Nan Yao
Senior Research Scholar at the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials
Director of the Imaging and Analysis Center
Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Office: 033 Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Phone: 609-258-6394
Interdisciplinary Research Area: Materials Science and Engineering
Research Area: Utilizing advanced imaging, diffraction, spectroscopy and in-situ techniques, in tandem with theoretical simulations, to study fundamentals of the structure-composition-processing-property-performance relations in complex materials such as nanostructured materials, biomaterials, organic/inorganic interfaces, block copolymers, catalysts, quasicrystals and functional nanomaterials.
Primary affiliation
Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials
The Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) is a multidisciplinary research center driving advances in materials science and photonics. A particular strength is research that combines expertise in "hard" materials such as conventional semiconductors and ceramics with knowledge of "soft" materials such as plastics, biological molecules, and fluids. Integrating these conventionally distinct areas yields breakthroughs in fields from telecommunications to energy to biotechnology. The institute brings together physicists, chemists, biologists, and engineers, as well as industry partners, to bring fundamental advances to market.
