Director
PRISM Imaging and Analysis Center
Princeton Institute for Science and Technology of Materials
United States of America
Tel: 609-258-6394
Dr. Nan Yao is a Director of Imaging and Analysis Center (IAC), Princeton Institute for Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Director of Industry Outreach, Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM), Princeton, NJ, USA. He is A recipient of the Outstanding Service Award in Preparing Science and Technology Leaders for the Future from the Siemens Foundation in 2011. Dr. Nan Yao’s research has focused on utilizing advanced imaging, diffraction, spectroscopy and in-situ techniques, in tandem with molecular dynamic simulation, to conduct fundamental studies of the structure-composition-processing-property relationships in complex materials for applications in nanotechnology, energy, environment and health. Dr. Yao is respected for his many contributions in the field including in developing the first 300 keV Environmental-cell Transmission Electron Microscope (1991) and developing a theoretical explanation for the superior imaging resolution of scanning helium-ion microscopy over the scanning electron microscopy (2008).
