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

  • Jay Dua to Attend the 12th Bio-SPM Summer School at Kanazawa University

    Jay Dua, a graduate student in the De Yoreo Group, has been accepted to participate in the 12th Bio-SPM Summer School organized by the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University. The Bio-SPM summer school provides young researchers and students with an opportunity to use state-of-the-art Bio-SPM systems to image…

  • Jay Dua and Xinqi Li Receive CEI Graduate Fellowship

    Congratulations to Jay Dua and Xinqi Li, graduate students in the De Yoreo Group, for receiving the CEI Graduate Fellowship from the Clean Energy Institute at the University of Washington! The CEI Graduate Fellowship Program funds exceptional researchers studying energy across various fields at the University of Washington to apply…

  • Best Paper Award from International Association for Dental Research Group

    A research paper from a collaborative team including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers received a best scientific paper award from the Mineralized Tissue Group (MTG) of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). The award was presented at the 2024 IADR meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana to the study lead, Susrut Akkineni, a former…

  • Ying Xia Receives Inaugural Carl Imhoff Scholarship from the Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation

    Congratulations to Ying for being awarded the first-ever Carl Imhoff Scholarship by the Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation (RESF)! Ying was honored at RESF’s annual reception in Portland on May 23, 2024, where RESF President David Reingold and Bryce Yonker, Executive Director and CEO of Grid Forward, presented the award. Carl…

  • 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…