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Li Research Group @ UCSD Department of Chemistry
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Li Research Group @ UCSD Chemistry
Li Research Group @ UCSD Chemistry
SMALL RESEARCH MAKES BIG DIFFERENCES
Welcome to explore "SMALL": Spectroscopy and Microscopy at Atomic Level Laboratory. We combine femtosecond laser and scanning tunneling microscope to study the quantum phenomena which occurs at nearly the smallest length scale and the fastest time scale.
Latest News:
Latest News:
07/21/2026. Our new paper, "Atomic-Scale Imaging and Characterization of Colloidally Synthesized Gold Nanocubes Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy" is published online in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
07/01/2026. Shaowei Li is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure and appointed as the Yinan Wang Memorial Chancellor's Endowed Junior Faculty Fellow.
06/17/2026. Our new paper, "Engineering Structural Transitions in a Multi-Level Molecular Switch via Intermolecular Coupling" is highlighted as the Front Cover in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
04/29/2026. Kangkai Liang has been recognized as the third-place finalist for the 2026 Abe Hurlich Scholarship.
04/24/2026. Liya Bi received the Outstanding Researcher Award in Materials Science and Engineering.
02/19/2026. Our new paper, "Single-Molecule Infrared Spectroscopy with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy", is published in Science. and featured on UCSD Today, Phys.org, Engineeringness, Wiley Analytical Science, Technologynetworks, Mirage News, National Today, and ScienceBlog.
01/01/2026. Shaowei has joined the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Physical Chemistry A/B/C.
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