclear Engineering Program (UNEP), University of Utah, May 5, 2010.

23. Response of Nanostructured Ceramics under Extreme Radiation Environments, Materials Research Society 2010 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 7, 2010.

24. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environments: Nuclear Application and Nanofabrication, Seminar at Department of Mechanical Engineering, City College New York, Nov. 19, 2009.

25. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environments: Nuclear Application and Nanofabrication, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides, Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, May 24 and 25, 2010, University of Notre Dame, IN.

26. Radiation Response of Nanostructured Pyrochlore and Zirconia, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2009, Richmond, July 28, 2009.

27. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environments: Nuclear Application and Nanofabrication, graduate seminar at School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University, Apr. 6, 2009.

28. Materials Behavior Under Extreme Environments: Nuclear Application and Nanofabrication, graduate seminar at Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Nebraska at Lincoln, March 6, 2009.

29. In-situ TEM Study of Radiation Effects in Complex Ceramics, The Use of In‐Situ TEM Accelerator Techniques in the Study of Radiation Damage in Solids workshop, June 18~June 20, 2008, University of Salford, UK.

30. Ionizing Radiation Effects in Complex Ceramics, the American Ceramic Society Glass & Optical Materials Division Spring Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, May 18-21, 2008.

31. Materials for Nuclear Waste Management, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of California Irvine, May 5, 2008

32. Energetic Particle Beams: Radiation Effects and Nanofabrication, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, April 19, 2007

33. Radiation Effects in Pyrochlore A2B2O7: Candidate Material for Actinide Incorporation, Purdue University, April 11, 2007

34. Radiation Effects in Pyrochlores and Nano-Scale Materials Engineering, March 19, 2007, Penn. State University.

35. TEM Characterization of Ion Beam-induced Nanostructures and Surface Functionalization Nanotubes and Nanoparticles, Monsanto, St. Louis, March 6, 2007.

36. Patterning Metallic Nanostructures by Ion Beam-induced Dewetting and Rayleigh Instability, “Ion Implantation - New Directions II” CAARI 2006 meeting, Aug. 2006, Ft. Worth, Texas.

37. Radiation effects in pyrochlores and Nano-scale materials engineering, “Radiation effects in insulators” CAARI 2006 meeting, Aug. 2006, Ft. Worth, Texas.

38. Energy and Environmental Applications of Pyrochlore, International Conferences on Modern Materials & Technologies (CIMTEC) 2006, Acireale, Sicily, Italy, June 4-9, 2006.

39. Radiation Resistance, Order-Disorder Structural Transition, and Phase Decomposition of Pyrochlore Compositions, Radiation Effects in Insulators 2005 meeting, Aug. 31-Sep.4, Santa Fe.

40. Ion Beam-induced Amorphization and Structural Transformation in Pyrochlore-structured Oxides, "Ion beam analysis in oxides" CAARI 2004 conference, Ft. Worth, Texas, Oct. 2004.

41. Recent Results of Ion Irradiated Pyrochlores and Murataites – Correlation Between Amorphization and Order-disorder Transition, Radiation Effects in Complex Ceramics Workshop, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, Sep. 13-14, 2004.

42. Ion Irradiation Effects in Pyrochlore Compositions, Dec. 14, 2002, Dept. Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, The University of Michigan, invited by Prof. John Lee (Chair).

Other PRESENTATIONS

1. Ion irradiation-induced Amorphization in vanadate phosphate apatites, symposium “Materials Science of Nuclear Waste Management”, 2013 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

2. Graphene-based Nanocomposites for Energy Storage, RPI-Cornell Collaborative Workshop, Nov. 6th 2012.

3. Silica-Au core shell nanostructures for dynamic nanosensor, DTRA Basic Research Review Meeting, July 24, 2012.

4. Phase Transformation of Nano-sized ZrO2 upon Thermal Annealing and Intensive Radiation, Gordon Research Conferences: Solid State Studies in Ceramics, South Hadley, MA, Aug 2012 (poster).

5. Behavior of Nanostructured Nitride under Intense Radiation, 16th International Conference on Radiation Effects in Insulator (REI-16), Aug. 15, 2011, Beijing

6. Multifunctional Core-shell/Nano-channels for Dynamic Thermal Sensor, DTRA technical Review Meeting, July 29, 2011.

7. Materials Behavior under Extreme Conditions: Nuclear Application and Nanofabrication, oral presentation at 2010 NSF DMR Ceramics PI meeting, Aug. 2010.

8. Radiation Response of Nanostructured Pyrochlores, in Symposium V “Materials Research Need to Advance Nuclear Energy Systems”, Materials Research Society 2009 fall meeting, Dec. 2, 2009 (oral).

