Dr. Benjamin Hsiao

Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao is a Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University and the Executive Director at the Center for Advanced Technology in Integrated Electric Energy Systems in New York State. He received his B.S. from National Taiwan University in 1980, a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1987, and completed his Postdoctoral Fellow studies at the University of Massachusetts in 1989. He is interested in understanding the structural and morphological development and manipulation of complex polymer systems during preparation and processing in real time. The focus of his research projects is the design, preparation, characterization, and application of nanostructured soft condensed materials, such as fibers (one-dimensional orientation), films (two-dimensional orientation), and bulk material systems (three-dimensional orientation). His current research interests mainly focus on using nanostructured materials for energy and water purification applications.