Yao Xi

male, professor.

was born in Sep. 1935. He is the professor of XiЎЇan Jiaotong University, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Member of the International Ceramic Academy. Professor Yao is now the director of Electronic Materials Research Laboratory (EMRL), Key Laboratory of Education Ministry, XiЎЇan Jiaotong University.

Professor Yao has very high academic reputation in materials science among Chinese academic communities. He has served three terms as a Member of the National Advanced Materials Research Committee of China and three terms on the Materials and Engineering Board of the Chinese National Science Foundation. He was a member of the Electronics and Communication Division of the State Academic Degree Committee under the State Council and the vice director of Materials and Engineering Division under the State Education Commission. Professor Yao is also a Member of the National Standing Committee of the Chinese Materials Research Society, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese Ceramic Society, and Fellow of the Chinese Institute of Electronics. Due to Professor Yao's high academic reputation, he has been recognized as honorable professors by many Chinese universities such as Shanghai Jiaotong University, Sichuan University, Zhongshan University, etc. He is also a Research Fellow of the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was appointed as the director of the Functional Inorganic materials Laboratory and the vice director of the Advanced Ceramic and Microstructure Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at SIC.

Professor Yao is an internationally well-known scientist. He is the founder member of the International Ceramic Academy and also the member of the advisory board of the Academy. In 1997, he was elected as an Academician of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM). He is the founding chairman of the Asian Ferroelectric Association, member of the International Ferroelectric Advisory Committee, senior member of the IEEE and a member of the UFFC committee of the institute. He is also a fellow of American Ceramic Society and American Materials Research Society. Professor Yao has very wide international affiliation. He was appointed as a senior research scientist in the Institute of Solid State Chemistry by the French National Research Center, visiting professor in National University of Singapore and Nanyang professor of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Professor Yao has served as a chairman of international conference, member of advisory board, chairman of symposium in many academic conferences. He is also member or advisor of editorial board of Ferroelectrics, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry and Journal of Solid State Chemistry, and many Chinese academic journals and periodicals. Professor Yao has published over 500 refereed papers, authored or co-authored 7 books and holds 12 patents in China, Singapore and US. With high academic accomplishments, solid knowledge backgrounds, active thought and very strong insight, professor Yao is active in research innovation and educational leadership, and has great influence in both domestic and international academic communities.

Professor Yao received the 1982 Xerox award in recognition of his contributions in the study of lithium niobate bicrystals as the best PhD thesis in Materials Science. In 1985, due to his discovery of the piezoelectrically driven grain resonance in lithium niobate ceramics, he won the Ross-Con-Purdy Award from the American Ceramic Society. He was honored with the Science and Technology Award from the HLHL Foundation, Hong Kong in 1997. In 2002, he was awarded by IEEE the 2002 Ferroelectric Recognition Award. Due to his research achievements, he has been awarded many national and provincial awards in China. In 1985, Prof. Yao was recognized as the excellent teacher and model worker by the Shaanxi Provincial Government. In 1986, he was conferred the honor of the National Excellent Scientist with outstanding contributions by State Personnel Ministry. In 1995, he received a Distinguished Chinese Visiting Scholar Award from the Hongkong Polytechnic University and received the prestigious Guanghua Award (First grade). He was also awarded by State Education Trade Union the Ў°San Yu RenЎ± Excellent Person. Professor Yao is the chief founder of the research on ferroelectric ceramics in China, and has been recognized as the academic leader and representative in this area of China.