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Professor Yet-Ming Chiang’s research focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced materials and devices used in clean energy technologies, low-carbon transportation, and grid-scale electrical energy storage. His group is dedicated to studying electrochemical storage materials and devices, emphasizing electrochemical processes for the decarbonization of material production. His projects concentrate on novel conduction mechanisms in solid electrolytes, solid-state batteries, electric aviation, low-cost scalable grid storage batteries, and the decarbonization of cement production through electrochemical mining of ashes and wastes. Professor Chiang earned his Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980 and his Doctorate in Ceramics from MIT in 1985. His laboratory's work spans basic research to prototype development, contributing to the commercialization of high-power lithium iron phosphate batteries and innovations in lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes, as well as long-duration grid storage batteries. He co-directs the flagship project at MIT Climate Grand Challenges focusing on the decarbonization of industrial materials production. He is a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society, and the American Ceramic Society, and a member of the National Academy of Inventors.