• Ph D, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanjing University, 2000
• BS, Chemistry, Nanjing University, 1996

• Center for Understanding and Disrupting the Illicit Economy, South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development, (2021 - 2026)
• NSF-MRI: Acquisition of a Digital Camera for the TEM Instrument at the University of South Dakota, National Science Foundation, (2020 - 2021)
• Collaborative Research: REU Site: Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology, National Science Foundation, (2019 - 2024)
• Collaborative Research: NRT: Cyber-Physical-Social System for Understanding & Thwarting the Illicit Economy, National Science Foundation, (2018 - 2024)
• REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Fluorine Chemistry, National Science Foundation, (2018 - 2021)
• Collaborative Research: REU Site: Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology, National Science Foundation, (2016 - 2020)
• MRI: Acquisition of a Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscope with Elemental Analysis Capability for Enhancing Materials Research at the University of South Dakota, National Science Foundation, (2013 - 2017)
• Where art and science meet: Nanoscale and microscopic analyses of pigments in musical instruments, USD Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, (2012 - 2014)
• Work with Oglala Lakota College using 3D Visualization as an Education and Recruitment Tool, SD NASA EPSCoR, (2011 - 2013)
• Development of a nanocomposite research program at Sinte Gleska University using 3D visualization as an education and research-recruitment tool, SD NASA EPSCoR, (2011 - 2013)
• Electron Microscopic Characterization of Plasmonic Nanomaterials, Materials Research Facilities Network (MRFN), (2011 - 2012)
• Chemical Modification and Assembly of Plasmonic Nanomaterials, NSF Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center (NPURC), (2011 - 2011)
• Enhanced Raman Detection of Minerals, Microbes, and Biomarkers through the Development of Advanced Plasmonic Nanomaterials, NASA EPSCoR, (2010 - 2014)
• Nanocomposite Thin Films as Flexible Transparent Electrodes for Photovoltaics, NSF Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center (NPURC), (2010 - 2011)
• REU Site: Molecules Meet Materials, National Science Foundation

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Yang, Zishen, Spencer, Levi L., Zhang, Huixin, Burmood, Zachary Z., Putta, Anjaneyulu, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Dynamic Luminescence of Lead-Doped Calcium Zinc Germanate Clinopyroxene for Multimode Anti-Counterfeitingimode Anti-Counterfeiting, 16418. Vol. 16, Iss. 13 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024. (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16016)
• Yang, Zishen, Spencer, Levi L., Pakocka, Delaney D., Putta, Anjaneyulu, Schnetzer, Erin E., Kellar, Jon, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Manganese-Doped Zinc Germanate Phosphors with Vivid Luminescent Properties for Anti-Counterfeit Applications, 114036. Vol. 142 Vermillion: Optical Materials, 2023. (DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114036)
• Huo, Yifeng, Yang, Zishen, Wilson, Tanner, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Recent Progress in SERS-Based Anti-counterfeit Labels, 2200201. Vol. 9, Iss. 17 Advnaced Materials Interface, 2022. (DOI: 10.1002/admi.202200201)
• Huo, Yifeng, Curry, Samantha, Trowbridge, Andrew, Xu, Xurong, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Molecular Encoding With Gold Nanostars for Anticounterfeiting Applications, 5116-5123. Vol. 2, Iss. 15 Materials Advances, 2021. (DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00348H)
