Mario Lanza was professor at Soochow University from October 1st 2013 until September 30th of 2020. During that time, he started a research group that grew up to 20 members during some time, and in total he supervised 25 researchers, including master and PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. With Soochow University affiliation he published 92 research articles (including Nature Electronics, Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and IEDM proceedings, among many others) and two patents, one of them granted with 5.6 million CNY. These merits allowed him to become associate editor and board member of multiple journals and societies and consolidated him as a world-leading scientist in the field of nanoelectronics. His publications contributed to the rapid development of Soochow University, which nowadays occupies a privileged position in the most reputed WORLD rankings: Rank 19th in Materials Science according to US News, Rank 19th in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology according to the Shanghai Jiaotong Ranking, and Rank 29th in Physical Sciences according to Nature Index. Soochow University is located in the beautiful ancient city of Suzhou, which is surrounded by several gorgeous gardens, water canals and lakes. Professor Mario Lanza enjoyed the life there for 7 years, and this website is kept as a memory and summary of the work done during those days. On October 2020th he was hired as Associate Professor at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in Saudi Arabia. For more information about his current and future work CLICK HERE.
