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
Chiang was born in Taiwan, in 1958, and emigrated to the United States in 1964.[1] He grew up in Brooklyn before moving to New Jersey and later Connecticut.[3] His SB and Sc.D. degrees, 1980 and 1985 respectively, are both from MIT. He worked under the direction of W. David Kingery. His early work was centered around battery technology. Around 2010, Chiang shifted his research focus to climate technology and decarbonization.[3][4]
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
Chiang has founded or provides expert consultation to a number of companies in the materials and energy storage spaces, including:
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