UWM professor named one of the world’s most influential scientific minds

UWM Distinguished Professor Junhong Chen’s research papers are ranked in the top 1 percent most cited in his field of materials engineering, according to Clarivate Analytics.

Chen is determined to help prevent public health catastrophes like the toxic drinking water in Flint, Michigan, and the rapid spread of Ebola that the world witnessed in 2014-2015. Chen used nanomaterials to develop a highly sensitive, low-cost sensor that can be easily modified to detect lead, the Ebola virus and other threats to human health in water. His ultimate goal: saving lives.

Chen’s research is funded by the National Science Foundation through several awards. He also is managing a subset of federally funded engineering research centers for the National Science Foundation.