Funder: Leverhulme Trust
Title: Controlling nanoscale assemblies: fundamentals, methodology and materials design
Investigators: Manfred Bochmann, Andy Cammidge, Yimin Chao, Greg Wildgoose
Start date – End date: 01 October 2011 -30 September 2014
Value – £160,145

Funder: EPSRC
Industry CASE studentship with European Thermodynamics Ltd
Title: Green Hero: novel silicon nanoparticles based thermoelectric materials.
Investigators: Yimin Chao
Start date – End date: 01 July 2011 -31 December 2014
Value – £90,000

Funder: EPSRC
Title: New approach to size selection and thin film growth of silicon quantum dots and applications.
Investigators: Yimin Chao
Start date – End date: 26 May 2009 -25 July 2012
Value – £390,000

Funder: Royal Society
Title: Dynamics study on intact evaporation of alkylated silicon nanocrystals in high vacuum.
Investigators: Yimin Chao
Start date – End date: 1 April 2008 -31 March 2009
Value – £15,000