Li Yang

Li Yang, Ph.D., has been leading Gelest’s synthesis R&D group since 2020, overseeing the design, planning, execution, and completion of new precursor development projects. With over eight years of industry experience, he specializes in semiconductor R&D, analytical equipment, and advanced materials. Li has extensive expertise in silane and metal-organic precursor synthesis and collaborates closely with both Gelest’s internal film deposition R&D team and external customers.    Li earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of North Texas in 2015, where his research focused on ligand design, organometallic synthesis, and C-H bond activation mechanisms. During his three-year postdoctoral appointment, he worked on tantalum nitride (TaN) precursor development and chiral cluster synthesis.