Summary
Jingshan Du is a systems engineer and materials scientist with a decade of experience designing next-generation EUV reticle inspection tools using electron beams, currently driving systems work at KLA after roles as a staff scientist and postdoc at PNNL. He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern and a management certificate from Kellogg, blending deep experimental microscopy expertise—imaging ice crystallization and sub-angstrom structures—with practical systems engineering for semiconductor metrology. A CAS Future Leader (2025) and Lindau Physics alumnus, he has invented maskless, multiplexed lithography for perovskite nanocrystals and discovered metal-like behavior in colloidal crystals, showing a knack for turning fundamental discoveries into applied technology. Equally comfortable leading cross-functional teams, engaging stakeholders, and mentoring across K–12 to professional societies, he also serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers for Young Minds and sits on the Nanoscale Horizons Community Board. An observant experimentalist, he often leverages open, personal code on GitHub to prototype analysis tools outside institutional workstreams.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), with honors, Engineering Science: Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), with honors, Engineering Science: Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University
English, Chinese, Spanish