Peidong Yang

Who is Peidong Yang?

Peidong Yang is an American chemist. He is currently a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, 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. He is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, an American Chemical Society Journal.