Daryl Yee
2024 Masters Semester Project/Thesis
Please email Prof. Yee to enquire about potential projectsBiography
Daryl W. Yee was born in Singapore, and obtained his B.Eng in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London, UK in 2014. He then moved across the pond to the United States of America and earned his MSc. and Ph.D. in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA in 2016 and 2020 respectively. There, he worked with Julia R. Greer, in close collaboration with Robert H. Grubbs, to develop chemistries for the additive manufacturing of functional materials. After obtaining his Ph.D., Daryl then joined the lab of Robert J. Macfarlane at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, as a postdoctoral associate where he worked on the development of self-assembled nanoparticle superlattices.Daryl joined the Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering at EPFL as an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Microengineering in March 2023. His research group seeks to utilize molecular design and accessible materials processing strategies to engineer advanced functional materials that will help tackle societal challenges in healthcare, energy, and climate change.
Education
Postdoctoral Associate
Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2020 - 2022
Ph.D.
Materials Science
California Institute of Technology
2014 - 2020
M.Sc.
Materials Science
California Institute of Technology
2014 - 2016
B.Eng
Materials Science and Engineering
Imperial College London
2011 - 2014
Publications
Selected publications
| Max A. Saccone, Rebecca A. Gallivan, Kai Narita, Daryl W. Yee, Julia R. Greer Hydrogel infusion as a platform to 3D print a wide variety of materials |
Additive manufacturing of micro-architected metals via hydrogel infusion |
| Daryl W. Yee, Max L. Lifson, Bryce W. Edwards, Julia R. Greer Hydrogel-based method to additively manufacture zinc oxide structures with sub-micron features via two-photon lithography |
Additive Manufacturing of 3D-Architected Multifunctional Metal Oxides |
| Daryl W. Yee, Michael A. Citrin, Zane W. Taylor, Max A. Saccone, Victoria L. Tovmaysan, Julia R. Greer Hydrogel-based method to additively manufacture 3D lithium cobalt oxide battery cathode materials via DLP printing |
Hydrogel-Based Additive Manufacturing of Lithium Cobalt Oxide |
| Daryl W. Yee, Julia R. Greer Perspective article on the use of in-situ materials synthesis to expand the library of materials compatible with vat photopolymerization |
Three-dimensional chemical reactors: in situ materials synthesis to advance vat photopolymerization |
| Daryl W. Yee, Steven W. Hetts, Julia R. Greer 3D printed devices that reduce off-targeted toxicity during chemotherapy |
3D-Printed Drug Capture Materials Based on Genomic DNA Coatings |
| Margaret S. Lee, Daryl W. Yee, Matthew Ye, Robert J. Macfarlane Perspective piece on the field of nanoparticle superlattices |
Nanoparticle Assembly as a Materials Development Tool |
Research
Prof. Daryl W. Yee and his team seeks to integrate molecular design and materials processing strategies to engineer advanced functional materials that can tackle societal challenges in healthcare, energy, and climate change. The mission of the lab is to develop Advanced Materials for All; to that end, we are interested in developing accessible chemistries and processing strategies that can enable the fabrication of a wide variety of advanced functional materials and devices. We believe that by democratizing the manufacturing of advanced materials, we can empower both the public and the larger scientific community with the materials needed to solve their own challenges.
There are a variety of research directions that we are looking into exploring, including:
1. Hard Materials from Soft Gels — Additive manufacturing of inorganic (multi-)materials using organic templates.
2. Reconfigurable Polymeric Materials — Polymers (systems) that utilize dynamic covalent chemistries or supramolecular chemistries
3. Hybrid Materials — Processing and synthetic strategies to develop either fully organic or inorganic-organic hybrid materials via additive manufacturing
Masters students interested in doing their semester project and/or thesis with ALCHEMY should contact Prof. Daryl Yee to enquire about potential projects.
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Update: 02/02/24
There are no open funded PhD or Postdoc positions available in the group at the moment.
Researchers who have their own funding and are interested in joining the group can reach out to Prof. Yee directly.
There are a variety of research directions that we are looking into exploring, including:
1. Hard Materials from Soft Gels — Additive manufacturing of inorganic (multi-)materials using organic templates.
2. Reconfigurable Polymeric Materials — Polymers (systems) that utilize dynamic covalent chemistries or supramolecular chemistries
3. Hybrid Materials — Processing and synthetic strategies to develop either fully organic or inorganic-organic hybrid materials via additive manufacturing
Open Positions
Masters students interested in doing their semester project and/or thesis with ALCHEMY should contact Prof. Daryl Yee to enquire about potential projects.
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Update: 02/02/24
There are no open funded PhD or Postdoc positions available in the group at the moment.
Researchers who have their own funding and are interested in joining the group can reach out to Prof. Yee directly.
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Materials Science and Engineering
Microengineering
Courses
Research seminars in Electrical Engineering - FALL
This course introduces students with current broad research directions in electrical engineering, via a series of weekly wide-audience seminars given by distinguished speakers. The students practice transferable skills including active listening, critical thinking, and scientific communication.
Research seminars in Electrical Engineering - SPRING
This course introduces students with current broad research directions in electrical engineering, via a series of weekly wide-audience seminars given by distinguished speakers. The students practice transferable skills including active listening, critical thinking, and scientific communication.
Materials engineering I
An introduction to the processing-microstructure-property relationships of polymers and metals. The objective of the course is to provide the materials science foundation needed to understand how to select materials and processes for the manufacturing of components relevant in microtechnology.