2012年6月1日下午，陈丹同学顺利通过其博士学位论文答辩，其博士论文的题目为“聚酰亚胺取向纳米复合膜的制备、结构与性能研究”。毕业后陈丹同学将就职于杜邦中国集团有限公司。陈丹同学在攻读博士学位期间所发表的部分代表作如下：
(1) D. Chen, R. Y. Wang, W. W. Tjiu, T. X. Liu*
High Performance Polyimide Composite Films Prepared by Homogeneity Reinforcement of Electrospun Nanofibers.
Composites Science and Technology, 2011, 71(13): 1556-1562.
(2) D. Chen, H. Zhu, T. X. Liu*
In-situ Thermal Preparation of Polyimide Nanocomposite Films Containing Functionalized Graphene Sheets.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 2(12): 3702-3708.
(3) D. Chen, X. Y. Wang, T. X. Liu*, X. D. Wang, J. Li
Electrically Conductive Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hybrid Films Containing Graphene and Layered Double Hydroxide Fabricated via Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010, 2(7): 2005-2011.
(4) D. Chen, S. Huang, C. Zhang, W. Z. Wang, T. X. Liu*
Layer-by-layer Self-assembly of Polyimide Precursor/Layered Double Hydroxide Ultrathin Films.
Thin Solid Films, 2010, 518(29): 7081-7085.
(5) D. Chen, T. X.Liu*, X. P. Zhou, W. C. Tjiu, H. Q. Hou*
Electrospinning Fabrication of High Strength and Toughness Polyimide Nanofiber Membranes Containing Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009, 113(29): 9741-9748.