9. Ion Beam Irradiation in Yttrium and Lanthanide-doped Titanate Pyrochlore, America Chemical Society meeting, Chicago, March 2007 (oral).

10. Radiation Effects in Pyrochlore and Murataite and Nanoscale Materials Engineering, DOE interface contract meeting, Washington DC, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2006 (poster presentation).

11. Functionalized Nanoparticles and Nanotubes for Biomedical Application, 2006 ASME International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, October 8-11, 2006, Ypsilanti, MI (oral)

12. Radiation and Thermal Stability of Murataite Ceramics Nuclear Waste Forms, Mineralogy and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle – the 2006 Dana Symposium in Honor of Professor Rodney C. Ewing, Baltimore, Maryland, May 24, 2006 (oral).

13. Template Synthesis of Ordered Pt Nanorods in Porous Anodic Alumina, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005, July 31-Aug. 4, 2005, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (oral).

14. Focused Ion Beam induced Ripple and Nanoparticle Formation in Cd2Nb2O7 Pyrochlore, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005, July 31-Aug. 4, 2005, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (oral)

15. Microstructural Evolution of Ion implanted titanate pyrochlore single crystals, IBMM 2004 conference, Sep. 2004, CA (oral presentation).

16. Phase decomposition and nanocrystal formation of murataite ceramics, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2004, Savannah, Georgia, August 1 - 5, 2004.

17. The response of pyrochlore structure-type to ion beam irradiation, thesis defense, March 28, 2003, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, The University of Michigan.

18. Radiation Effects in Stannate Pyrochlores, Material Research Society Fall meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 2-6, 2002.

19. Oxygen vacancy control in ion implanted pyrochlores: a method of tuning the electronic band gap and ionic conductivity, the 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials, Xian China, June 10-14, 2002 (oral).

20. Nanoscale Structural Manipulation of Ion Irradiated Pyrochlore, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2002 meeting, Aug. 1-5, 2002, Qucbec, Canada.

21. In situ TEM Study of Order-Disorder Transition in Murataite Ceramics, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2002 meeting, Aug. 1-5, 2002, Qucbec, Canada.

22. Heavy Ion Irradiation of Zirconate Pyrochlores, Material Research Society Fall meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 2-6, 2001.

23. Heavy ion irradiation of brannerite-type ceramics, Material Research Society Fall meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 2-6, 2000.

24. Microstructure evolution in ion irradiated pyrochlore: in-situ TEM and HRTEM observation, Application of Neutron Scattering to Material Sciences and Engineering, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Oct. 1-3, 2001.

25. Direct observation of single displacement cascade in pyrochlore by TV-rate in-situ TEM and ex-situ HRTEM, Microscopy Society of American 2001 Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, August 8, 2001.

26. Radiation effects in uranium-niobium titanates, Plutonium Futures- the Science, Santa Fe, New, Mexico, 2000, July.

Presentations with Students and Postdocs

1. TiankaiYao, and Jie Lian, Apatite-Based Ceramic Waste Forms by High Energy Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering for Iodine Confinement , MRS Fall meeting, Dec. 1, 2014, Oral presentation.

2. Xiang Sun, Ming Xie, Hongtao Sun, Tao Hu, and Jie Lian, “Graphene Based Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems”, CFES 2013 Annual Meeting, RPI, Troy

3. F. Y. Lu, Y. Q. Shen, Z. L. Dong, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian, “Size Dependence of the Radiation Induced Amorphization and Recrystallization Processes of Nanostructured CePO4 Monazite”, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov 27, 2012 (oral presentation).

4. F. Y. Lu, Y. Q. Shen, Z. L. Dong, X. Sun, R. C. Ewing, and J. Lian, "Size Effects on the Radiation-Induced Amorphization and Recrystallization of Synthetic Nanostructured CePO4 Monazite", EFRC Materials Science of Actinides All-Hands Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Sep 16, 2012 (poster).

5. Tao Hu, Xiang Sun, Changsheng Liu, Jie Lian, Flexible Graphene-TiO2 Hybrid Paper Used for Lithium Ion Battery Anode Materials, MRS 2012 fall meeting, Symposium: Materials Aspects of Advanced Lithium Batteries, Boston, 2012

6. Xiang Sun, Ming Xie, Hongtao Sun, Tao Hu, Mingpeng Yu, Fengyuan Lu, Steven M. George and Jie Lian, “Paper Shaped Graphene Aerogel as Multifunctional Components for Energy Storage”, MRS Fall Meeting, 2012, Boston, MA (Oral)

7. Ming Xie, Xiang Sun, Jie Lian, and Steven George, “Atomic Layer Deposition for the Fabrication of High-performance Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries”, MRS Fall Meeting, 2012, Boston, MA (Poster)

