Group Members
Meet the researchers pushing the boundaries of nano-spectroscopy and microscopy.
Xiaoji G. Xu
Professor
Dr. Xiaoji Xu is a leading researcher in nano-spectroscopy and scanning probe microscopy. His group has pioneered several breakthrough techniques including Peak Force Infrared (PFIR) microscopy, Pulsed Force Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (PF-KPFM), Peak Force Scattering-type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (PF-SNOM), and AFM-based 2D Infrared Nanospectroscopy (AFM-2DIR).
Education
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of British Columbia under supervision of Dr. John W. Hepburn & Dr. Valery Milner (2004-2009)
- B.S. in Chemical Physics, Peking University (2000-2004)
Experience
- Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University (2026-present)
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University (2020-2025)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University (2014-2020)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto with Prof. Gilbert C. Walker (2012-2014)
Research Interests
Scanning Probe MicroscopyInfrared NanospectroscopyNear-field Optical MicroscopyMultimodal Nanoscale ImagingChemical and Mechanical ImagingSurface Potential Mapping
Awards
Richard Van Duyne Early Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry, ACS PHYS Division, 2025Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors, 2025Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2021Class of '61 Professorship, Lehigh University, 2020-2022Sloan Research Fellowship, 2020NSF CAREER, 2019Beckman Young Investigator, 2018
Current Group Members(2)
GS
Join Our Team
We welcome motivated graduate students and undergraduate students to join our new lab at Stony Brook University. We are a small research group with close academic interactions and a wide range of research tools.