Peidong Yang

The native form of this personal name is Yang Peidong. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Peidong Yang
杨培东
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Suzhou, China
Alma mater
Known forNanotechnology
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUC Berkeley
Doctoral advisorCharles M. Lieber
Other academic advisorsGalen D. Stucky

Peidong Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨培东; traditional Chinese: 楊培東; pinyin: Yáng Peídōng; born 1971) is a Chinese–American chemist, material scientist, and businessman. He is currently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley (since 1999) and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Materials Science.[1][2] His research group studies the synthesis of nanomaterials and their electronic and optical properties. He is also a Department Head at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis,[3] Senior Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,[4] and Deputy Director of the Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS).[5] He is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, an American Chemical Society Journal.

  1. ^ "Welcome to the P. Yang Group". The Peidong Yang Group. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  2. ^ "Chemistry Faculty: Peidong Yang". University of California, Berkeley Department of Chemistry. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  3. ^ "Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis". Solarfuelshub.org. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. ^ "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory". Lbl.gov. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  5. ^ "Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems". Susanb.physics.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-30.