Yet-Ming Chiang
- Kyocera Professor
- National Academy of Engineering
- SB Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, 1980
- ScD Ceramics, MIT, 1985
- Room 13-4086
- (617) 253-6471
- ychiang@mit.edu
Biophysics

Research
Prof. Chiang's research aims to design, synthesize, and characterize advanced materials and devices for use in clean energy technologies including low-carbon transportation and grid-scale electrical energy storage. In addition, his group studies electrochemical processes for the decarbonization of industrial materials, and the mining, separation, and recovery of elements from various feedstocks. Current projects focus on novel conduction mechanisms in solid electrolytes, metal electrode based 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.
Recent News
In the media: Washington Post op-ed on batteries
August 20, 2021
The future of carbon-free electricity
October 11, 2019
Reopening the case of cold fusion
August 16, 2019
Longer lasting storage needs cheaper chemistries
October 25, 2018