Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang is Kyocera Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  His research focuses primarily on advanced materials and their role in energy technologies.  Prof. Chiang was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2009, and is a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, the Materials Research Society, the American Ceramic Society, and the National Academy of Inventors.  Prof. Chiang has published more than 300 scientific articles and holds more than 80 U.S. patents. He serves on numerous government and academic advisory committees, and is recognized as an expert in materials science, energy technologies, and battery technology.

Prof. Chiang is active in developing technology from basic research, and has co-founded 7 companies based on work from his MIT research laboratory.  He is currently Chief Scientist at Form Energy, a company developing long-duration grid storage to smooth the output of intermittent renewables.  He is also Chief Scientist at 24M Technologies, a Cambridge, MA company that is re-inventing lithium ion battery design and manufacturing. He previously co-founded A123 Systems, a developer of nanophosphate lithium ion batteries, and American Superconductor Corporation, a developer of high temperature superconductor technology.  Other technology areas in which he is active include low-cost metal 3D printing, where he co-founded Desktop Metal.