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A multidisciplinary team in Pasadena, California, spanning materials science, chemistry and device engineering.

Portrait of Professor Yang Yang of MoleculaX.
Founder and President

Professor Yang Yang

Prof. Yang received his Ph.D. in Physics and Applied Physics from the University of Massachusetts. His primary research interests encompass solar energy and high-performance electronic devices. He has authored more than 500 peer-reviewed publications, holds more than 30 issued patents, and has delivered over 200 plenary, keynote, and invited talks. His publications have received more than 174,000 citations, with an H-index of approximately 198.

Currently, Prof. Yang serves as the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair Professor at UCLA. He is an Academician of Academia Sinica and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the European Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Materials Research Society (MRS), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the American Physical Society (APS), the Electromagnetic Academy, and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. In 2021 he was inducted into the Advanced Materials Hall of Fame, and he was recognised as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters (now Clarivate Analytics) in three fields: Materials Science (2013–2016), Chemistry (2017–2019) and Physics (2020). In 2019 he received the Sustainable Energy Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

In 2023 Prof. Yang founded MoleculaX Inc., a technology company focused on advancing next-generation optoelectronic technologies through innovative materials and device solutions.

Our people

Research Team

Portrait of Yi-Ming Chang of MoleculaX.

Yi-Ming Chang

Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Chang has extensive expertise in organic semiconductors and organic electronics. He earned his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from National Taiwan University and subsequently conducted research at the Industrial Technology Research Institute. Before joining MoleculaX, Dr. Chang served as Chief Technology Officer at Raynergy Tek Inc., a startup he helped found and grow to advance organic semiconductor technologies. Throughout his career, Dr. Chang has published 46 peer-reviewed papers and is the inventor of 47 patents spanning both academic research and industrial applications.

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Umamahesh Balijapalli

Principal Chemist

Dr. Balijapalli has extensive experience in OLEDs and advanced functional materials. He received his Ph.D. from VIT University, where his research focused on the synthesis and photophysical properties of organic materials for sensors and OLED applications. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at Kyushu University, working on TADF materials and organic lasers. He later joined Kyulux, Inc., where he focused on the design, synthesis and development of advanced OLED materials. He is the author of 11 peer-reviewed publications and holds multiple patents in the field of organic electronic materials.

Portrait of Marco (Yiushun) Tong of MoleculaX.

Marco (Yiushun) Tong

Chemist

Marco Tong holds an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA. His previous research focused on the development and application of inorganic nanoparticles as interfacial materials for perovskite solar cells. At MoleculaX he leverages his expertise in nanoparticle synthesis and materials engineering to develop, optimise and scale the production of advanced nanoparticle materials for next-generation optoelectronic applications.

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Arnesh Kundu

Chemist

Arnesh Kundu is an R&D and Production Chemist at MoleculaX, specialising in organic optoelectronic materials, process development and production scale-up. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA. At MoleculaX he supports the development and commercialisation of advanced organic materials.

Open positions

Chemists and device engineers

We plan to strategically recruit 3–4 team members in the near future and establish a dedicated device team to strengthen our capabilities in materials development, device fabrication and performance testing.

Ready for a challenge? Get in touch with us.

The first of those roles is open now: a junior chemist for organic and polymer synthesis. Further positions will be posted on the careers page as they open.

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Work with the people who make the materials

Whether you are evaluating a transport layer or scoping a joint development programme, a short conversation will tell us both whether there is a fit.