Yong Chen (left), professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Peide Ye, the Richard J. and Mary Jo Schwartz Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Two faculty from Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community. The honor, from the world’s largest general scientific society, recognizes members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.

Yong Chen, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is being honored for distinguished contributions in the fields of condensed matter and atomic and molecular physics, particularly for the synthesis and studies of a wide variety of novel quantum matters, which range from two-dimensional and topological quantum materials to new types of ultracold molecules and atomic Bose condensates. Chen’s lab exploits quantum physics to manipulate electrons, atoms, spins and photons in various materials and artificial systems with the aim of uncovering novel quantum phenomena and new states of matter, and to explore applications in quantum devices, nanotechnology and energy.

Peide Ye, the Richard J. and Mary Jo Schwartz Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is being honored for contributions to the understanding of semiconductor interfaces and technical development of transistor technology on novel channel materials. Ye explores novel semiconductor materials and device technologies to push the boundaries of modern electronics. His research focuses on high-mobility channel materials, two-dimensional materials and advanced transistors to improve performance, scalability and energy efficiency in future computing systems.

The Class of 2025 AAAS Fellows includes ten total Purdue faculty, the highest number of Boilermakers in six decades.

Source: 10 Purdue faculty chosen as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science