8. Ming Xie, Xiang Sun, Steven M. George, and Jie Lian, “High-power Nanocomposites by Atomic Layer Deposition for Energy Storage Devices”, MRS Spring Meeting, 2012, San Francisco, CA (Poster)

9. Xiang Sun, Ming Xie, Matthais J. Young, Hongtao Sun, Chunmei Ban, Jie Lian, Anne C. Dillion, and Steven M. George, “Atomic Layer Deposition for Energy Storage”, 2012 Rensselaer CATS Technology Showcase and Conference, Troy, NY (Poster)

10. Xiang Sun, Gongkai Wang, Hongtao Sun, and Jie Lian, Nickel-Cobalt hydroxides/Graphene Ternary Nanocomposites for Ultrahigh Performance Supercapacitors, 2011 MRS Fall Meeting Symposium F: Mobile Energy, November 28 - December 2, 2011 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA (oral)

11. Dynamic Thermo-sensor Using Gold Thin Film; DTRA 2011 conference; Springfield, VA 07/26/2011 (poster given by Hongtao Sun)

12. Dynamic Thermo-sensor Using Gold Thin Film; MRS 2011 fall Boston, Symposium Self Organization and Nanoscale Pattern Formation, Boston, MA, 11/28/2011 (poster given by Hongtao Sun)

13. 241st ACS National Meeting (Mar 27-31, 2011, Anaheim, CA) Symposium on "Actinide Materials: Complexity, Nanostructure, and Extreme Environments", Nanocrystalline ZrN behaviors under intensive radiation conditions (oral presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu)

14. 2011 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 28 - Dec 2, 2011, Boston, MA) Symposium A: Material Challenges in Current and Future Nuclear Technologies Swift Heavy Ion Induced Amorphization of ZrO2 (Oral presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

15. Ion Beam Irradiation-Induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KLnTa2O7, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, Sep 24-26, 2011, University of Notre Dame, IN (poster delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

16. 241st ACS National Meeting (Mar 27-31, 2011, Anaheim, CA), Symposium on "Actinide Materials: Complexity, Nanostructure, and Extreme Environments", Electronic structures of di-phosphates (AP2O7): First-principles calculations (Oral presentation delivered by Dr. Huiyang Gou).

17. Phase Transformation of Nano-sized ZrO2 upon Thermal Annealing and Intensive Radiation, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Technical Review Meeting, University of Notre Dame, IN, Mar 29-30, 2010 (poster presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

18. Pressure-induced phase transition of ZnRh2O4: in situ x-ray diffraction and first-principles study, Symposium MM: Transparent Conducting Oxides and Applications. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2009, Boston, MA) (poser presentation delivered by Dr. Huiyang Gou).

19. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010, Boston, MA) Symposium R: Radiation Damage to Ceramic and Insulating Materials for Nuclear Power, Ion Beam Irradiation-induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KLnTa2O7 Tantalate Pyrochlore (Oral presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

20. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2010, Boston, MA) Symposium Advanced Materials for Applications in Extreme Environments, First-Principles Investigation of Structural, Elastic and Electronic Properties of Lanthanide Titanate Oxides Ln2TiO5 (Oral presentation delivered by Ms. Hui Niu).

21. 2010 Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting (Aug 1-5, 2010, Portland, OR), Symposium P04: Structural and Chemical Analysis of Materials in the Nuclear Power Industry, Temperature and size effects on radiation-induced phase transformation in monoclinic nano-sized zirconia (poster presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

22. 2009 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2009, Boston, MA) Symposium V: Materials Research Needs to Advance Nuclear Energy, Radiation Response of Nano-sized Monoclinic ZrO2 (Oral presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

23. 2010 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2009, Boston, MA), Symposium R: Radiation Damage to Ceramic and Insulating Materials for Nuclear Power, Ion Beam Irradiation-induced Amorphization in Nano-sized KLnTa2O7 Tantalate Pyrochlore (Oral presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).

24. Energetic stabilities, structural transition and electronic properties of ZnSnO3, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Technical Review Meeting, University of Notre Dame, IN, Mar 29-30, 2010 (poster presentation delivered by Dr. Huiyang Gou Lu).

25. A hybrid Hartree-Fock density functional study for intrinsic defect energetics in CeO2 and Ce2O3, EFRC Materials Science of Actinides Technical Review Meeting, University of Notre Dame, IN, Mar 29-30, 2010 (poster presentation delivered by Ms. Hui Niu).

26. 2009 MRS Fall Meeting (Nov 30 - Dec 4, 2009, Boston, MA) Symposium V: Materials Research Needs to Advance Nuclear Energy Radiation Response of Nano-sized Monoclinic ZrO2 (Oral presentation delivered by Dr. Fengyuan Lu).