1. Synthesis of metallic nanostructures;
2. Surface functionalization, synthesis of core-shell hybrid nanostructures, and self-assembly of metallic nanostructures;
3. Single-particle darkfield, fluorescence, and optical trapping methods;
4. Fabrication of novel plasmonic optical and electronic devices;

Employment

Feb. 2012 - Present	Professor	International Lab of Adaptive Biotechnology (i-LAB), SINANO, CAS
Jan. 2010-Dec. 2011	AvH Research Fellow	Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Apr. 2009-Dec. 2009	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo, Spain
May 2008-Dec. 2008	Postdoctoral Research Assistant	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Education

Ph.D. 2008	Physics	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
M.S. 2004	Physics	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.S. 2001	Physics	Shanghai Jiao Tong University

1. W. H. Ni, T. Ambjornsson, S. P. Apell, H. J. Chen, J. F. Wang, “Observing Plasmonic-Molecular Resonance Coupling on Single Gold Nanorods” NANO LETTERS 10, 77-84, JAN 2010, 
2.  W. H. Ni, H. J. Chen, J. Su, Z. H. Sun, J. F. Wang, H. K. Wu Effects of Dyes, Gold Nanocrystals, pH, and Metal Ions on Plasmonic and Molecular Resonance Coupling. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY , 132, 4806-4814, APR 2010
3. W. H. Ni, R. A. Mosquera, J. Perez-Juste, L. M. Liz-Marzan, Evidence for Hydrogen-Bonding-Directed Assembly of Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Solution, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 1, 1181-1185, MAR 16 2010
4. W. H. Ni, Z. Yang, H. J. Chen, L. Li, and J. F. Wang Coupling between molecular and plasmonic resonances in freestanding dye–gold nanorod hybrid nanostructures JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY , 130, 6692-6693, FEB 19 2008
5. W. H. Ni, X. S. Kou, Z. Yang, and J. F. Wang Tailoring longitudinal surface plasmon wavelengths, scattering and absorption cross sections of gold nanorods. ACS NANO, 2, 677-686, MAR 20 2008
6. W. H. Ni, H. J. Chen, X. S. Kou, M. H. Yeung, and J. F. Wang, Optical fiber-excited surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy of single and ensemble gold nanorods. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 112, 8105-8109, APR 21 2008
7. W. H. Ni, J. An, C. W. Lai, H. C. Ong, and J. B. Xu Emission enhancement from metallodielectric-capped ZnO films. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 100, 026103, JUL 19 2006
8. W. H. Ni, L. Zhan, Y. X. Xia Amplification of optical pulse signal using chirped fiber grating PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE , 4906, 505-511, 2002
9. N. Pazos-Perez, W. H. Ni, A. Schweikart, R. A. Alvarez-Puebla, A. Fery, L. M. Liz-Marzan, Highly uniform SERS substrates formed by wrinkle-confined drying of gold colloids. CHEMICAL SCIENCE 1, 174-178, APR 23 2010
10. S. Z. Zhang, W. H. Ni, X. S. Kou, M. H. Yeung, L. D. Sun, J. F. Wang, and C. H. Yan Formation of gold and silver nanoparticle arrays and thin shells on mesostructured silica nanofibers ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 17, 3258-3266, SEP 11 2007