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UC San Diego researcher awarded $800,000 no strings attached
KPBS | October 1, 2026

When Liangfang Zhang got the news, it was a typical morning. He had just finished dropping his daughter off at school and was on his way to his lab. B...

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Organic chemist and nanoscientist named 2026 MacArthur Fellows
Chemical & Engineering News | September 30, 2026

Organic chemist Song Lin of Stanford University and chemical and nanoengineer Liangfang Zhang of the University of California San Diego are among the ...

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Pain, struggle, and hope: This year's scientist MacArthur Fellows
Science | September 30, 2026

University of California, San Diego chemical and bioengineer Liangfang Zhang had just dropped his daughter off at school when he received a call from ...

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