Yi Cui (scientist)

The native form of this personal name is Cui Yi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Yi Cui
崔屹
Cui in 2020
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Laibin, Guangxi, China
Alma mater
Known forTechnology (energy, environmental, cleantech, nanotech)
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorCharles M. Lieber
Other academic advisorsA. Paul Alivisatos
Websiteprofiles.stanford.edu/yi-cui

Yi Cui (Chinese: 崔屹; pinyin: Cuī Yì; born 1976) is a Chinese-American scientist specializing in the fields of nanotechnology, materials science, sustainable energy, and chemistry. Cui is Fortinet Founders Professor at Stanford University, where he also serves as a professor of materials science and engineering and of energy science and engineering.[1] He is a Highly Cited Researcher in the fields of materials science, environment and ecology, engineering, and chemistry as of 2023.[2] From 2020 to 2023, Cui was the director of the Precourt Institute for Energy, and since 2023 he has served as the inaugural faculty director of the Sustainability Accelerator in the Doerr School of Sustainability.[3][4]

Cui has been elected a member of the European Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences,[5] and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.[6] He was also named one of the world's "most influential scientific minds" by Thomson Reuters in 2014 and 2015.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Yi Cui's Profile". Stanford Profiles. Stanford University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Yi Cui". Web of Science. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Tucker, Danielle Torrent (November 10, 2023). "Yi Cui to lead Sustainability Accelerator; Roland Horne named interim Precourt Institute director". Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Stanford University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "People". Sustainability Accelerator. Stanford University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Yi Cui". European Academy of Engineering. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Yi Cui". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014 (PDF). Thomson Reuters. 2014 – via UM College of Pharmacy.
  8. ^ "Thomson Reuters Announces the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds" (Press release). Thomson Reuters. January 14, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via PRNewswire.