TIME：11:00, Feb. 5, 2026
VENUE：Room 4009, Cixi Campus, NIMTE
Abstract:
The development of new chemical methods for the next generation of nanoparticles with very high magnetic moment, fine-tuning Au nanorods and novel hybrid and multifunctional nanostructure is presented.
Detailed mechanistic studies of their formation by sophisticated and advanced analysis of the nanostructure allow tuning of the physical properties at the nanoscale; these can subsequently be exploited for diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. The studies are conducted to provide insight for future material design approaches. It will also help to identify the critical process parameters that can be manipulated in order to obtain the suitable physical properties for the intended applications such as small iron oxide nanoparticles for T1 MRI contrast agent, magnetic hyperthermia cancer treatment, lateral flow tests for detection of infectious diseases and magnetoelectric nanoparticles for neurological diseases.
Speaker Biography:
Prof. Nguyễn Thị Kim Thanh, MAE, FRSC, FInstP, FAPS, FIMMM FRSB held a prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2005-2014). She was appointed a Full Professor in Nanomaterials in 2013 at University College London. She leads a very dynamic group conducting cutting-edge interdisciplinary and innovative research on the design, and synthesis of magnetic and plasmonic for biomedical applications.
In 2019, she has been honoured for her achievements in the field of nanomaterials, and was awarded highly prestigious Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Medal. She was RSC Interdisciplinary Prize winner in 2022. She was awarded SCI/RSC Colloids Groups 2023 Graham Prize Lectureship to recognise an outstanding mid-career researcher in colloid and interface science. She is one of only 12 recipients globally of 2023 Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Awards, bestowed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
She was elected as a member of Academia Europaea in April 2024.
Currently, she is Vice Dean for Innovation and Enterprise at Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences.
She is in both the Career Long and the Single Year Impact lists (e.g., a percentile rank of 2% or above) of all scientists who have published at least 5 papers.
She published 190 research papers, book chapters, theme issues, proceedings and is an Editor in chief of 30 books so far. Among them 24 papers were featured in journal cover pages. With total ~24700 citations, i10 index of 125 and 30 papers with over 100 citations among them 1 attracted ~4600 citations.
She has been Visiting Professor at various Universities in France, Japan, Singapore and Italy. She has been invited to speak at 350 institutes and scientific meetings. She has been chairing and organising over 45 high profile international conferences.
She is Editor-in-chief of the Royal Society of Chemistry book Series, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and associate editor for RSC Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances Journals.
She edited 8 theme issues including: Design and scaling up of theranostic nanoplatforms for health: towards translational studies. Nanoscale (2025) Magnetic Nanoparticles: From Massart Method to a Cascade of Innovations; Nanoscale (2025) Nanomedicines for crossing biological barriers, Nanoscale, (2024); Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Nanoscale, (2021); Multifunctional nanostructures for diagnosis and therapy of diseases. Interface Focus, The Royal Society (2016); Volume 175: Physical Chemistry of Functionalised Biomedical Nanoparticles. Faraday Discussions, RSC (2014); Special issue: Functional Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. Nanoscale, RSC (2013); Nanoparticles Theme, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, The Royal Society (2010).
She is the sole editor of two seminal books on Magnetic Nanoparticles from Fabrication to Clinical Applications and Clinical Applications of Magnetic nanoparticles.
