A Chinese chemist, Yi Xie (b. 1967) has helped create new nanomaterials with applications in converting heat and solar energy into electricity. In 2018, you voted for her for the Nob'Elle Chemistry Prize!
Studies and early career
Yi Xie was born on July 23, 1967 in Fuyang, Anhui Province, eastern China . In 1984, she entered the University of Xiamen, in the province of Fujian. She obtained a degree in chemistry there in 1988. She then worked for some time in Hefei, in a chemical factory, as an assistant engineer.
In 1992, Yi resumed his studies at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and prepared his doctorate with Professor Yitai Qian; she obtained it in 1996 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In 1999, she became a professor in the Department of Chemistry at USTC and a researcher in the Department of Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry of the Hefei National Laboratory of Microscale Physical Sciences.
Research work
Within his laboratory, Yi Xie's research team pursues cutting-edge research in nanotechnology, energetic materials and solid-state chemistry. His work focuses in particular on the physical phenomenon of thermoelectricity, the properties and characteristics of materials sensitive to light, electricity, heat, as well as the storage of energy in nano-devices.
Honors and Awards
In 2013, Yi was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry , located in the United Kingdom. The same year, she was also elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2014, his work earned him the TWAS scientific prize (Third World Academy of Sciences – Third World Academy of Sciences).
In March 2015, Yi Xie won the L'Oréal-Unesco prize for women in science. On this occasion, she is congratulated in her words:
Prof. Yi Xie is being honored for her significant contributions to creating new nanomaterials with promising applications in the conversion of heat or sunlight into electricity. Her work will greatly contribute to lessening pollution and boosting energy efficiency, and will open promising prospects for the future. Committed to preserving our planet, she has dedicated her life to finding new and intelligent solutions to address the environmental challenge.
(Professor Yi Xie is being recognized for her significant contributions to the creation of new materials, with promising applications for converting heat or sunlight into electricity. Her work will go a long way in reducing pollution and improving energy efficiency they will open promising perspectives for the future. Committed to the protection of our planet, she has dedicated her life to finding new and intelligent solutions to meet environmental challenges.)