Kai Huang

Dr. Kai Huang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto. He received his Bachelor's degree in Materials Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He later moved to Singapore to earn his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Huang pursued further training as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Dr. Huang works at the intersection of materials science and biomedical research. He is particularly focusing on exploring novel nanomaterials with unconventional optical properties, and applying these nanomaterials as the optical probes or nanotransducers for imaging and therapy of cancer. He also applies synthetic inorganic chemistry for the controllable engineering of lanthanide-based nanocrystals for optical and sustainable applications. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, receiving more than 3500 citations and an h-index of 31.

• Lanthanide-based nanomaterials
• Unconventional nanophotonics
• Automated nano-syntheses
• Biomedical applications of nanomaterials
• Materials for energy conversion