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Wanyi Nie

Associate Professor of Physics
University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Semiconductors, materials science, quantum materials, optoelectronic devices, spintronics, photovoltaics

 

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Wanyi Nie is a physicist and materials scientist. She can speak to the media about semiconductors, the materials they’re made of and how they can be used in applications like clean energy, photon emission and photon sensors.

Nie’s research interests include novel semiconductors, emerging nanostructures and optoelectronic devices for clean energy, photon emission and photon sensing. Her lab focuses on semiconductor radiation detectors for photon counting and imaging; nanostructured semiconductors for light emitters; chiral semiconductors; and solution grown photovoltaics. 

Before arriving at UB in 2024, Nie worked for 11 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory. There, she led a team that developed hybrid perovskite materials for optoelectronic devices and investigated novel, low-dimensional hybrid materials for quantum material research.

LANGUAGES:

Nie can respond to interview requests in English and Chinese.

CONTACT:

Wanyi Nie, PhD
Associate Professor of Physics
University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences

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