Zihao Yang

Zihao Yang is a Senior Member of Technical Staff in the Office of the CTO at Applied Materials, with experience in new materials development for optical, memory, and quantum applications since September 2017. Prior roles include Member of Technical Staff, Senior Process Engineer, and Process Engineer at the same organization. Zihao Yang's academic background includes a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The Ohio State University (2011-2017) and a Bachelor of Engineering with First Honors in Solar Cell and Photovoltaic from UNSW (2009-2011), as well as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nankai University (2006-2009). Early research experience includes work as a Graduate Research Associate at The Ohio State University and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at UNSW and Nankai University, focusing on boron doping in silicon wafers and solar cell performance analysis.