Xiangcheng Sun
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Program Faculty, School of Chemistry and Materials Science
585-475-6108
Office Location
Office Mailing Address
160 Lomb Memorial Dr. Rochester, NY 14623
Xiangcheng Sun
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Program Faculty, School of Chemistry and Materials Science
Bio
Dr. Xiangcheng Sun joined Department of Chemical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology as an Assistant Professor in 2021. He is also program faculty in School of Chemistry of Materials Science and Department of Microsystems Engineering. His current research interests include design, preparation and application of novel fluorescent materials. He uses fluorescent materials for portable sensors in the environmental and biomedical areas. In addition, he investigates catalytic reaction mechanisms and develops efficient catalysts with the designed fluorescent organic dyes, single-molecule catalysis and super-resolution imaging techniques.
Currently, Dr. Sun is looking for highly motivated BS/MS students to join his research group.
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- Yaoyu Chen, Koki Sekioka, Nazanin Mosleh, Richard K. Hailstone, Michael D. Heagy, Thomas D. Allston, Xiangcheng Sun*. Dual emissive carbon dots for sensitive and selective detection of lead ions and differentiation of multiple metal ions. ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.5c00498.
- Koki Sekioka, Nazanin Mosleh, Dan Boice, Richard Hailstone, Xiangcheng Sun*. Fluorescent carbon dots with dual emissions and solvent-dependent properties for water detection in organic solvents. Mater. Adv. 2025, 6, 2875.
- Nazanin Mosleh, Liam Hardaker, Rex Bartolini, Xiangcheng Sun*. Reaction based multi-signal detection of palladium with high sensitivity, selectivity and reliability. ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 2024,2, 173.
- R. Ye+, Xiangcheng Sun+, X. Mao+, F. Alfonso, S. Baral, C. Liu, G. Coates, P. Chen. Optical sequencing of single synthetic polymers, Nature Chem., 2024, 16, 210.
- Allora McEnroe, Eric Brunt, Nazanin Mosleh, Jason Yu, Richard Hailstone, Xiangcheng Sun*. Bright, green fluorescent carbon dots for sensitive and selective detection of ferrous ions. Talanta Open 2023, 7, 100236.
- Xiangcheng Sun*, Nazanin Mosleh. Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Super-Resolution Microscopy, Materials 2023, 16, 890.
- Xiangcheng Sun*. Glucose detection through surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy – a review, Anal. Chim. Acta 2022, 1206, 339226.
Currently Teaching
CHME-321
Process Transport II
3 Credits
This course is the continuation of fluid flow and heat transfer taught in Continuum Mechanics I (CHME-320) I. First half of the course is focused on heat transfer. Fins and extended surfaces, Heat exchangers, Internal and External flow for a variety of common configurations are studied. Open ended design problems involving heat transfer applications are solved to further understand practical applications. In the second part of the course, concepts of fluid are reiterated with more focus on energy balances and pipe flows. Pumps and fluid flow machinery are studied to understand their performance and efficiencies.
CHME-499
Co-op
0 Credits
One semester of paid work experience in chemical engineering.
CHME-554
Fundamentals and Applications of Optical Materials
3 Credits
This course discusses light-matter interactions, mechanisms for color generation, optical properties of various materials, and the optical materials’ biology, lighting, display, and energy related applications. Luminescence, fluorescence, the related materials and applications are discussed systematically. Research updates on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, super-resolution imaging and single-molecule catalysis will be introduced. Finally, applications of optical materials in biomedical, energy and lighting fields are discussed. Students also learn how to utilize materials’ optical properties to study reaction kinetics with hands on experiences. By the end of this course, students will be able to explain basic optical phenomena in materials, to understand how optical materials be used in various applications, and to relate materials’ optical properties or colors with material type, structure and physical properties.
CHME-654
Fundamentals and Applications of Optical Materials
3 Credits
This course discusses light-matter interactions, mechanisms for color generation, optical properties of various materials, and the optical materials’ biology, lighting, display, and energy related applications. Luminescence, fluorescence, the related materials and applications are discussed systematically. Research updates on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, super-resolution imaging and single-molecule catalysis will be introduced. Finally, applications of optical materials in biomedical, energy and lighting fields are discussed. Students also learn how to utilize materials’ optical properties to study reaction kinetics with hands on experiences. By the end of this course, students will be able to explain basic optical phenomena in materials, to understand how optical materials be used in various applications, and to relate materials’ optical properties or colors with material type, structure and physical properties.
MTSE-777
Graduate Project
3 Credits
This course is a capstone project using research facilities available inside or outside of RIT.
In the News
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September 15, 2025
Sun selected as Scialog Fellow
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March 3, 2023
Sun granted award
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December 2, 2021
Sun publishes paper on glucose detection