Diao Research Group

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in the lab ... is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him/her like a fairy tale.

If I see anything vital around me, it is precisely that spirit of adventure, which seems indestructible and is akin to curiosity.

Madame Curie

Check out our latest group news

Aug. 2026

Congratulations to Austin for being awarded the Hanratty Travel Award for Fall 2026!

Jul. 2026

Congratulations to Kavin for receiving the prestigious Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship! He will co-advised with Joaquin Rodriguez Lopez from this fall and pivot to electrochemistry. Great job!

Jul. 2026

Congratulations to Janice for receiving the prestigious Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship! She will co-advised with Jeff Moore from this fall and will join the chiral electronics team. Great job!

Jun. 2026

Congratulations to Chetan for receiving the Zumdahl Teaching Award from the Chemistry Department for his dedication, hard work, and high standard of instruction!

May. 2026

Congratulations to Jane for receiving the 2026 Undergraduate Fellowship from the Beckman Institute and the Grainger Engineering Scholarship! Great work Jane!

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Ying Diao @diaogroup ·

10 May 2024

Congratulations to Xiao @xiaohuanxx for being awarded the Beckman postdoctoral fellowship! Xiao is on path to enliven 3D printing with dynamic structural color jointly mentored by @SingLabUIUC @RogersGroupUIUC, Damien Guironnet and myself. Go Xiao!

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Chemistry of Materials @chemmater ·

26 Apr 2024

Tuning the Solution Aggregate Structure of a PM7-Based Conjugated Polymer to Enable Green Solvent Processing of Organic Solar Cells

By @DiaoGroup et al. @UofIllinois @GeorgiaTech @NorthwesternU @BerkeleyLab @NIST

Read the paper 👉 https://go.acs.org/95T

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Oana Jurchescu @oanajurchescu ·

2 May 2024

Intramolecular non-covalent bond approach uses conformational locking (solid state) and unlocking (solution) to control polymer backbone conformation, solubility, processability, and liquid crystalline ordering.#JohnReynolds @jpcorreabaena @DiaoGroup

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Ying Diao @diaogroup ·

19 Apr 2024

Thanks to @OsujiChinedum for visiting us and sharing intriguing work on liquid-liquid crystalline phase separation. Also learnt a lot about field-induced structural transition and symmetry breaking in complex soft matter systems. And to @alexakuenstler for bringing him here!

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We are looking for highly motivated researchers with collaborative spirit to join our adventures! We welcome candidates from any related disciplines to apply to our lab! If you are interested in joining the group, please check out our open positions for further information.

3514 Beckman institute

405 N. Mathews Ave.,

Urbana, IL 61801

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prof. Ying Diao

3265 Beckman institute

405 N. MATHEWS AVE.,

URBANA, IL 61801