Aiming Yan
Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Focus
Research Interests
About Aiming
Dr. Yan’s research focuses on atomic-/nano-scale structural and property tailoring, and in-situ/operando study of functional materials via combined synthesis and advanced microscopy approaches. She is especially interested in precise structural design of atomically thin two-dimensional materials by using a state-of-the-art in-situ transmission electron microscope that is equipped with a sub-Angstrom electron beam. This effort enables further exploration of novel electrical and magnetic properties hosted in these nano- even atomic-sized local structures. Another main research direction Dr. Yan is pursuing is to develop new material synthesis techniques based on chemical/physical vapor deposition methods to create novel two-dimensional materials and heterostructures with emerging physical properties.
Honors
2017 - Microscopy & Microanalysis Postdoctoral Scholar Award by Microscopy Society of America
Education
Postdoc
Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 2018
Ph.D.
Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2013
Bachelor's
Materials Physics, Fudan University, 2007
