Xie Yi facts for kids

Xie Yi (born July 23, 1967) is a famous Chinese chemist. She is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She works as a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China.

In March 2015, Xie Yi won the important L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science. This award celebrates women scientists from around the world.

Early Life and Schooling

Xie Yi was born in Fuyang, Anhui, China, on July 23, 1967. Her family's original home is in Anqing, Anhui.

College Years

In September 1984, she started studying chemistry at Xiamen University. She finished her degree in July 1988. After college, she worked as an assistant engineer at a chemical factory in Hefei.

Advanced Studies

In September 1992, Xie Yi went to the University of Science and Technology of China. She studied chemistry with Professor Qian Yitai and earned her doctorate degree in May 1996. From September 1997 to July 1998, she did special research after her doctorate at Stony Brook University in the United States.

Research and Career in Science

Xie Yi became a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China in November 1998. By April 1999, she was also supervising students working on their doctorates.

Important Recognitions

In August 2013, she was chosen as a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. This is a big honor for chemists. On December 19, 2013, she was also elected as a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This means she is one of the top scientists in China.

What She Studies

Professor Xie Yi and her team do advanced research in several exciting areas. They focus on:

• Solid-state chemistry: This is about how atoms are arranged in solid materials and how that affects their properties.
• Nanotechnology: This involves working with extremely tiny materials, often smaller than a human hair.
• Energy materials: They study materials that can help store or convert energy, like for batteries or solar cells.
• Theoretical physics: They use physics ideas to understand how materials work at a very basic level.

Her research particularly looks at designing and creating new inorganic materials. They try to change how electrons and heat move through these materials. Some of her specific research topics include:

• Studying very thin, flat materials and how their special electron structure gives them unique properties.
• Finding new ways to make materials better at converting heat into electricity, and vice versa.
• Developing important materials that react to light, magnets, electricity, and heat. They also work on controlling these "smart" features.
• Creating flexible, tiny devices for storing and converting energy very efficiently.
• Making tiny materials called photocatalysts that can help turn carbon dioxide (CO₂) into useful things using light.

Selected Research Papers

Here are some of the important research papers Professor Xie Yi has published:

• Making Better Materials for Hydrogen: One paper from 2013 describes how to make very thin sheets of a material called MoS2. These sheets have many tiny "defects" or imperfections. These defects actually help the material work better to produce hydrogen gas from water, which is important for clean energy.
• New Materials for Energy Storage: A 2014 paper talks about a promising group of materials called "mixed transition-metal oxides." These materials are great for storing energy in things like lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors. They are also good for helping chemical reactions in fuel cells.
• Tiny Sheets for Medical Imaging: In 2013, her team published about making super-thin sheets of a material called graphitic-phase C₃N₄. They found a "green" (environmentally friendly) way to make these sheets in water. These tiny sheets glow under light, which makes them useful for bioimaging. This means they could help scientists see inside living things without harming them.

Awards and Honors

• 2014: She received the TWAS Prize. This award is given by The World Academy of Sciences to scientists in developing countries.
• 2015: She won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science. This award celebrates the achievements of women in science worldwide.

See also

In Spanish: Xie Yi para niños

• Women in chemistry