Daryl Yee Wei Liang

Expertise Additive ManufacturingVat PhotopolymerizationPolymer Chemistry 2026 Masters Semester Project/Thesis Please email Prof. Yee to enquire about potential projects Daryl W. Yee was born in Singapore, and obtained his B.Eng in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London, UK in 2014. He then moved across the pond to the United States of America and earned his MSc. and Ph.D. in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA in 2016 and 2020 respectively. There, he worked with Julia R. Greer, in close collaboration with Robert H. Grubbs, to develop chemistries for the additive manufacturing of functional materials. After obtaining his Ph.D., Daryl then joined the lab of Robert J. Macfarlane at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, as a postdoctoral associate where he worked on the development of self-assembled nanoparticle superlattices.Daryl joined the Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering at EPFL as an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Microengineering in March 2023. His research group seeks to utilize molecular design and accessible materials processing strategies to engineer advanced functional materials that will help tackle societal challenges in healthcare, energy, and climate change. Education Ph.D. | Materials Science 2014 – 2020 California Institute of Technology M.Sc. | Materials Science 2014 – 2016 California Institute of Technology B.Eng | Materials Science and Engineering 2011 – 2014 Imperial College London Professionals experiences Postdoctoral Associate Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2020–2022 Massachusetts Institute of Technology ResearchOpen Positions Masters students interested in doing their semester project and/or thesis with ALCHEMY should contact Prof. Daryl Yee to enquire about potential projects.------Update: 08/04/2026There are two open funded PhD position available in the group at the moment. Please check the website for more detailsResearchers who have their own funding and are interested in joining the group can reach out to Prof. Yee directly. Teaching & PhD PhD Students Disha Bandyopadhyay, Yiming Ji, Minjoo Kang, Luca Orlandi Courses Materials engineering I MSE-214 An introduction to the processing-microstructure-property relationships of polymers and metals. The objectives of the course are to understand a) basic behaviors of polymers and metals and b) how to select materials for components relevant in microtechnology Research seminars in Electrical and Micro Engineering - FALL EE-625(a) This course introduces students with broad research directions in electrical and micro engineering, via a series of weekly wide-audience seminars given by distinguished speakers. The students practice transferable skills including active listening, critical thinking, and scientific communication. Research seminars in Electrical and Micro Engineering - SPRING EE-625(b) This course introduces students with broad research directions in electrical and micro engineering, via a series of weekly wide-audience seminars given by distinguished speakers. The students practice transferable skills including active listening, critical thinking, and scientific communication. Awards Advanced Materials Rising Stars Advanced Materials 2025 Emerging Investigators in Materials Science ACS Materials Letters 2025 Young National University of Singapore Fellow National University of Singapore 2021 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research American Chemical Society POLY Division 2020 Royal Charter Prize The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining 2014