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Peidong Yang was born on 1971 in Suzhou, China, is an American chemist. Discover Peidong Yang's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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China
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Peidong Yang Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Peidong Yang's Wife?
His wife is Mei Wang (m. 1996)
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Mei Wang (m. 1996) |
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Peidong Yang Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Peidong Yang worth at the age of 53 years old? Peidong Yang’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from China. We have estimated Peidong Yang's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Peidong Yang (born 1971) is a Chinese–American chemist, material scientist, and businessman.
Yang received a B.A. in chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1993.
For his graduate studies, he worked with Charles M. Lieber at Harvard University, and in 1997, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Chemistry.
He was a post-doctoral fellow with Galen D. Stucky at University of California, Santa Barbara from 1997–1999, until being hired as an assistant professor in chemistry at University of California, Berkeley, where he was granted tenure in 2004.
Yang is well known for his work in nanostructure synthesis and characterization, having co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles.
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.
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, Senior Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS).
He is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, an American Chemical Society Journal.
One of his most notable papers, "Room-Temperature Ultraviolet Nanowire Nanolasers", was published in Science in 2001 and has received over 5000 citations.
In 2010, Yang was ranked as the top materials scientist and among the top 10 chemists of the decade 2000-2010 by Thomson Reuters, in order of citation impact.
As one of the leaders of the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub awarded in 2010, he is coordinating efforts to develop materials that use sunlight to convert water to fuel.
Since coming to Berkeley, Yang has mentored over 30 graduate students and over 30 postdoctoral researchers.
He was a founding member of the scientific advisory board at Nanosys, a nanomaterials company, and he is also the founder of Alphabet Energy with Matthew L. Scullin.
He lives with his wife, Mei, and their daughter, Rachel.