• Wang, Changding, Xu, Xiaohui, Qiu, Guoyu, Ye, Weichun, Li, Yumin, Harris, Richard R., and Jiang, Chaoyang. Group-Targeting SERS Screening of Total Benzodiazepines Based on Large-Size (111) Faceted Silver Nanosheets Decorated with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, 3403-3410. Vol. 93, Iss. 7 Analytical Chemistry, 2021. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04399)
• Meng, Xianghua, Dyer, Jacqueline, Huo, Yifeng, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Greater SERS Activity of Ligand-Stabilized Gold Nanostars with Sharp Branches, 3558-3564. Vol. 36, Iss. 13 Langmuir, 2020. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00079)
• Liu, Chunyan, Xu, Xiaohui, Hu, Wenxin, Yang, Xing, Zhou, Panpan, Qiu, Guoyu, Ye, Weichun, Li, Yumin, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Synthesis of Clean Cabbagelike (111) Faceted Silver Crystals for Efficient Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensing of Papaverine, 9805-9812. Vol. 90, Iss. 16 Analytical Chemistry, 2018. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01735)
• Li, Yanxia, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Trypsin electrochemical sensing using two-dimensional molecularly imprinted polymers on 96-well microplates, 18-24. Vol. 119 Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018. (DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.07.067)
• Zeng, Zhi-Cong, Hu, Shu, Huang, Sheng-Chao, Zhang, Yuejiao, Zhao, Weixing, Li, Jianfeng, Jiang, Chaoyang, and Ren, Bin. Novel Electrochemical Raman Spectroscopy Enabled by Water Immersion Objective, 9381-9385. Vol. 88, Iss. 19 Analytical Chemistry, 2016. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02739)
• Meng, Xianghua, Baride, Aravind, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Ligand Controlled Morphology Evolution of Active Intermediates for the Syntheses of Gold Nanostars, 6674-6681. Vol. 32, Iss. 26 Langmuir, 2016. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01592)
• Shen, Wei, Lin, Xuan, Jiang, Chaoyang, Li, Chaoyu, Lin, Haixin, Huang, Jingtao, Wang, Shuo, Liu, Guokun, Yan, Xiaomei, Zhong, Qiling, and Ren, Bin. Reliable Quantitative SERS Analysis Facilitated by Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Embedded Internal Standards, 7308-7312. Vol. 54 Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201502171)
• Netzer, Nathan N., Dai, Feng-Rong, Wang, Zhenqiang, and Jiang, Chaoyang. pH-Modulated Molecular Assemblies and Surface Properties of Metal–Organic Supercontainers at the Air–Water Interface, 10965-10969. Vol. 53, Iss. 41 Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201406733)
• Qiu, Chao, Bao, Ying, Netzer, Nathan N., and Jiang, Chaoyang. Environment-Dependent Optical Scattering of Cuprous Oxide Microcrystals in Liquid Dispersions and Langmuir-Blodgett Films, 5910-5915. Vol. 2, Iss. 29 J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014. (DOI: 10.1039/C4TC00627E )
• Zhao, Yong , Sun, Lei, Xi, Min, Feng, Quan, Jiang, Chaoyang, and Fong, Hao. Electrospun TiO2 Nano-Felt Surface-Decorated with Ag Nanoparticles as Sensitive and UV-Cleanable Substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, 5759–5767. Vol. 6, Iss. 8 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/am5005859)
• Bao, Ying, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Hierarchical upconversion nanocomposite materials containing lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, 22. Vol. 4 J. Nanoscience Lett., 2014.
• Bao, Ying, Fong, Hao, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Manipulating the collective surface plasmon resonances of aligned gold nanorods in electrospun composite nanofibers, 21490-21497. Vol. 117, Iss. 41 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013. (DOI: 10.1021/jp4074703)
