Quan Qing
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Phone: 480-965-9261
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PSB 147 Tempe, AZ 85287-1504
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Mail code: 1504Campus: Tempe
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Quan Qing obtained his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Peking University, China, in 2001 and 2006 respectively. He then joined Professor Charles M. Lieber’s group at Harvard University as a research associate. In 2013 he came to Arizona State University to start his academic career as a joint assistant professor of the Department of Physics, and the Center of Bioelectronics and Biosensors in the Biodesign Institute. Qing is also a member of the Center of Biological Physics at Arizona State University. His main research interest lies in the interdisciplinary area of nanoscience and biology. Specifically, he focuses on the design and preparation of novel nanomaterials with unique structures and characteristics for electronics and biosensing applications, including rational synthesis and assembly of 0-D and 1-D metal/semiconductor materials into complex and ordered structures, and studies of the basic chemical and physical properties of such materials/structures with the emphasis on pushing to the limit of ultra-sensitive detection of molecular interactions, especially those involved in biological processes. His recent work concentrates on interfacing nanowire based biosensors with complex biological networks for in vitro and in vivo applications, including development of ultrasmall and multiplexed probes as new tools for fundamental research of extra- and intracellular processes, creating hybrid structures of nanoscale electronics and living cell networks/tissues for bidirectional communication and biomimetic information processing.
- Ph.D. Chemistry, Peking University, China 2006
- S.B. Chemistry, Peking University, China 2001
My main research interest lies in the interdisciplinary area of nanoscience and biology/biophysics. I focus on rational synthesis and assembly of low-dimensional materials into functional devices, and innovations of bio-probes based on nanoscale building blocks to bridge solid-state electronics and fluidic structures with biological systems at molecular and cellular levels.
Specifically, ongoing research projects include:
- Chemical vapor deposition of Si nanowires and 1D Si/Ge heterostructures
- Nanoscale field-effect transistors based on 1D semiconductive nanomaterials
- Label-free protein/DNA/RNA sensing in physiological environments
- Solid-state nanopore sensors embedded within metal nanoelectrode pairs (NanoElectroPore) for single-molecule level DNA mapping and sequencing
- Spatiotemporally modulated electric field tuning the intra-/inter-cellular signaling pathways to study the coupling of the biochemical, electrical and mechanical (BEM) networks
- Implantable ultra-small bio-probes for interfacing with functional cell circuitries, creating hybrid structures of nanoscale electronics and living cell networks/tissues for bidirectional communication and biomimetic information processing
- Hu M.#, Li H.#, Zhu K., Guo L., Zhao M., Zhan H., Devreotes P.N., Qing Q.*, Electric field modulation of ERK dynamics shows dependency on waveform and timing, Scientific reports 14 (1), 3167 (2024)
- Yang, Q., Miao, Y., Banerjee, P., Hourwitz, M.J., Hu, M., Qing, Q., Iglesias, P.A., Devreotes, P.N., Fourkas, J.T., Losert, W., Nanotopography modulates intracellular excitable systems through cytoskeleton actuation, PNAS 120(19), e2218906120, (2023)
- Zhu K., Guo L., Patel P., Albeck J., Qing Q., W Losert, M Zhao, Protocol for electrical modulation of ERK signaling dynamics in cell lines, STAR protocols 3 (4), 101752, (2022)
- Wang, Y., Sadar, J., Tsao, C.W., Mukherjee, S., Qing, Q.*, Nanopore Chip with Self-Aligned Transverse Tunneling Junction for DNA Detection, Biosensors and Bioelectronics 193, 113552, (2021)
- Guo, L.#, Li, H.#, Wang, Y., Li, Z., Albeck, J., Zhao, M.*, Qing, Q.*, Controlling ERK Activation Dynamics in Mammary Epithelial Cells with Alternating Electric Fields through Microelectrodes, Nano Letters, 19 (10), 7526-7533, (2019)
- Qing Q., “High density and multiplexed nanopore devices with transverse tunneling junction for biomolecule detection and sequencing”, US Patent 12,241,857 (2025)
- Qing Q., Tsao C., Zhang P., “Apparatus and methods for synthesizing biopolymers”, US Patent 12,017,195 (2025)
- Qing, Q., Albeck, J., Guo, L., Zhao, M., Li, H. “Cell signaling pathway activation by local AC electric field”, US Patent 11,634,702, (2023)
- Qing, Q., Wang, Y., Sadar, J., “Nanopore devices for sensing biomolecules”, US Patent 11,673,136, (2023)
Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
MSE 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2025 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 584 | Internship |
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 333 | Electronic Circuits/Measuremnt |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 333 | Electronic Circuits/Measuremnt |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
MSE 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
PHY 584 | Internship |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 799 | Dissertation |
MSE 792 | Research |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 333 | Electronic Circuits/Measuremnt |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
PHY 584 | Internship |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
MSE 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
MSE 792 | Research |
PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
PHY 122 | University Physics Lab I |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
MSE 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
MSE 792 | Research |
PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
PHY 122 | University Physics Lab I |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MSE 792 | Research |
MSE 799 | Dissertation |
PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
MSE 792 | Research |
PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
PHY 122 | University Physics Lab I |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
- Trans. IEEE Nanotechnol., Reviewer (2015 - Present)
- Graduate Examination Committee of the Physics Department, Committee member (2014 - Present)
- J. Biomed. Nanotechnol., Reviewer (2014 - Present)
- Nano Letters, Reviewer (2014 - Present)
- Ultramicroscopy, Reviewer (2014 - Present)
- Graduate Examination Committee of the Physics Department, Committee member (2013 - Present)
- the Great Lake Protection Fund, Technical Reviewer (2013 - Present)
- Nano Letters, Reviewer (2013 - Present)
- Ultramicroscopy, Reviewer (2013 - Present)