Zhao Research Group

We are delighted to share that Amit has successfully passed his oral examination and advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in the Department of...

We’re excited to share our latest article in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A , published in the Michael A. Duncan Festschrift special...

I was pleased to attend the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2025 National Meeting in Washington, DC (August 17–21, 2025), where I...

We’re excited to share our latest article in Analytical Chemistry , titled:👉 “Beyond Traditional airPLS: Improved Baseline Removal in...

We’re excited to share our latest review article published in Nanomaterials , titled:👉 “Glancing Angle Deposition in Gas Sensing:...

I'm excited to share a new project that’s close to my heart—a cartoon collection titled Thoughts on PhD Training , now available online...

We’re excited to share our latest work published in Journal of Hazardous Materials , titled:👉 “Experimental Raman Spectra Analysis of...

We’re thrilled to announce the publication of our latest research in ACS Sensors , titled: "Extracting True Virus SERS Spectra and...

I am delighted to share that my student, Amit Kumar , has been awarded the 2025 Sean M. Kirkpatrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in...

A new study from the University of Georgia presents a groundbreaking diagnostic tool combining Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)...

We’re thrilled to share that our recent paper, "Functional Regression for SERS Spectrum Transformation Across Diverse Instruments," has...

We are delighted to share that our paper, "Functional Regression for SERS Spectrum Transformation Across Diverse Instruments," has been...

We’re excited to introduce SpectraGuru ( spectraguru.org ), a powerful and intuitive application designed for comprehensive spectral...

It had been nearly 30 years since I last donned a cleanroom gown. Today, I had the unique opportunity to step back into a cleanroom...

Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection allows for disease intervention, control, and management for COVID-19. The real-time reverse...

High sensitivity PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) detection is critical due to their persistence in the environment and...

Here is a news regarding our new results on using SERS for direct diagnosing clinical specimens for COVID-19 and achieving comparable...

In a recent study, we investigated a crucial aspect of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection: the effect of analyte size....

It was a privilege for myself and my students to engage in a stimulating discussion with Prof. Michael Kosterlitz, the esteemed 2016...

We have put together a comprehensive review on the Silver nanorod SERS substrates we developed since 2005. See...