Interview with ORCA Winner Xiao Cheng Zeng; UNL Chemistry; Computational/Theoretical; Nebraska Ice & Gold Nanocages
Year: 2026
Type: editorial
Abstract: Xiao Cheng Zeng became a chemistry professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993, quickly rose through the ranks, and was in the department for 29 years. In 2022, he left to become head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong. Xiao was born in Beijing and earned a bachelor’s in physics at the University of Beijing in 1984. Next, he traveled 6800 miles east to Ohio State University in Columbus where he earned his doctorate in condensed matter physics. He followed that up with two postdoctoral experiences, first at the University of Chicago and the second at the University of California Los Angeles. At UNL, Xiao’s lab carried out theoretical/ computational studies on a wide range of interesting solids, liquids, and gases. In 2010, he received the ORCA.
Source: Lincoln (University of Nebraska)
Authors: Griep, Mark, Zeng, Xiao Cheng
Institution: City University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7165428176