Nien-Hui Ge

Biography

Nien-Hui Ge is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. She has been a faculty member at UCI since 2002, progressing from Assistant Professor to her current position as Professor. Ge obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998, where she focused her dissertation on the femtosecond dynamics of electrons at metal-dielectric interfaces. Prior to her doctoral studies, she earned her M.S. and B.S. in Chemistry from National Taiwan University. Before joining UCI, Ge was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked on two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of molecules, peptides, and liquids.

Ge's research is centered on the development and application of advanced spectroscopic techniques. Her work includes nonlinear multidimensional, multicolor, time-frequency-phase resolved infrared spectroscopy, and she applies these methods to study molecular structures and dynamics. Ge has explored the frontiers of surface and tip-enhanced sum-frequency generation spectroscopy and microscopy, as well as pump-probe scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy. She has been the recipient of several research grants from institutions like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, underscoring her leadership in chemical spectroscopy. Her contributions have been recognized with awards such as the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the NIH Trailblazer R21 Award.

In addition to her research endeavors, Ge has extensive teaching responsibilities at UCI. She teaches a range of courses from general chemistry to advanced analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry, including chemical thermodynamics and molecular structure. Ge has also been actively involved in the academic community through her service roles, such as serving on numerous departmental and university committees, including the Graduate Admissions and Graduate Recruiting Committee, and as a member of the Faculty Council on International Outreach. Furthermore, she is an active member of professional organizations such as the American Chemical Society and the American Physical Society, and she contributes to her field as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals.

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, 1998
• M.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1992
• B.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1990

Distinctions

• National Institute of Health Trailblazer R21 Award, 2024
• Elected as one of the two Chairs for the 2018 Gordon Research Conference on Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2018
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2005
• UCI Faculty Career Development Award, 2006
• Margaret Jorgenson Memorial Fellowship for the 1997-1998 academic year, Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, 1998
• Graduate Student Fellowship for the 1997 American Physical Society March meeting, 1997
• Graduate Student Travel Fellowship for the 214th American Chemical Society meeting, 1997
• Graduate Student Travel Grant for Modern Trends in Chemical Dynamics, an International Symposium, 1996
• Mr. Tzung Juo-Jang Scholarship, 1991
• Educational Ministry Fellowship for study towards M.S., 1990