PhD Student at Harvard
NSF GRFP, Ford Predoctoral, and PD Soros Fellow
ajiang [at] g [dot] harvard [dot] edu
Harvard University
2023 - Present
PhD in Applied Physics - Advised by Julia A. Mundy, Jarad A. Mason
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
2019 - 2023
BS in Materials Science - Advised by Kimberly A. See, Joseph Falson
BS in History - Advised by Maura Dykstra, Danielle Wiggins
Mundy Group and Mason Group
- Departments of Physics and Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard
2023 - Present
Chemical manipulation of nickelate thin films towards superconductivity and other quantum phase-change phenomena
See Group - Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Caltech
2022 - 2023
Multispecies and multivalent ion conduction in solid-state thiosulfate materials for battery applications
Falson Lab - Department of Applied Physics & Materials Science, Caltech
2020 - 2022
Laser-assisted molecular beam epitaxy of oxides and chalcogenides
Coffin Lab - Department of Neuroscience, Washington State University
2016 - 2019
Cortisol-induced hearing loss using zebrafish model organisms
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans 2024 - Present
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2023 - Present
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship 2023 - Present
Harvard Graduate Prize Fellowship 2023 - Present
Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships 2020, 2021, 2022
Senior Undergraduate Thesis Prize, Caltech 2023
Frederic W. Hinrichs, Jr. Memorial Award, Caltech 2023
Winner (2x) of the Perpall Speaking Competition for Undergraduate Research Fellows, Caltech 2023, 2021
Eleanor Searle Prize in Law, Politics & Institutions, Caltech 2022
Catalyst Award Honorable Mention, Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech 2022
New Horizons Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, Caltech Division of Engineering & Applied Sciences 2021
Dr. James King Jr. Student Diversity Award, Caltech 2021
Iton, Z.W.B.; Lee, B.C.; Jiang, A.Y.; Kim, S.; Brady, M.J.; Shaker, S.; See, K.A. Water Vapor Induced Superionic Conductivity in ZnPS3. Journal of the American Chemical Society 145(24), 13312–13325 (2023).
Jiang, A.Y. Who’s Chinatown, Whose Chinatown? Visions of Urban Progress in Los Angeles Chinatown, 1970-2020. Senior Thesis, California Institute of Technology (2023).
Hayward, T.; Young, A.; Jiang, A.Y.; Crespi, E.J.; Coffin, A.B. Glucococorticoid receptor activation exacerbates aminoglycoside induced damage to the zebrafish lateral line. Journal of Hearing Research 377, 12-23 (2019).
Featured Talk, Partners in Science National Conference, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
January 2024
From batteries to superconductors: Materials chemistry of next-generation energy solutions
Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Solid State Physics (Phys/AP 195), Harvard 2024
Curriculum Assistant, General Chemistry (Ch 1a), Caltech 2023
Dean's Peer Tutor, Courses in Chemistry, Physics, and Applied Math, Caltech 2020 - 2023
Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (ChE 63a), Caltech 2021
Graduate Mentor, Research Mentorship Program, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Science 2024 - Present
Graduate Mentor, Polaris Mentorship Program, Harvard Department of Physics 2023 - Present
Program Lead, i-STEM Scholars Summer Research Program for URM & FGLI high school students, STEMchats (non-profit) 2019 - 2021
Director of Education and Outreach, Caltech Engineers Without Borders 2019 - 2020
Applied Physics Graduate Student Council, Harvard 2022 - Present
Student Experience Committee, Caltech Board of Trustees 2022 - 2023
Co-Chair of Special Topic Committee "Effects of COVID on Academics", Caltech Student Faculty Conference 2023
Malcom Prize for Mentorship Selection Committee, Caltech 2022
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, Caltech Division of Engineering & Applied Sciences 2021 - 2022
President and Co-Founder, Caltech Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Student Association 2020 - 2023
Chair of Undergraduate Advocacy Committee, Caltech 2021 - 2023
Head Peer Advocate, Caltech Undergraduate Residences 2021 - 2023
Equity and Title IX Advocate, Caltech Undergraduate Residences 2020 - 2022
National Youth Leadership Summit Attendee, Asian Americans Advancing Justice 2021
Leadership Team Member, Caltech PRISM (LGBTQIA+ Organization) 2019 - 2022