About

Dr. Du is a materials scientist turned systems engineer advancing next-generation EUV reticle inspection technologies using electron beams. A CAS Future Leader (2025) and Lindau Alumnus (Physics 2024), he has an extensive research portfolio that includes imaging ice crystals and water freezing dynamics at unprecedented (sub-)angstrom resolutions, discovering metal-like colloidal crystals, and inventing a maskless, multiplexed lithography technique for halide perovskite nanocrystals. He has a strong track record in cross-functional collaboration, team management, stakeholder engagement, and mentorship, and is a trusted leader serving professional societies, government entities, and the K–12 STEM education sector. Dr. Du is an Associate Editor for Frontiers for Young Minds, a barrier-breaking journal that publishes accessible science articles for young audiences, and serves on the Community Board of Nanoscale Horizons.

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Mailing Address: One Technology Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035

About My Name

Interpreting literally, my name 競杉 (Jing-shan) stands for competing (競, Jing) and (meta)sequoia (杉, Shan) in Chinese. Sequoia, known as the redwood, is a type of giant, tall trees commonly found in Northern California and China. The subfamily Sequoioideae contains three closely related genera: Sequoia, Metasequoia, and Sequoiadendron. My Chinese name was inspired by the dawn redwoods (a.k.a., Metasequoia glyptostroboides) grown in my birthplace, Hangzhou, China. My parents wished me to be as brave, strong, and upright as the redwoods.

When did Jingshan put on a doctoral gown for the first time?

At age six! It was a mini version that I wore for my kindergarten graduation, and I posed for this photo. Back then, no one would have believed that this naughty boy would earn a real Ph.D. someday!