Peter Salovey President | Yale University
Peter Salovey President | Yale University
Liangbing Hu has been appointed as the Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor of Electrical Engineering at Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, effective July 1, 2024. Hu's research focuses on materials innovations, manufacturing, and device integrations, particularly in emerging technologies aimed at addressing energy and climate challenges.
Hu joined Yale's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering in July after leaving the University of Maryland College Park. At Maryland, he was a Distinguished University Professor and served as director of the Center for Materials Innovation.
His work is recognized for groundbreaking contributions to low-dimensional electronic materials and devices, ionic battery materials, nano-cellulose materials, and non-equilibrium material synthesis for energy and electronic applications. He is noted for his ability to interweave physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and material science.
A notable achievement includes his discovery that wood's physical properties can be altered through nanoscale cell-wall engineering. This innovation transforms standard plywood into a moldable sheet with exceptional strength and transparency. Hu co-founded companies such as InventWood and HighT-Tech.
Hu is active in professional societies and has received several accolades. These include being named a Materials Research Society Fellow; winning the Nature Spinoff Prize; receiving the American Chemical Society Energy & Fuels Research Excellence Award in Electrochemical Energy Storage; and earning the Software & Information Industry Association Design Excellence Gold Award from AAAS/Science Magazine. He also holds editorial positions with major research journals and has organized over 20 symposiums within ACS and MRS societies.
Hu graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China and earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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