Jie Yao has been selected as one of five new Bakar Fellows at UC Berkeley. The Bakar Fellows Program fosters faculty entrepreneurship in the STEM+ fields including Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Architecture. Bakar Fellows receive discretionary research support for a maximum of five years to help translate their ground-breaking discoveries into practical solutions and contribute to Berkeley's entrepreneurial ecosystem. More information about the program can be found here.