Heyang Chen

Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University
Kanatzidis Group, Thermoelectrics
E-Mail: heyang.chen@northwestern.edu
Office: K259

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China, 2015-2019

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China, 2019-2025

Research Fellow
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, 2025-present

Research

I joined Prof. Kanatzidis's Group as a visiting scholar in 2025 from Nanyang Technological University Singapore. I spent ten years at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where I earned both my B.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering. My previous research focused on the plastic deformation and mechanical properties of inorganic chalcogenide semiconductors for thermoelectric applications. Currently, my work centers on high-entropy thermoelectric materials.