Yanqi (Grace) is currently a postdoctoral researcher working in the microscopy group at the X-ray Science Division. She is eager to apply her experience in design of experiment, device fabrication, and failure determination via multimodal/multiscale nanoscale characterization on optical materials and semiconducting devices. 

Education

• Ph.D, NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, 2020
• BS/MS, Chemistry/Polymer Science, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, 2014

Research Interests

• Understand and controlling over stoichiometry and defects in optical/semiconducting materials 
• Carrier dynamics in heterogeneous materials
• AI-enabled nanoscale imaging

Awards and Honors

• Werner Meyer-Ilse Memorial Award, 2022
• Marye Anne Fox Endowed Fellowship (UCSD), 2019
• Portland Cement Association Resarch Fellowship, 2016
• University of California Carbon Neutrality Initiative Fellowship, 2015