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Wei, Yen was born on September 1, 1957 in Linchuan, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. Son of Renzheng and Wenqin (He) Wei. came to the United States, 1981.
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Yen Wei
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Yen Wei, Chinese Chemistry educator, researcher. Achievements include patents for Polymerization of Aniline and Its Derivatives, for Polymerization of Thiophene and Its Derivatives; research in electroactive polymers, stereochemistry and mechanism of polymerizations, organic-inorganic hybrid materials, nonlinear optical materials, polymer composites, high Tc superconductors, and solid state chemistry.
Education
Master of Science, Peking U., Beijing, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, CUNY, 1986.
Career
Postdoctoral associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1986-1987; assistant professor of chemistry, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1987-1991; DuPont associate professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1991^. Chairman Polymer group American Cancer Society Philadelphia section, since 1989.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club, Sigma Xi.
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Married Jane Yizhi Cai, March 30, 1986. 1 child, Elizabeth Y.
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