Yiping Zhao, Distinguished Research Professor in the physics and astronomy department in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society “for seminal contributions to the study of surface morphology and groundbreaking studies of the growth and application of nanostructures.”
AVS is an international community of scientists, engineers and instrument manufacturers, which strives to promote research and communicate knowledge in the important areas of surface, interface, vacuum and thin film science/technology for the advancement of humankind. Fellow status recognizes members who have made sustained and outstanding technical contributions in areas of interest to AVS.
Zhao conducts his research at the intersection of physics, materials and biotechnology. He is an expert in nanofabrication and nanotechnology.