Yet-Ming Chiang

Yet-Ming Chiang at the NTSB's Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation forum

Yet-Ming Chiang (born April 25, 1958)[1] is a Taiwanese-American materials scientist and engineer, who is currently the Kyocera Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] He has been influential in the development of new materials for energy storage, transfer, and power of a variety of different devices and vehicles.

Chiang was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2009 for contributions to the understanding of new energy storage materials and their commercialization.

Background and career

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Chiang was born in Taiwan, in 1958, and emigrated to the United States in 1964.[1] His SB and Sc.D. degrees, 1980 and 1985 respectively, are both from MIT.

He is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed publications and holds over 30 patents.

Chiang was the postdoctoral advisor for L'Oreal Awardee, Dorthe Ravnsbæk.

Entrepreneurship

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Chiang has founded or provides expert consultation to a number of companies in the materials and energy storage spaces, including:

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Yet-Ming Chiang | Lemelson-MIT Program". lemelson.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ "Yet-Ming Chiang". mit.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don't pollute". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. ^ "About A123 - Our Story". A123 Systems. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  5. ^ Metal, Desktop. "Yet-Ming Chiang, Sc.D." Desktop Metal. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ Moretti, Enrico (2013). The New Geography of Jobs (1st ed.). Boston, Mass.: Mariner Books. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-544-02805-0.
  7. ^ "Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. ^ Society, Ceramic (2019). "Ross Coffin Purdy Award Recipients" (PDF).