Yet-Ming Chiang

Professor

Department
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Technology Areas
Chemicals & Materials: Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Metals, Catalysis & Synthesis, Composites, Ceramics / Energy & Distribution: Electrochemical Devices, Energy Storage, Distribution / Environmental Engineering: Sustainability & Recycling, Water Treatment / Biotechnology: Biomanufacturing / Industrial Engineering & Automation: Manufacturing & Equipment, Logistics

Background and Experience

Professor Yet-Ming Chiang’s research aims to design, synthesize, and characterize advanced materials and devices for use in clean energy technologies, including low-carbon transportation, grid-scale electrical energy storage, and sustainable manufacturing. His group studies electrochemical storage materials and devices. Other focuses are electrochemical processes for the decarbonization of materials production and the mining, separation, and recovery of elements from various feedstocks. Projects center on novel conduction mechanisms in solid electrolytes, solid-state batteries, batteries for electric aviation, low-cost highly scalable grid storage batteries, decarbonization of cement production, and electrochemical mining of ashes and other wastes.
Professor Chiang earned a BS in materials science and engineering from MIT in 1980 and a doctorate in ceramics from MIT in 1985. Today, his laboratory’s work ranges from basic research to process and prototype development. He has brought several laboratory discoveries to commercialization, including high-power lithium iron phosphate batteries, more efficient lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes, batteries for long-duration grid storage, and electrochemical cement production. He co-directs a flagship project under MIT Climate Grand Challenges on the decarbonization of industrial materials production. 

Technologies

Methods, Materials, and Systems for Valorization of Gypsum and Phosphogypsum based Feedstocks

Technology / Case number: #26410
Yet-Ming Chiang / Amilton Botelho Junior / Camden Hunt
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Environmental Engineering
Impact Areas: Sustainable Future
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Systems Enabling Na Metal as an Energy Carrier

Technology / Case number: #26151
Yet-Ming Chiang / Saahir Ganti-Agrawal / Sunil Mair / Karen Sugano
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Energy & Distribution
Impact Areas: Connected World
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High Energy Density Low Tortuosity Battery Electrodes and Methods of Manufacture

Technology / Case number: #14844J
Yet-Ming Chiang / Chang Jun Bae / Antoni Tomsia / Qiang Fu / Can Erdonmez / John Halloran
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution / Industrial Engineering & Automation
Impact Areas: Connected World
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Reactive Extraction of Metals

Technology / Case number: #26160
Yet-Ming Chiang
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Industrial Engineering & Automation
Impact Areas: Connected World
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3D Microbatteries

Technology / Case number: #12248
Yet-Ming Chiang / Can Erdonmez / Wei Lai / Timothy Chin / Ryan Wartena
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Energy & Distribution
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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Gravity Induced Flow Cell Using Suspension-Based Flow Electrodes

Technology / Case number: #16747
Yet-Ming Chiang / Ahmed Helal / Xinwei Chen / Frank Fan / Zheng Li / Brandon Hopkins / Kyle Smith / W Craig Carter / Alexander Slocum
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution / Industrial Engineering & Automation
Impact Areas: Sustainable Future
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High Energy Density Semi-Solid Storage Electrodes and Batteries Thereof

Technology / Case number: #16204
Yet-Ming Chiang / Ahmed Helal / Nir Baram / Frank Fan / Zheng Li / William Woodford / Kyle Smith / W Craig Carter / Gareth McKinley
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution
Impact Areas: Sustainable Future
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Multiphase Negative Electrode Material and Associated Methods and Systems

Technology / Case number: #25881
Yet-Ming Chiang / Chiung-Yuan Lo / Vijay Veeraraghavan / Cole Fincher
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution
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Lubricant-Impregnated Surfaces for Electrochemical Applications, Devices and Systems Using the Same

Technology / Case number: #17190
Yet-Ming Chiang / Xinwei Chen / Brian Solomon / Kripa K Varanasi
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution / Industrial Engineering & Automation
Impact Areas: Sustainable Future
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Redox Power Source and Associated Materials and Systems

Technology / Case number: #25652
Yet-Ming Chiang / Sunil Mair / Karen Sugano
Technology Areas: Energy & Distribution
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