• Netzer, Nathan N., Tanaka, Zuki, Chen, Bin, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Tailoring the SERS enhancement mechanisms of silver nanowire Langmuir-Blodgett films via galvanic replacement reaction, 16187-16194. Vol. 117, Iss. 31 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013. (DOI: 10.1021/JP405796B)
• Qiu, Chao, Bao, Ying, Netzer, Nathan N., and Jiang, Chaoyang. Structure evolution and SERS activation of cuprous oxide microcrystals via chemical etching, 8790-8797. Vol. 1, Iss. 31 J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013. (DOI: 10.1039/C3TA11395G)
• Bao, Ying, Lai, Chuilin, Zhu, Zhengtao, Fong, Hao, and Jiang, Chaoyang. SERS-active silver nanoparticles on electrospun nanofibers facilitated via oxygen plasma etching, 8998-9004. Vol. 3, Iss. 23 RSC Advances, 2013. (DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41322E )
• Bao, Ying, Luu, Quoc Anh Q., Zhao, Yong, Fong, Hao, May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Upconversion polymeric nanofibers containing lanthanide-doped nanoparticles via electrospinning, 7369-7375. Vol. 4, Iss. 23 Nanoscale, 2012. (DOI: 10.1039/C2NR32204H )
• Zhang, Lifeng, Gong, Xiao, Bao, Ying, Zhao, Yong, Xi, Min, Jiang, Chaoyang, and Fong, Hao. Electrospun nanofibrous membranes surface-decorated with silver nanoparticles as flexible and active/sensitive substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering, 14433-14440. Vol. 28, Iss. 40 Langmuir, 2012. (DOI: 10.1021/la302779q)
• Gong, Xiao, Bao, Ying, Qiu, Chao, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Individual nanostructured materials: fabrication and surface-enhanced Raman scattering, 7003-7018. Vol. 48, Iss. 56 Chemical Communication, 2012. (DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31603J)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, and Tsukruk, Vladimir V.. Freely standing Nanocomposite LbL Films. In Multilayer Thin Films: Sequential Assembly of Nanocomposite Materials, editors Gero Decher and Joseph Schlenoff, 189-218. Iss. 2nd Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2012. (DOI: 10.1002/9783527646746.ch10)
• Xie, Yu, Bao, Ying, Du, Jikai, Jiang, Chaoyang, and Qiao, Qiquan. Understanding of morphology evolution in local aggregates and neighboring regions for organic photovoltaics, 10168-10177. Vol. 14, Iss. 29 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012. (DOI: 10.1039/C2CP40503B)
• Qiu, Chao, Zhang, Li, Wang, Hui, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering on hierarchical porous cuprous oxide nanostructures in nanoshell and thin film geometries, 651-657. Vol. 3 J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2012. (DOI: 10.1021/jz201694s)
• Bao, Ying, Vigderman, Leonid , Zubarev , Eugene E., and Jiang, Chaoyang. Robust multilayer thin films containing cationic thiol-functionalized gold nanorods for tunable plasmonic properties, 923-930. Vol. 28, Iss. 1 Langmuir, 2012. (DOI: 10.1021/la203993m)
• Paudel, Hari H., Zhong, Lanlan, Bayat, Khadijeh , Baroughi, Mahdi M., Smith, Steve , Lin, Cuikun, Jiang, Chaoyang, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Enhancement of NIR-to-Visible upconversion luminescence using engineered plasmonic gold surfaces, 19028-19036. Vol. 115, Iss. 39 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011. (DOI: 10.1021/jp206053f)
• Netzer, Nathan N., Qiu, Chao, Zhang, Yongyi, Lin, Cuikun, Zhang, Lifeng, Fong, Hao, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Gold–silver bimetallic porous nanowires for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, 9606-9608. Vol. 47, Iss. 34 Chemical Communication, 2011. (DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13641K )
• Qiu, Chao, Maingi, Alfred A., and Jiang, Chaoyang. Trace detection of melamine by surface-enhanced Raman scattering on silver nanostructured thin films, 93-100. Vol. 1, Iss. 1 Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanomanufacturing, 2011.
