Opportunities

Current Projects

We are looking for highly motivated researchers with collaborative spirit to join our adventures! Our research crosscuts multiple disciplines – molecular sciences, directed assembly, polymer processing, additive manufacturing and device engineering. We welcome candidates from any related disciplines to apply to our lab! Details regarding each positions might vary from time to time. If you are interested, please reach out to Dr. Diao for further information!

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students who are interested in joining our research team are encouraged to contact Dr. Diao directly via email with a resume including GPA, contact information, and a discription of relevant coursework/project work to inquire for available position/project openings.

Graduate Students

We are looking for 3 highly motivated graduate students for Fall 2022 semester to join the group. Each students will be working on (1) Understanding the assembly pathway of conjugated polymers,
(2) Autonomous 3D printing of structure color, and
(3) Autonomous discovery of functional molecules. Please refer to the research page for description on these research themes.

Postdoc Scholars

Postdoctoral candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Diao directly via email with a CV, contact information, and a description of research interests to inquire for the available projects.

Open Positions

Diao Research Group

3514 Beckman institute

405 N. Mathews Ave., 

Urbana, IL 61801

prof. Ying Diao

3265 Beckman institute

405 N. MATHEWS AVE.,

URBANA, IL 61801

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