Julia Chan (chemist)

Julia Y. Chan is a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas. Chan is an expert in the area intermetallic crystal growth with a focus on new quantum materials.

Julia Y. Chan
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis (PhD)
Baylor University (BS)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Dallas
Louisiana State University
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Doctoral advisorSusan M. Kauzlarich

Early life and education

Chan moved to New York City at the age of eight and spent her childhood in North America.[1] Chan studied at Baylor University and graduated in 1993.[2][3] Initially a music major – specialising in the violin – she soon became interested in chemistry.[4] At Baylor, Chan worked under the supervision of Carlos Manzanares and Marianna Busch. She earned her doctoral degree under the supervision of Susan M. Kauzlarich at the University of California, Davis in 1998.[5] Chan completed postdoctoral research in the ceramics division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.[6] She has continued to play violin in her church orchestra.[4]

Research and career

Chan began her career as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Louisiana State University in 2000. In 2002 she was awarded an National Science Foundation CAREER Award and selected as one of the American Chemical Society women making an impact in chemistry.[4] In 2004 Chan was awarded an ExxonMobil Faculty Fellowship Award. She was part of the 2010 American Chemical Society Women Chemists of Colour Summit.[7] She joined the Chemistry Department at University of Texas at Dallas as a Full Professor in 2013.[2]

At the University of Texas at Dallas, Chan investigates the physical properties of magnetic materials synthesized in her laboratory, with a focus on quantum materials that contain lanthanide cations.[8] She has developed new techniques to grow single crystals of intermetallic phases. She was the Guest Editor of the American Chemical Society Inorganic Chemistry theme issue on Solid-State Inorganic Chemistry.[9] In 2019 Chan was inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Awards and honors

Her awards and honors include:

Selected publications

Her publications include:[16]

  • Chan, Julia Y. (2006-03-03). "Metallic spin-liquid behavior of the geometrically frustrated Kondo lattice Pr2Ir2O7". Physical Review Letters. 96 (8): 087204. Bibcode:2006PhRvL..96h7204N. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.087204. PMID 16606220. S2CID 2201650.
  • Chan, Julia Y. (1998-11-16). "Structure and ferromagnetism of the rare-earth zintl compounds: Yb14MnSb11 and Yb14MnBi11". Chemistry of Materials. 10 (11): 3583–3588. doi:10.1021/cm980358i.
  • Chan, Julia Y. (1997-12-16). "Colossal Magnetoresistance in the Transition-Metal Zintl Compound Eu14MnSb11". Chemistry of Materials. 9 (12): 3132–3135. doi:10.1021/cm9704241.

Chan is a Deputy Editor of Science Advances.[17]

References
  1. VOITH, MELODY (2002-06-24). "Women in Chemistry". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 80 (25): 40. doi:10.1021/cen-v080n025.p040. ISSN 0009-2347.
  2. "Julia Chan". profiles.utdallas.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. "Baylor Chemistry Alum Recognized For Outstanding Contribution". Media and Public Relations | Baylor University. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  4. "Baylor Alum Named 'Rising Star' In Chemistry". Media and Public Relations | Baylor University. 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  5. "Keynote Speakers | icfe". icfe8.uniud.it. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  6. "PRISM/PCCM SEMINAR SERIES FALL 2018: Julia Chan, University of Texas, Dallas". PRISM. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  7. "Women chemists of color on credentials". The Editor's Blog. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  8. "Chan Lab – Research Group of Dr. Julia Chan". Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  9. "Emerging Investigators in Solid-State Inorganic Chemistry Virtual Issue". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  10. "award descriptions". www.amercrystalassn.org. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  11. Dacombe, M. (2003-12-01). "Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award presented to Julia Chan". Journal of Applied Crystallography. 36 (6): 1488. doi:10.1107/S0021889803025974. ISSN 0021-8898.
  12. "Baylor Alumni Association to Honor Outstanding Young Alums at Baylor Homecoming". Media and Public Relations | Baylor University. 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  13. "Young alum honored for research in chemistry". BaylorProud. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  14. admin (2019-09-05). "Wilfred T. Doherty Award for Excellence in Chemistry, November 5, 2019". American Chemical Society - Dallas - Fort Worth Section. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  15. "Chemistry Professors Named Fellows of Prestigious Science Organization". Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  16. "Publications – Chan Lab". Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  17. "Editorial Board | Science Advances". advances.sciencemag.org. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
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