• Stewart, Mindy M., Qiu, Chao, Kattumenu, Ramesh, Singamaneni, Srikanth, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Diameter-dependence coloration of silver nanowires, 275712. Vol. 22, Iss. 27 Nanotechnology, 2011. (DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/27/275712)
• Preciado-Flores, Sandra, Wheeler, Damon D., Tran, Tuan T., Tanaka, Zuki, Jiang, Chaoyang, Barboza-Flores, Marcelina, Qian, Fang, Li, Yat, Chen, Bin, and Zhang, Jin J.. SERS spectroscopy and SERS imaging of Shewanella oneidensis using silver nanoparticles and nanowires, 4129-4131. Vol. 47, Iss. 14 Chemical Communication, 2011. (DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05517D)
• Luu, QuocAnh Q., Doorn, Joshua J., Berry, Mary, Jiang, Chaoyang, Lin, Cuikun, and May, Stanley. Preparation and optical properties of silver nanowires and silver-nanowire thin films, 151-158. Vol. 356, Iss. 1 Elsevier Inc: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2011. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.077)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, QuocAnh Q., Lin, Cuikun, Schloss, John J., May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Layer-by-layer assembly of freestanding thin films with homogeneously distributed upconversion nanocrystals, 8356-8361. Vol. 20, Iss. 38 RSC Publishing: Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010. (DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01602K)
• Netzer, Nathan N., Gunawidjaja, Ray , Hiemstra, Marie , Zhang, Qiang, Tsukruk, Vladimir V., and Jiang, Chaoyang. Formation and optical properties of compression-induced nanoscale buckles on silver nanowires, 1795-1802. Vol. 3, Iss. 7 ACS Nano, 2009. (DOI: 10.1021/nn900419r)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Wang, Xianyan, Gunawidjaja, Ray , Lin, Yen-Hsi, Gupta, M M., Kaplan, David D., Naik, R. R., and Tsukruk, Vladimir V.. Mechanical properties of robust ultrathin silk fibroin films, 2229-2237. Vol. 17 Advanced Functional Materials , 2007.

• President's Awards for Research Excellence, The University of South Dakota, 2013

• Schnetzer, Erin, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Inkjet Printing of Silver Ink Labels for SERS-Based Anti-Counterfeiting. Presented at the 2023 NRT Kickoff meeting, Chamberlain, South Dakota. (May 31, 2023)
• Spencer, Levi, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Solid State Syntheses of Zn2GeO4 Phosphors for Anti-Counterfeiting Applications. Presented at the 2023 NRT Kickoff meeting, Chamberlain, South Dakota. (May 31, 2023)
• Brown, Taylor, Schnetzer, Erin, and Jiang, Chaoyang, SERS-based inkjet printing for anticounterfeiting applications. Presented at the ACS Spring 2023 National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. (March 26, 2023)
• Yang, Zisheng, Spencer, Levi, Patocka, Delaney, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Solid state syntheses of Zn2GeO4 phosphors for anti-counterfeiting application. Presented at the ACS Spring 2023 National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. (March 26, 2023)
• Huo, Yifeng, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Novel anti-counterfeiting labels based on plasmonic colloidal gold nanostars. Presented at the ACS Spring 2021 - Virtual, Virtual. (April 14, 2021)
• Huo, Yifeng, Curry, Samantha, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Encoding molecular information to plasmonic gold nanostars for anti-counterfeiting. Presented at the 257th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, FL. (March 31, 2019)
• Curry, Samantha, Huo, Yifeng, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Using surface-enhanced Raman scattering of gold nanostars for encoding molecular information. Presented at the 257th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, FL. (March 31, 2019)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Gold nanostars: Morphology control, SERS detection, and beyond. Presented at the 53rd ACS MidWest Regional Meeting, Ames, IA. (October 22, 2018)
• Tang, Vienna, Wei, Rongmei, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Selective adsorption of rhodamine 6G using molecularly imprinted polyaniline. Presented at the 53rd ACS MidWest Regional Meeting, Ames, IA. (October 22, 2018)
• Curry, Samantha, Huo, Yifeng, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Using surface-enhanced Raman scattering of gold nanostars for encoding molecular information. Presented at the 53rd ACS MidWest Regional Meeting, Ames, IA. (October 22, 2018)
• Wilsom, Tanner J., Jiang, Chaoyang, and Koppang, Miles, Catalytic oxidation of alcohol using electrochemically deposited cuprous oxide crystals. Presented at the 53rd ACS MidWest Regional Meeting, Ames, IA. (October 21, 2018)
• Huo, Yifeng, Curry, Samantha, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Development of novel anti-counterfeiting tags using plasmonic gold nanostars. Presented at the 53rd ACS MidWest Regional Meeting, Ames, IA. (October 21, 2018)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Controlled Syntheses of Gold Nanostars for Stronger Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering. Presented at the 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (March 18, 2018)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Dyer, Jacqueline, and Meng, Xianghua, Ligand controlled morphology evolution of gold nanostars. Presented at the 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (March 18, 2018)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering on Cuprous Oxide Nanomaterials. Presented at the 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA. (April 04, 2017)
