Zhenan Bao

Zhenan Bao
鲍哲南
Born	1970 (age 53–54) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Nanjing University University of Illinois Chicago University of Chicago (MS, PhD)
Known for	Organic semiconductors, electronic skin
Scientific career
Fields	Polymer science
Institutions	Lucent Technologies, Inc. Stanford University
Thesis	Exploration of palladium-catalyzed reactions for the syntheses of functional conjugated polymers (1995)
Doctoral advisor	Luping Yu
Notable students	Helen Tran Xiaodan Gu Jia Liu
Website	baogroup.stanford.edu

Zhenan Bao (Chinese: 鲍哲南; pinyin: Bào Zhé-nán; born 1970) is a Chinese-born American chemical engineer. She serves as K. K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, with courtesy appointments in Chemistry and Material Science and Engineering.^[1] She served as the Department Chair of Chemical Engineering from 2018 to 2022.^[1] Bao is known for her work on organic field-effect transistors and organic semiconductors, for applications including flexible electronics and electronic skin.