Associate Professor Zhu Jingyuan

Email address: jzhu@shu.edu.cn

Research directions: Micro-nano processing and manufacturing based on biomolecular technology, including molecular electronics research, single-molecule biosensors, molecular motor nanofluidic computing chips, and non-von Neumann architecture biocomputing design.

Zhu Jingyuan, Associate Professor

Email Address: jzhu@shu.edu.cn

Personal Profile:

Long-term focus on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of molecular electronics and topological network bio-computers. Integrating micro/nanofabrication techniques with chemical self-assembly technologies, this work spans biology, physics, computer science, and mathematics to explore novel pathways for future computing architectures. As a core researcher, participated in two major EU Horizon 2020 projects (ERC-RIA, €6.08 million grant; ERC-SyG, €9.99 million grant), responsible for key technological development and research.

Possesses core theoretical knowledge and device fabrication techniques in this frontier field, with extensive experience in molecular electronics and bio-computing research, yielding multiple innovative achievements. Published 9 papers in international journals including J. Am. Chem. Soc., Advanced Intelligent Systems, and New Journal of Physics. Currently serves as a reviewer for New Journal of Physics and actively participates in international academic peer review.

Students with backgrounds in microelectronics, electronic information, physics, chemistry, materials science, and related fields are welcome to apply for master's programs to jointly explore cutting-edge interdisciplinary scientific challenges.

Research Directions:

1. Molecular electronics and single-molecule device construction

2. Single-molecule biosensors and signal amplification mechanisms

3. Molecular motor-driven nanofluidic computational systems

4. Design of non-von Neumann computing systems based on physical information and biophysical processes

5. Biomolecule-driven micro/nano fabrication technologies

Education:

Ph.D., Queen Mary University of London, 2017

2012: MSc, University of Glasgow

2011: BSc, Nanjing University

Work Experience:

March 2025–Present: Associate Professor, Shanghai University

August 2022–February 2025: Senior Scientist, Spumses AB

June 2018–June 2022: Postdoctoral Researcher/Full-time Researcher, Lund University, Sweden

Research Achievements and Awards:

Ganellin Travel Bursary (2016)

Queen Mary University of London Postgraduate Research Fund (2013)

Queen Mary University of London Doctoral Scholarship (2013)

Representative Achievements:

1.ZHU, J., Korten, T., Salhotra, A., Lyttleton, R., Surendiran, P., Kugler, H., Månsson, Å., Diez, S., Linke, H. Solving the 3-SAT problem using network-based biocomputation with molecular motors. 2022 Advanced Intelligent Systems 4 (12), 2200202

2.Salhotra, A., Zhu, J., Surendiran, P., Meinecke, C., Lyttleton, R., Ušaj, M., Lindberg, F., Norrby, M., Linke, H. and Månsson, A. Prolonged function and optimization of actomyosin motility for upscaled network-based biocomputation. 2021 New J. Phys. 23 085005.( equal 1st author)

3.ZHU, J., Lyttleton, R., Surendiran, P., Korten, T., Kugler, H., V Delft, F., Månsson, Å., Diez, S., Linke, H. Network-based biocomputation: requirements for implementing. 2021 New J. Phys. 23 105004

4.ZHU, J., MCMORROW, J., CRESPO-OTERO, R., AO, G., ZHENG, M., GILLIN, W. P. & PALMA, M. 2016. Solution-Processable Carbon Nanoelectrodes for Single-Molecule Investigations. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138, 2905-2908.

5.Delft, F., Månsson, A., Kugler, H., Korten, T., Reuther, C., Zhu, J., Lyttleton, R., Blaudeck, T., Meinecke, C., Reuter, D., Diez, S. and Linke, H. Roadmap for network-based biocomputation. 2022 Nano Futures 6 032002

6.Pradheebha Surendiran, Christoph Robert Meinecke, Aseem Salhotra, Georg Heldt, Zhu, J, Alf Månsson, Stefan Diez, Danny Reuter, Hillel Kugler, Heiner Linke, Till Korten. ACS Nanosci. Au 2022, 2, 5, 396–403

7.WANG, J., CAMPOS, I., WU, F., ZHU, J., SUKHORUKOV, G. B., PALMA, M., WATKINSON, M. & KRAUSE, S. 2016. The effect of gold nanoparticles on the impedance of microcapsules visualized by scanning photo-induced impedance microscopy. Electrochimica Acta, 208, 39-46.

8.WANG, J., WU, F., WATKINSON, M., ZHU, J. & KRAUSE, S. 2015. “Click” Patterning of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon Surfaces and Their Characterization Using Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors. Langmuir, 31, 9646-9654.

9.Vallejo‐Giraldo, C., Krukiewicz, K., Calaresu, I., Zhu, J., Palma, M., Fernandez‐Yague, M., McDowell, B. W., Peixoto, N., Farid, N., O'Connor, G., Ballerini, L., Pandit, A., Biggs, M. J. P., Small 2018, 14, 1800863.