• Meng, Xianghua, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Ligand-Induced Freeze of Gold Nanostars and their SERS Activities. Presented at the 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA. (April 02, 2017)
• Qiu, Chao, Bao, Ying, Netzer, Nathan L., Ren, Bin, and Jiang, Chaoyang, SERS-Active Cuprous Oxide nanomaterials. Presented at the 2016 International Symposium on Analytical Chemistry Frontiers, Xiamen, China. (June 03, 2016)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Improvement of SERS Activity of Silver Nanowires via Surface Modification and Nanoscale Self-Assembly. Presented at the 18th National Conference on Molecular Spectroscopy of China, Suzhou, China. (October 31, 2014)
• Qiu, Chao, Bao, Ying, Netzer, Nathan L., and Jiang, Chaoyang, Facile chemical etching induced structure evolution of cuprous oxide microcrystals and their SERS application. Presented at the 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX. (March 20, 2014)
• Netzer, Nathan L., Chen, Bin, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Tunable surface-enhanced Raman scattering of chemically modified silver nanowire thin films. Presented at the 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX. (March 19, 2014)
• Meng, Xianghua, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Syntheses and SERS investigation of core-shell Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles. Presented at the 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX. (March 16, 2014)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Bao, Ying, and May, Stanley, Fabrication of Polymeric Nanocomposites Containing Lanthanide-doped Upconversion Nanoparticles. Presented at the 2013 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, San Francisco, California. (April 02, 2013)
• Bao, Ying, Vigderman, Leonid, Zubarev, Eugene R., and Jiang, Chaoyang, Functional thin film with gold nanorods for tunable plasmonic properties. Presented at the 244th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA. (August 22, 2012)
• Netzer, Nathan L., Zhang, Lifeng, Fong, Hao, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Porous bimetallic nanowires for high performance SERS . Presented at the 244th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA. (August 22, 2012)
• Qiu, Chao, Zhang, Li, Wang, Hui, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Porous cuprous oxide nanoshells and thin films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering . Presented at the 244th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA. (August 19, 2012)
• Netzer, Nathan L., and Jiang, Chaoyang, SERS of porous nanostructure Langmuir-Blodgett thin films. Presented at the 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO. (August 31, 2011)
• Hoffman, Lee W., Chilom, Gabriela , Netzer, Nathan L., Jiang, Chaoyang, and Rice, James A., Mechanistic studies on self-assembly of natural organic material. Presented at the 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO. (August 29, 2011)
• Stewart, Mindy S., Qiu, Chao, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Diameter-dependent coloration of green synthesized silver nanowires . Presented at the 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim, CA. (March 29, 2011)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, Quoc Anh N., Lin, Cuikun, Schloss, John M., May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Fabrication and optical properties of multilayer thin films with upconversion nanocrystals. Presented at the 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim, CA. (March 28, 2011)
• Qiu, Chao, Maingi, Alfred T., and Jiang, Chaoyang, Surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection of melamine via silver nanostructures. Presented at the 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim, CA. (March 27, 2011)
• Mei, Dongming, Jiang, Chaoyang, Perevozchikov, Oleg, Weinandt, Nick , and Sun, Yongchen, High-Purity Germanium Crystal Characterization for DUSEL Experiments. Presented at the APS March Meeting 2011, Dallas, TX. (March 21, 2011)
• Netzer, Nathan L., Gunawidjaja, Ray, Tsukruk, Vladimir V., and Jiang, Chaoyang, Formation and optical behavior of nanoscale buckles on silver nanowires. Presented at the 239th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco. (March 25, 2010)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, Quoc A., Schloss, John, May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Assembly of upconversion nanoparticles in layer-by-layer thin films. Presented at the 239th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco. (March 21, 2010)
• Tran, Tuan, Tanaka, Zuki, Jiang, Chaoyang, Burkhard, Craig, Mckay, Chris, Pei, Qibing, and Chen, Bin, Instrument and materials development in Raman spectroscopy detection and imaging techniques for planetary explorations. Presented at the Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XIII (January 2010)