De Yoreo Research Group

Welcome to the De Yoreo Research Group at University of Washington

The De Yoreo Research Group advances the science of synthesis by using in situ microscopy and spectroscopy methods to investigate interactions, nucleation, self-assembly and crystal growth in biomolecular, biomineral, and nanoparticle systems.

Group News

  • Article Featured on Front Cover: Nature Reviews Materials

    The review article “Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials” has been featured on the Front Cover of Nature Reviews Materials in its April issue. The image illustrates crystallization via a dense liquid precursor as the free energy of the system decreases, as well as the in-situ observation of this…

  • Deciphering How Crystals Form in Non-Classical Ways

    A new article published in Nature Review Materials provided a high-level review of the non-classical crystallization pathways of soft and organic materials. Du, J.S., Bae, Y. & De Yoreo, J.J. Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials. Nat Rev Mater (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-023-00637-y Free full-text access is available via https://rdcu.be/dxXOs.

  • Chenyang Shi Receives MRS Best Poster Award

    Dr. Chenyang Shi, a Post Doctorate Research Associate at PNNL working with Jim, has recently received a conference-wide Best Poster Award from the 2023 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. His poster titled, “Multiphase Silk Assembly for Two-Dimensional Composites,” was chosen as one of the six winners from over 400 posters…

  • Jingshan Du Joins Community Board of Nanoscale Horizons

    Dr. Jingshan Du, a Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in the De Yoreo Group, has been selected as a new Community Board Member for the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Nanoscale Horizons. Nanoscale Horizons is a leading journal publishing exceptionally high-quality, innovative nanoscience and nanotechnology. Its Community Board, established in…

  • Research Elucidating New Materials Dissolution Pathways Highlighted by Nature Communications

    A new publication from the group led by former graduate student Guomin Zhu has been highlighted by Nature Communications in its Inorganic and Physical Chemistry focus section. This work revealed that mesocrystals may dissolve through particle detachment, an inverse process of crystallization by particle attachment (CPA). The original paper is…