Dr. Hao Chen joined the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science at NJIT in the fall of 2018 as a full professor. He has passion in the mass spectrometry and electrochemistry research, with an aim to develop new analytical, environmental, biomedical and forensic applications through novel instrumentation and chemistry.
Professional Preparation
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China BS, Chemistry, 1996
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China MS, Polymer Chemistry and Physics, 1999
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, MA MS, Analytical Chemistry, 2001
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN PhD, Analytical Chemistry, 2005
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2005-2007
Washington University, St. Louis, MO Visiting Scientist, 2006-2007
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Visiting Professor, 2014
Awards
Finalist of Environmental Innovation Award 2025, Commerce (the magazine of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey)
NJIT Nexus of Excellence Award in Graduate Advising and Mentoring, 2024
East-CACS (Chinese American Chemical Society-East Chapter) Contribution Award, 2023
Member of National Academy of Inventors, 2021
Research Advisor of the Year, Albert Dorman Honors College of NJIT, 2020
Presidential Research Scholar, Ohio University, 2017
