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Yet-Ming Chiang

Investor

Kyocera Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT at Obvious Ventures

Greater Boston

About

Yet-Ming Chiang is the Kyocera Professor in MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, where his research addresses advanced materials and technologies for decarbonizing the electricity sector and industrial processes. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of several scientific societies, and has received awards including The Economist's Innovation Award in the energy and environment category. He has co-founded multiple companies based on research from his laboratory.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Experience

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessorcurrent1985 β€” presentCambridge, MA
  2. Addis EnergyCo-Founder and CSOcurrent2024 β€” present
  3. Rock ZeroCo-Founder and CSOcurrent2024 β€” present
  4. Sublime SystemsCo-Founder and Chief Scientistcurrent2020 β€” presentSomerville, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Form Energy, Inc.Co-Founder and Chief Scientistcurrent2017 β€” presentSomerville, MA
  6. Desktop MetalCo-Foundercurrent2015 β€” presentBurlington, MA
  7. 24M TechnologiesCo-Founder and Chief Scientistcurrent2010 β€” presentCambridge, MA
  8. A123 SystemsCo-Foundercurrent2001 β€” presentLivonia, MI
  9. AMSCCo-Foundercurrent1987 β€” presentGreater Boston

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.B., Sc.D., Materials Science and Engineering1976 β€” 1985

Skills & more

Electrochemistry30Characterization22Materials Science50Nanomaterials56Nanotechnology57Electron Microscopy4TGA1Nanoparticles9Powder X-ray Diffraction22Microscopy5R&D17Batteries10
+12 moreScienceNanocompositesFuel CellsThin FilmsSpectroscopyPhysicsBiomaterialsTEMInorganic ChemistryScanning Electron MicroscopySurface ChemistryPhotolithography

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Investor

24M TechnologiesA123 SystemsAmerican Superconductor Corp.Desktop MetalForm EnergySublime Systems

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Colleagues at Obvious Ventures