Peidong Yang

LBNL Faculty Scientist
Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering,
Univ. of California, Berkeley

p_yang@berkeley.edu
phone: 510-643-1545

Education
B.A., Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China
Ph.D., Chemistry, Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow Univ. of California Santa Barbara

Major Awards
2007 NSF A.T. Waterman Award
2005 ACS Pure Chemistry Award
2004 MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award
2004 Julius Springer Prize in Applied Physics
2001 NSF Early Career Development Award
2001 ACS ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Award

General Research Interests
The Yang research group is interested in the synthesis of new classes of materials and nanostructures, with an emphasis on developing new synthetic approaches and understanding the fundamental issues of structural assembly and growth that will enable the rational control of material composition, micro/nano-structure, property and functionality. We are interested in the fundamental problems of electron, photon, phonon and ionic confinement within 1-dimensional nanostructures and their applications in nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, energy conversion and nanofluidics.

MSD Research Projects:

Nanowire-based Functional Devices and Assemblies
Nanocomposites with Enhanced Catalytic Properties
Self-assembly of Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials
Nanostructured Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
Helios SERC

Personal website:  http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/pdygrp/index.htm