Earned his BSc in Physics from Purdue University in 1981, and his MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1983 and 1986, respectively. He worked at the Physical Sciences and Engineering Research Division of Bell Labs from 1986 until 1999. He joined the faculty of UCLA in 1999 as a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Ya-Hong Xie's research interests center around the enhancement of sensors and the functionality of silicon materials and nano-structured materials. Ya-Hong Xie has published over 130 papers in refereed journals, and holds 22 US patents with 12 applications at various stages pending. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, and a senior member of IEEE. In addition to his teaching and research activities, Ya-Hong Xie also serves as a technical consultant for prestigious law firms. He is also a member of the technical board of directors of Amberwave Systems.