WORK BIOGRAPHY Dr. Renhao Dong is a TUD Young Investigator and leads an independent research group in the Chair of Molecular Functional Materials at Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry and Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden. He received his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 2008 and then doctor’s degree in physical chemistry in 2013 in Shandong University (Jinan, China). He joined the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz, Germany) as a research associate in July 2013. In 01/2017, he was appointed as a research group leader of organic 2D (O2D) materials in the Chair of Molecular Functional Materials. At present, he is an associate member of cfaed and PI of CRC-1415, SPP-1928 and ERC Starting Grant (FC2DMOFs). ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT 07/2013-08/2015: Research associate, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany 08/2015-01/2017: Research associate, Chair of Molecular Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany 01/2017-present: research group leader, Chair of Molecular Functional Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry & Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

His current scientific interests mainly focuses on organic 2D materials, including (1) Development of interface-assisted synthesis methodology; (2) Design and synthesis of topological π-conjugated molecules; (3) 2D conjugated polymers (2D polymers/COFs): chemistry and functions for electronics and energy; (4) MOFtronics: conductive 2D MOFs for opto-electronics, magnetics, electrocatalysis, energy storage device and sensing; (5) Novel van der Waals and lateral heterostructures and exotic physical and chemical properties.